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With a history covering almost two centuries, Wusthof continues to provide cooks with high-quality kitchen knives and shears, pocket knives, and other accessories. Operating in Solingen, Germany, Wusthof is still in the hands of the original family and presently employs over 350 employees, all of whom, one could surmise are invested in keeping any Wusthof knife set as sharp as its reputation.

Product Lines

The Wusthof knives are crafted using two methods – forging for the high-end line and stamping for the less expensive line. As a result, contingent on your bank account size, you could enjoy being the happy owner of a set of world-famous Wusthof knives albeit coming with varying levels of sharpness.

The forged knives can be found in the Classic, Ikon, Classic Ikon, Le Cordon Bleu, Culinar, Grand Prix, and Grand Prix II lines while the stamped knives are used for the Gourmet, Emeril, and Silverpoint lines. You will see a solid difference between forged and stamped knives in every expensive knife collection, with experienced cooks preferring forged knives all the time for their chef’s knives. Stamped knives are often only preferred for steak and paring knives.

Regardless of which Wusthof knives set you select, though, each of these knives are an amalgam of 15 percent chromium, 0.5 percent carbon, and a small amount of molybdenum. When these distinctive blades are stamped with the manufacturer’s logo – a trident in a circle against a red background – the knives are very different from thier competitors’ knives.

Advantages

Without sounding like a sales hype for Wusthof, those knives have been proven over and over to be one of the most exceptional knives on the market. Evidence of this statement is Wusthof knives are the preferred cutting tool of celebrity chefs such as Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver and James Martin, in addition to being annually voted as one of the best performing knives by Consumer Reports and Cook’s Illustrated.

For non-professionals, the easily controlled traditional handle lends itself comfortably to many hand sizes so consequently enables many guests or spouses to feel comfortable working with the knives in the set. Of course, Wusthof knife blades are extremely sharp and just about never rust, stain or require sharpening. More than the user-friendly aspects, top-notch manufacturing processes and materials are the defining aspects of a quality knife.

Disadvantages

The one factor that could discourage the amatuer from investing in a Wusthof knife set would be Wusthof’s expensive price. With the cheapest set of low-end Gourmet paring knives costs around $35, you can find different knife brands selling more knives for comparable prices. For the high-end lines, $300 is peanuts.

Also, there are sets that have thinner-than-is-comfortable handles like the Wusthof Classic. Obviously, men are more bothered by this problem thanks to their larger hands. Furthermore, certain cooks do not prefer a stainless steel handle, but instead favor the polypropylene type.

By and large, Wusthof knife sets will give more value for your money. It performs very nicely and sharply like all high-quality knives are expected to, lasts for generations as the company has done, and looks very professional when placed on your countertop. With a product as good as this, you might decide to buy a second set as a gift for your favorite hostess.