Classic Cook's Knife (10-in.) by Wusthof

Burt Wolf, award-winning and highly-respected journalist, has tested and approves this product. Following are his comments.

This is an exceptional knife one that many professionals are pleased to own. It's 10” gently-bowed cutting edge supplies enough razor-sharp surface to make short work of mincing herbs or julienning carrots while its heft provides ample power for quartering chickens or halving lobsters. Each piece is hand-forged in 38 manufacturing steps by skilled craftsmen. The high-carbon stainless steel blades are hardened to maintain a sharp edge. It's visible tang, like a Formula One's spoiler, ensures a beautiful balance.

Wusthof's newest state of the art technology incorporates a new computer controlled method for putting the edge on Classic knives. This technology allows for an exacting edge from the tip of the knife down to the heel of the knife. With this newer precision, the knives are made sharper to 14 degrees per side for a total of 28 degrees. The knives are now sharper and this refinement increases the sharpness retention because exacting angles and edges last longer than edges sharpened by hand. The result is a knife that is 30% sharper and the ICP (Initial Cutting Performance) lasts twice as long.