Shun knives are best for serious cooks: They’re gorgeous heirlooms, but they carry a high price tag and require careful maintenance to keep their edges honed. Most of the brand's handles are made of Pakkawood, a type of resin-impregnated wood that retains the beautiful grain but is perfectly smooth and easy to clean. This process produces a dense and very hard center of the blade, and a softer, easy-to-sharpen outer layer, making for a durable knife as well as a distinctive one. You can spot one of the brand’s blades instantly from the wavy ripples visible in the steel, created by forging together layers of different compositions. Shun embodies the reputation of Japanese knives for being both razor-sharp and beautifully crafted. The serrated side can cut through soft fruits and veggies or the rind of a soft cheese like Brie, while the rounded end is for scooping up condiments (or cream cheese) and the wide, flat blade for spreading them on bread or a bagel. This unique serrated spreader is one of our favorite cheese knives, and it can also be used for making sandwiches. Wüsthof Gourmet 5-Inch Spreader Knife: We're not kidding when we say Wüsthof makes a knife for practically every purpose.This 6-inch version is comparatively small, so if you plan to chop really large cuts of meat, you might need the 8-inch version. Wüsthof Classic 6-Inch Cleaver: Our overall favorite cleaver, the Wüsthof Classic combines a sharp blade with strong steel and hefty weight that make it easy to hack apart a chicken or slice up tough produce like sweet potatoes and butternut squash.When we tested paring knives, the 3.5-inch Wüsthof received top marks in all of our performance tests, from mincing shallots to segmenting oranges.
"Ikon" refers to the handle style, which is comfortable to grip and adds a weighty feel for better control. Wüsthof Classic Ikon 3.5-Inch Paring Knife: This knife has a fairly short blade, even for a paring knife, but that makes it all the more versatile for cutting fine garnishes or peeling small items.It performed beautifully in our slicing tests, though we dinged it for its high price. It features a double bolster (basically an extra-thick area where the blade meets the handle), which adds weight for balance. Wüsthof Classic Ikon 6-Inch Chef's Knife: The Wüsthof Classic is certainly a classic, with a versatile shape able to handle most kitchen tasks.Wüsthof is probably best known for its all-purpose chef’s knives, but if there’s a specialty knife you’re looking for, it likely has one (or more) of those, too. Founded in 1814, the company is based in Solingen, a town in Western Germany famous since medieval times for its swords, knives, and other blades. With 91 different blade shapes available, Wüsthof proudly boasts that it sells the “world’s largest portfolio of knives.” It makes one of pretty much every kind, with multiple options for size, color, and handle style.
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