Ikon 8-Inch Cook's Knife

Zwilling und Wüsthof habe ich auch auf dem Radar wobei Zwilling wegen der Undurchsichtigkeit der Produktreihen eigentlich wegfällt für mich. Das Classic Ikon sehe ich mir mal an. VG10 Stahl wird ab und an bei japanischen Modellen verwendet UND ist Rostfrei, vielleicht wäre das ja auch eine Überlegun

Wüsthof Classic Ikon. Still glad I chose that one as my first :)

I have a Wüsthof Classic Ikon as the workhorse next to my thinner Japanese knife, it's great.

For Japanese, check out this one: https://www.meesterslijpers.nl/en/kazoku-takahiro-gyuto-21-cm-1 I think it's very reasonably priced, and is made by a tough type of steel. It's also very pretty. If you don't mind a smaller one, this Takamura is hard to beat: https://www.meesterslijpers.nl/en/takamu

A Classic Ikon too. Some of my favorite knives are Ikon knives, they're fantastic. If they won't warranty that knife, you can get a replacement pretty easy. They run $145 US on the WÜSTHOF website or on their Amazon store. https://wusthof.com/products/wusthof-classic-ikon-5-serrated-utility-knife-10

A Wüsthof knife was my best QOL purchase, precisely because it’s NOT Japanese. Here’s my hot take: A Wüsthof Classic Ikon is the single best quality-of-life upgrade I’ve made for my kitchen, and the reason is simple—it’s not a Japanese knife. Look, I get it. Those “laser-sharp” Japanese knives are c

Honestly, that depends a lot. Do they know how to treat a knife and how to keep it sharp? A $300 knife can become dull and broken within months if you throw it in the drawer with a bunch of other metal and use it to crush chicken bones or use a glass cutting board. A $30 knife can last a lifetime if

You can't go wrong with either of those. I do have a Wüsthof Classic Ikon chef's knife, and it’s good. But the Zwilling is not better or worse. They're in the same ball park. If I were you, I'd pick the Zwilling if I needed the serrated knife. If you already have a serrated knife, I'd pick the Wüsth

If you can find a Takamura within your budget, get it. Be aware that those are considered "lasers" - very thinly ground, so they cut amazingly, but they are also relatively brittle. The ones I can find now are slightly above your budget though. For around €120 you can get a Tojiro DP, a slightly bet

Messer ist super, aber lass es ihn sich selbst aussuchen! Das ist eine sehr persönliche Entscheidung. Meine Empfehlung: Wüsthof Classic Ikon. (Aber auf jeden Fall schwarze oder Holzgriffe, nicht weiß!)