Finally Got To Open My New Wusthoff Knives……Wowzer!

[Old Glory]

Look great!

[gmascolo51]

Beautiful set, enjoy them and watch those fingers!

[Viburnum]

I've got a set of Wusthof knives. Worth EVERY penny (although mine were a wedding gift). Every time I use one I give it six to eight swipes on the honing steel when I take it out of the block. When I do the dishes, I wash the knives first, individually, by hand. Dry them off. Six to eight more swipes when they go back in the block. Then I do the rest of the dishes. I've never needed to sharpen them after ten years, and I use at least one of them almost every day. They aren't quite as sharp as they were when I first got them. But darn near. I've even brought them over to friends houses to cook with because... well, it's obvious why, isn't it?

[MBMorgan]

Panhead John - Crazy? Crazy good, I’d say.

[Panhead John]

Mike, it was all worth…it just last night, made a salad. Cut thru my tomatos like butter! Cucumber, nah….it didn’t stand a chance. All the other veggies screamed in terror!

[Uncle Bob]

PJ, this can't be the first time in your life you've become aware of your being crazy................................if it is, you've missed soooooooooooo many opportunities. Just sayin'..........

[Skinsfan1311]

Very nice!
I have the 8" Chef's, and the 5" utility knife and I love 'em!

[Panhead John]

Thanks! How long have you had yours? And how often do sharpen them, not honing but actually sharpen?

[Skinsfan1311]

Panhead John I've only had 'em for a few weeks, so I haven't sharpened them yet.

[Mosca]

Thanks for the info, good to know. I was a little curious how often I might have to sharpen them….looks like not too often. 10 years and not once? Wow! I feel a little better about my decision now. For a while I wondered if dropping $1,200. on a set of knives was crazy.

They’ll let you know when they need to be sharpened. The ones you use least frequently, maybe never. The ones you use most often, maybe once a year if you use them daily.

Remember, these knives were made to be used professionally, like 8 hours a day or more. The most I use any knife in a day is maybe what, an hour? Two? And that would be once every couple weeks. I’ll cut up an onion, a carrot or two, a few potatoes… a pro will cut up a few dozen pounds of each, every day. Heck, even owning good knives, sometimes I’ll grab a steak knife to cut a tomato.