In article , H. W. Hans
Kuntze wrote:

Jason Casden wrote:

Is there a difference in quality between Wusthof-brand knives and
Emerilware knives manufactured by Wusthof? On amazon.com, there is a
$50 difference between the two-knife starter kits for each of these
models (with Emerilware being the cheaper).

Hi Jason.

There is no such thing as "Wusthof-brand knives".

They have several different lines.

You have to compare the Wuesthof Gourmet line with the EmerilWare line
of knives.
They are the same, both stamped and laser-cut (whatever that means),
definitely not professional quality.
They could not sell their Gourmet line as such and hope to peddle them
unter the EmerilWare brand.
Marketing & Merchandising, confuse the customer, trade on a well known
name like Emeril.

I would not recommend either one for serious cutting.

If you want something "Emeril", check out his toothpaste. :-)

BTW, the same goes for EmerilWare brand of AllClad Pots&Pans. Cheaply
made stuff, not clad at all. Not made by AllClad but somewhere in Korea.
I'm pretty sure the Gourmet line of Wuesthofs will be made in China soon
too, if it not already is. Forget it, buy Ginzus instead.
Or a real forged knife with excellent steel, F. Dick Premier.

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Sincerly,

C=¦-)§ H. W. Hans Kuntze, CMC, S.g.K. (_o_)
http://www.cmcchef.com ,

I use Wusthof Classic. It looks very similar to F Dick's forged knives.
Do you think there is a noticeable difference?

And... that's quite a useful Web site in your signature.

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Jack