Wusthof Classic 8-Inch Wide Cook's Knife

The Work Horse
I prefer the eight-inch knife over a ten for weight reasons and the wide series gives lots of knuckle-slide area for repeated chopping tasks. I've owned Wusthof-Trident knives since before graduating from culinary school over ten years ago. In fact, I still own all but one that I still use daily (One was stolen). The knives hold an edge better than any other I've used (and I've tried 98% of what's out there), stand up to continuous use and are comfortable enough to use all day long. You'll never be sorry owning Wusthof-Trident knives.
Must have kitchen knife
If there's one knife you HAVE to have in your kitchen, this is it. The classical french chef's knife in 8", double wide. Handles like a charm, has great balance, and has a foil thin edge for easy slicing. This has slightly better balance than the 10", which may be a bit large for domestic purposes. I use this one for 90% of all my kitchen tasks. [It's]pricey but worth it. Anyway, if you buy quality, you'll only cry once.
Wusthof 8" wide blade chef's knife 4584/20
I have a good collection of high-end knives dating from 10-15 years ago, and in my opinion, this is one of the best 8" cook's knives on the market. I prefer the extra width and heft of the 4584/20's wider blade over the narrower and lighter 4582/20 model. This knife has good heft and the handle is very comfortable and I prefer this handle over the Grand Prix's Also, because of the extra width of this knife, the edge is very thin, and that makes the blade feel very sharp when cutting vegetables.

There are knives on the market today with fancier steels, such as VG-10 on the Kershaws and "Trizor 10X" on the Chef's Choice. I have not tried these other fancy knives, and I am even comfortable in believing their claims that these new steel formulations will hold an edge much better. The fancy steels have a Rockwell-C hardness of 59-60, compared to the Wusthof's 56, but when it comes to balance, feel, and just plain old cutting performance, I doubt the Kershaws and the...
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