WÜSTHOF Classic Black 8" Chef's Knife

These days it's hard to know whether you are buying quality or a real piece of junk, kitchen knives in particular these days have latched onto the damascus steel look, but very few are the real deal, the patterns being just a surface decoration rather than a genuine atrifact of forged steel. This knife though, is the biz, it feels solid in the hand, has an edge like a honed razor out of the box and is a real pleasure to use in the kitchen. Sometimes you do have to shell out for quality, in this instance you really do get what you paid for.

I love this knife. I also own a Zwilling Pro 8" chef's knife, and I love it. This knife is almost identical but with some very minor differences in the handle, bolster and heel. Although the variations were small, it did make a difference, so much that this just feels better and more balanced in my hand than the Zwilling.Downside, and it's a really small thing; the packaging was pretty weak considering this knife was well over £100. It's not adequate packaging/protection if it was rough handled during shipping.Other than the small niggle above, this is one of the best Chef's knives you can buy at this price range.

Hubby was very pleased with this knife, it's incredibly sharp and well made.

I absolutely love my knife and I love the colourful series to the classics. It arrived beautifully packaged and well presented. When taking it out of the box I couldn’t notice how sharp it was and the sharpness has stayed well over a month. My only downside to this knife is with it being a white handle, unfortunately you can see slight markings on the handle which i noticed straight away getting it out of the box. I’m still happy with my purchase though, however I wish I picked a different colour.

Knife itself well ballanced and sharp you can just tell by holding the knife, porfect for kichen and pro use. Only downside I can think of is that the box could of be more presentable for gift purposes..But the knife itself bits all that.

I thought I'd get serious about my cooking so treated myself to a Wusthof. And I'm really impressed. Such a great well made knife. Really well-balanced, razor-sharp out of the box and easy to keep sharp. I bought the 20cm version and it's perfect for me. I thought I'd need a smaller utility knife but honestly I could do all the work with this knife, it's great for all jobs big or small. I did get a smaller utility knife also from Wusthoff but tbh I hardly use it. I just love this one.I bought my wife one and she has the 16cm blade which is perfect for her. Great knives, that I really can't find fault with.

I didn't buy mine here but reviews are what helps us buy a product so here is mine. Firstly I went for globals first but I find them too thin and hurt the fingers using pinch grip I bought my wusthof and what a difference I now have the steel to hone it it doesn't get the same edge back but it's okay just a little too toothy for me I perfere wet stones for getting the razor edge back then a strop and hey presto back to factory or better I recommend these knives and good balanced too

Maybe a little expensive but you know you have a quality knife for the rest of your life. Well balanced and looks good.