Wüsthof

Wüsthof

Industry	Kitchenware
Founded	1814 (1814)
Headquarters	Solingen, Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Harald Wüsthof
Products	Kitchen knives, accessories
Employees	350
Website	wusthof.com

Wüsthof (also known as Wüsthof Dreizackwerk (German) and Wüsthof Trident (English)) is a knife-maker based in Solingen, Germany, noted for its very high quality products. Family owned for seven generations,^[1] the company also sells kitchen shears, pocket knives and other cooking accessories, although on a smaller scale than its main competitor, Henckels.

Wusthof's Classic and Grand Prix series have been recognized as top-rated knife lines by Consumer Reports.

1 Overview
2 Product line
3 Top rated series
4 Professional users
5 Formula
6 Trademark
7 References
8 External links

Overview

All Wüsthof knives are made in Solingen by the family-owned operation that dates back to 1814, currently headed by Harald Wüsthof.^[1] The company's products compete against high-quality household and professional use knife manufacturers, including Messermeister, J.A. Henckels, MAC, CHROMA Cnife, Global, and Friedrich Dick.

All Wüsthof knives are precision forged except for the stamped Emeril and Gourmet and laser cut Silverpoint series. Quality of Wusthof knives is assured by a system of forty manufacturing processes per item.

Product line

Wusthof's main series include:

Classic - forged with traditional triple riveted polypropylene handle and full-length tang
Ikon - contemporary update of the Classic series with wooden handles
Classic Ikon - same as Ikon but with black handles
Le Cordon Bleu - almost identical to Classic range but with smaller bolster to lessen weight, endorsed by Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, Paris
Culinar - contemporary design, with rivetless stainless steel handles and concealed tang
Grand Prix - upscale line with rivetless stainless steel handles and concealed tang
Grand Prix II - updated version of the Grand Prix with ergonomic handle, also available as Grand Prix II Colour in a variety of coloured handles
Gourmet - lower end line, similar to Classic in looks but without bolster and stamped rather than forged blades
Emeril - low-end consumer grade knives with stamped blades
Silverpoint - budget knives, laser cut blades and moulded handles

Top rated series

Both the Classic and Grand Prix lines were the top rated knives in a test of knives by Consumer Reports in November 2005, and are consistently given high ratings by Cook's Illustrated magazine.

Professional users

Wüsthof knives are used by famous chefs worldwide, including Martha Stewart (Classic range), Gordon Ramsay (Classic Ikon range), Jamie Oliver (both Classic and Ikon), James Martin (Culinar), and Emeril Lagasse (Emeril).

Formula

All Wüsthof knives, except Classic Ikon Crème, Gourmet and Silverpoint series, have the formula "X 50 Cr Mo 15" etched into their blade, signifying that each is made with 0.5% carbon, 15% chromium and unspecified but smaller amounts of molybdenum and vanadium. X50CrMoV15 is the German DIN standard name of the alloy, with material number (W-Nr standard) 1.4116.

Trademark

Wüsthof's trademark is a trident in a circle.

References

^ ^a ^b http://www.wusthof.com/en/wusthof.asp

External links

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