I think that when the Calphalon knives first came out the were indeed
relabeled F. Dick. I have a couple of these that I got as a promotional set
for a very good price because they were odd sizes - a 7" chefs and a 4 1/2"
parer. They are labeled "made in Germany" and appear to me to be identical
to F. Dick forged knives. They are very good.

However at some point Calphalon must have shopped the bid and gotten a
better deal (if not a better knife) from a Chinese factory. The current
Calphalon knives are labeled made in China and are certainly not the same
German made knives that are sold under the "F. Dick" label.

Even if the Chinese Calphalons are made with German steel, the raw material
is but one small aspect of the craft of knifemaking and this doesn't
necessarily make them the equivalent of F. Dick knives. They may be very
good in their own right (or maybe not) but they ain't F.Dick anymore.




"Pat" wrote in message
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Whenever a US cookware distributor starts selling a knife line, often
the rumor is that they are F. Dick. I have heard that about Calphalon,
Chef'sChoice and Tupperware.

There is a review on Consumer Search which states that Friedrich Dick
knives are also sold under the name Calphalon Professional Cutlery.
The website for this review is
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/ki...fullstory.html

Pat