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Victorinox Fibrox Pro Chef’s Knife vs Wüsthof Gourmet Santoku Knife

Both products have identical sentiment scores on Reddit.

Victorinox Fibrox Pro Chef’s Knife
#19 in Chef Knives

Victorinox

Victorinox Fibrox Pro Chef’s Knife

$46.78

100

Pros

  • +Cheap
  • +Sharp out of the box
  • +Good quality workhorse knife
  • +Good value for price
Pick up a cheap Victorinox Fibrox, they’re sharp out of the box and can give you an idea of how sharp your knives should be. It’s also just a good quality workhorse knife.
Wüsthof Gourmet Santoku Knife
#22 in Chef Knives

Wusthof

Wüsthof Gourmet Santoku Knife

$100.00

100

Pros

  • +Reputation for being 'really, really good'
  • +Felt best in hand
  • +Nice brand
  • +Most series are forged

Cons

  • Not preferred over victorinox fibrox by commenter
  • Gourmet series is stamped
  • Can take more pressure for some tasks (e.g., potatoes, cabbage, apples)
Wusthof is already a “nice” brand. Other than their Gourmet series, which are stamped knives, all of their other knives are forged.