Collection: Classic Ikon

The all-rounder: for mincing, chopping, or cutting meat, fish, fruit, and vegetables. The Chef's Knife is an active participant in many kitchen tasks, makes food prepping pleasurable, and is part of every professional and home cook's basic equipment. The half bolster, the junction between handle and blade, reduces the weight of the knife, making it easier to handle. It also allows the entire blade to be sharpened more easily.

Blade

Length: 8 in
Width: 1.9 in
Material: Forged German steel
Rockwell Hardness: 58 HRC

Handle

Length: 4.5 in
Material: Resilient synthetic handle, riveted
Country of Origin: Germany

Best For

Cabbage, fish, fruit, head of lettuce, herbs, meat, vegetables

Specifications

Cutlery Type: Chef's knife
Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged
Special Feature: Half bolster for easier handling and sharpening

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.

Small, versatile knife with slim blade and plain edge: this paring knife is the second most important knife to have in the kitchen. The small, narrow blade tapers to a point at the tip and is easy to handle making it the perfect knife to trim and slice and peel small produce such as garlic cloves and herbs.

Blade

Length: 3.5 in
Width: 0.79 in
Material: Forged German steel
Rockwell Hardness: 58 HRC

Handle

Length: 3.7 in
Material: Resilient synthetic handle, riveted
Country of Origin: Germany

Best For

Small fruit, small vegetables, peeling, trimming, slicing garlic and herbs

Specifications

Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.

The all-rounder: for mincing, chopping, or cutting meat, fish, fruit, and vegetables. This Chef's Knife is an active participant in many kitchen tasks, makes food prepping pleasurable, and is part of every professional and home cook's basic equipment. The half bolster, the junction between handle and blade, reduces the weight of the knife, making it easier to handle. It also allows the entire blade to be sharpened more easily.

Blade

Length: 6 in
Width: 1.6 in
Material: Forged German steel
Rockwell Hardness: 58 HRC

Handle

Length: 4.3 in
Material: Resilient synthetic handle, riveted
Country of Origin: Germany

Best For

Cabbage, fish, fruit, herbs, meat, vegetables

Specifications

Cutlery Type: Chef's knife
Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged
Special Feature: Half bolster for easier handling and sharpening

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.

What a Chef's knife is for European kitchens, the Santoku is for Japan and the whole of Asia: so versatile in shape, weight and edge that it can be used for mincing and chopping herbs, vegetables and fruit as well as for preparing fish and meat. The sharp blade of a Santoku allows anything from regular to wafer-thin cuts - it is therefore now indispensable in kitchens all around the world.

Blade

Length: 5.5 in
Width: 1.6 in
Material: Forged German steel
Rockwell Hardness: 58 HRC

Handle

Length: 4.2 in
Material: Resilient synthetic handle, riveted
Country of Origin: Germany

Best For

Cabbage, fish, fruit, head of lettuce, herbs, meat, dry or semi-dry sausage, vegetables

Specifications

Cutlery Type: Santoku
Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.

A classic amongst the range of knives that belong in every kitchen: as well as bread, this knife is suitable for use on hard-skinned vegetables and fruit, as well as for roasts, especially those with crackling. The concave (inwardly curved), serrated edge of the knife works like the teeth of a saw, but is much finer, so no pressure is required to cut any sort of bread and even a hard crust will allow a clean cut.

Blade

Length: 8 in
Width: 1.2 in
Edge: Concave (inwardly curved), serrated
Material: Forged German steel
Rockwell Hardness: 58 HRC

Handle

Length: 4.2 in
Material: Resilient synthetic handle, riveted
Country of Origin: Germany

Best For

Bread, bread rolls, cabbage, head of lettuce, pies/cakes, roast

Specifications

Cutlery Type: Bread knife
Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.

What a Chef's knife is for European kitchens, the Santoku is for Japan and the whole of Asia: so versatile in shape, weight and edge that it can be used for mincing and chopping herbs, vegetables and fruit as well as for preparing fish and meat. The sharp blade of a Santoku allows anything from regular to wafer-thin cuts - it is therefore now indispensable in kitchens all around the world.

Blade

Length: 7 in
Width: 1.8 in
Material: Forged German steel
Rockwell Hardness: 58 HRC

Handle

Length: 4.3 in
Material: Resilient synthetic handle, riveted
Country of Origin: Germany

Best For

Cabbage, fish, fruit, head of lettuce, herbs, meat, dry or semi-dry sausage, vegetables

Specifications

Cutlery Type: Santoku
Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.

Removing bones and skinning meat in a professional way: thanks to the sturdy workmanship and the easily maneuverable, extremely sharp blade with a pointed tip, the WÜSTHOF Classic Ikon 5" Boning Knife is ideal for removing bones or for skinning meat and poultry. Tendons and fat can also be removed easily, so it is your ideal companion when it comes to preparing meat.

