Wusthof Collection Comparison

ears of knives
Made in Germany
Solingen
Line Comparison
To help ensure that you always have the right knife in hand for preparing food, we have put together
a guide comparing the different WÜSTHOF lines for you.
EPICURE IKON BLACKWOOD CLASSIC IKON CLASSIC GRAND PRIX II GOURMET PRO
Made in
Steel Type
Handle Material
Hardness
Bolster Style
Tang
Production Method
Edge Angle (per side)
Finishing
Blade Features
Solingen, Germany
High carbon
stain-free steel
African Blackwood
(Grendadill)
58º Rockwell
Double Bolster
Full Tang
Precision-Forged
14˚
Buffed and polished
by hand
PEtec is 20% sharper
and holds an edge
twice as long
Solingen, Germany
High carbon
stain-free steel
Polyoxymethylene (POM)
58º Rockwell
Double Bolster
Full Tang
Precision-Forged
14˚
Buffed and polished
by hand
PEtec is 20% sharper
and holds an edge
twice as long
Solingen, Germany
High carbon
stain-free steel
Polyoxymethylene (POM)
58º Rockwell
Full Bolster
Full Tang
Precision-Forged
14˚
Buffed and polished
by hand
PEtec is 20% sharper
and holds an edge
twice as long
Solingen, Germany
High carbon
stain-free steel
Polypropylene
58º Rockwell
Full Bolster
Full Tang
Precision-Forged
14˚
Buffed and polished
by hand
PEtec is 20% sharper
and holds an edge
twice as long
Solingen, Germany
High carbon
stain-free steel
Polyoxymethylene (POM)
56º Rockwell
No Bolster
Full Tang
(4.5” or longer blades)
Laser-Cut Stamped
14˚
Buffed and polished
by hand
Solingen, Germany
High carbon
stain-free steel
Soft-poly
55º Rockwell
No Bolster
Partial Tang
Laser-Cut Stamped
14˚
Buffed and polished
by hand
Solingen, Germany
High carbon
stain-free steel
Epicurean
®
material
58º Rockwell
Full Bolster
Full Tang
Precision-Forged
14˚
Buffed and polished
by hand
PEtec is 20% sharper
and holds an edge
twice as long
Nov 2017