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.

That's right. They are exactly the same knives.

They are the same, both stamped and laser-cut (whatever that means),
definitely not professional quality.

It means the knives are blocked as opposed to being forged. They are no
more or less "professional quality" than any other blocked knives. The term
"definitely not" begins the agenda here.

They could not sell their Gourmet line as such and hope to peddle them
unter the EmerilWare brand.

Not true. The Gourmet line is Wusthof's third best seller. They contracted
with Emeril not to save the line but to enhance sales further.

Marketing & Merchandising, confuse the customer, trade on a well known
name like Emeril.

I fail to see how it confuses anybody.

I would not recommend either one for serious cutting.

Why? Have you ever tried them?

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

Now we're getting down to the agenda. Sounds like chef envy to me.

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.

Nor is it claimed to be clad. Nor is it claimed to be anywhere but Korea.
The boxes and the cookware are well marked. The cookware, incidentally, is
among the best non stick products in the industry.

I'm pretty sure the Gourmet line of Wuesthofs will be made in China soon
too, if it not already is.

No. Every single Wusthof knife is made in Germany. Not a single product is
made in China, nor are there any plans to do so.

Forget it, buy Ginzus instead.

C'mon, you're acting like child. Really.

Or a real forged knife with excellent steel, F. Dick Premier.

I would agree that forged knives are better but I would not agree that the
blocked knives are inherently bad. Your agenda is really showing this
evening.

Fred
Knife Outlet
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