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Wüsthof Classic 8" Chef's Knife vs Wüsthof Gourmet Santoku Knife

Both products have identical sentiment scores on Reddit.

Wüsthof Classic 8" Chef's Knife
#38 in Chef Knives

Wüsthof

Wüsthof Classic 8" Chef's Knife

$170.00

100

Pros

  • +Worth the price

Cons

  • Expensive
just bought a crappy one and returned it. bought a wustoff, it’s was $$ but worth it.
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.