Blade

Length: 5.5 in
Width: 1.1 in
Material: Forged German steel
Rockwell Hardness: 58 HRC

Handle

Length: 4.3 in
Material: Resilient synthetic handle, riveted
Country of Origin: Germany

Best For

Bones, fish, meat, skinning poultry, removing tendons and fat

Specifications

Cutlery Type: Boning knife
Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.

WÜSTHOF Classic Ikon combines exquisite design with thoughtful features to bring you exceptional performance – and delicious results. The series offers fully-forged blades that are incredibly sharp thanks to a unique sharpening process. Each blade features a striking double-bolster design, and the ergonomic handle rests perfectly in your hand for optimal performance and comfort.

Set Includes

• Classic Ikon 2.75" Peeling Knife
• Classic Ikon 3.5" Paring Knife
• Classic Ikon 6" Utility Knife
• Classic Ikon 8" Bread Knife
• Classic Ikon 8" Chef's Knife
• 9" Honing Steel
• Come-Apart Kitchen Shear, Black
• 7-Slot Knife Block

Key Features

• Fully-forged blades with unique sharpening process
• Striking double-bolster design
• Ergonomic handle for optimal performance and comfort
• Complete starter knife collection
• Ash wood knife block

Specifications

Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged
Country of Origin: Germany

Please note, due to the nature of the wood, the color and grain pattern of each knife block may vary.

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.

The utility knife is smaller than a chef's knife but larger than a paring knife, making it the perfect knife for a magnitude of tasks. A utility knife is much like a versatile paring knife and is perfect for mincing shallots, onions, and herbs as well as cutting vegetables or small meats.

Blade

Length: 4.7 in
Width: 0.79 in
Material: Forged German steel
Rockwell Hardness: 58 HRC

Handle

Length: 3.7 in
Material: Resilient synthetic handle, riveted
Country of Origin: Germany

Best For

Small fruit, small vegetables, mincing shallots, onions, and herbs

Specifications

Cutlery Type: Utility knife
Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.

Ideal for cutting clean slices through as many different ingredients as possible: for large fruits and vegetables, meat or a smooth cut through cakes, pies and breads, the outwardly-curved, serrated edge of the Super Slicer blade allows for very fine cuts and prevents the foodstuffs from tearing or crumbling.

Blade

Length: 10 in
Width: 1.7 in
Edge: Outwardly-curved, serrated
Material: Forged German steel
Rockwell Hardness: 58 HRC

Handle

Length: 4.5 in
Material: Resilient synthetic handle, riveted
Country of Origin: Germany

Best For

Bread, bread rolls, fruit, pies/cakes, vegetables

Specifications

Cutlery Type: Super Slicer
Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.

The perfect companion for preparing your packed lunch or at brunch: thanks to its fine serrated edge, this utility knife not only cuts cleanly through rolls without tearing, but it is also suitable for vegetables (such as firm tomatoes), fruit, or dry sausage. This makes it an integral part of sandwich preparation and of the brunch table setting, ideally found alongside our Cheese Knife.

Blade

Length: 5.5 in
Width: 0.8 in
Edge: Fine serrated
Material: Forged German steel
Rockwell Hardness: 58 HRC

Handle

Length: 3.7 in
Material: Resilient synthetic handle, riveted
Country of Origin: Germany

Best For

Bread rolls, firm and softer fruit & vegetables, pizza, sandwiches

Specifications

Cutlery Type: Serrated utility knife
Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.

WÜSTHOF Classic Ikon combines exquisite design with thoughtful features to bring you exceptional performance – and delicious results. The series offers fully-forged blades that are incredibly sharp thanks to a unique sharpening process. Each blade features a striking double-bolster design, and the ergonomic handle rests perfectly in your hand for optimal performance and comfort.

Set Includes

• Classic Ikon 3" Flat Cut Paring Knife
• Classic Ikon 3.5" Paring Knife
• Classic Ikon 5" Serrated Utility Knife
• Classic Ikon 6" Utility Knife
• Classic Ikon 8" Chef's Knife
• 9" Honing Steel, Brushed Stainless
• Come-Apart Kitchen Shear, Black
• 15-Slot Acacia Knife Block

Key Features

• Fully forged, full tang high-carbon stain resistant stainless steel with reduced bolster
• Precision Edge Technology (PEtec) - 20% sharper with twice the edge retention
• 58 Rockwell Hardness; 14° blade angle on each side
• Contoured triple-riveted black synthetic handle designed for comfort and control
• Striking double-bolster design

Specifications

Series: Classic Ikon
Production Method: Forged
Country of Origin: Made in Solingen, Germany
Warranty: Lifetime warranty
Knife Block Dimensions: 10.5" L x 4.5" W x 8.5" H

Please note, due to the nature of the wood, the color and grain pattern of each knife block may vary.

Care Instructions

• Wash by hand and immediately towel-dry.
• Avoid using abrasive sponges or leaving your knife soaking in the sink.
• Safely store your knife using a storage solution.
• Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as metal, glass or hardwoods like bamboo.
• Regular honing is essential to keep your knife performing at its best.
• Sharpen as needed using a whetstone, sharpening steel, or hand-held knife sharpener.