KITCHEN WORKHORSE – The 8 inch chef’s knife is essential for preparing any meal, this all-purpose cook’s knife can be used for chopping, mincing, slicing and dicing WÜSTHOF CLASSIC SERIES – The full tang, triple riveted handles of the classic line offer the widest range of cutlery that can satisfy every home cook or professional chef, the Wüsthof classic series has been our best-selling series for generations RAZOR SHARP – High carbon stainless steel blades, precisely cut with the latest state of the art technology for incredible sharpness and easy maintenance, Wüsthof kitchen knives are hand wash only PRECISION FORGED – Forged from a single block of high carbon stainless steel and tempered to 58-degree HRC, the precision edge technology (PEtec) yields a blade that is 20 percent sharper with twice the edge retention than previous models, Wüsthof classic series knives feature a full bolster and finger guard CENTURIES OF TRADITION – Family owned for seven generations, Wüsthof was founded in solingen, Germany over 200 years ago, Wüsthof’s cutlery cutlery carries the solingen name, a designation reserved for products that meet the strictest quality standards