German and Japanese kitchen cutlery

by Jack , Thursday, July 23, 2026, 12:08 (2 days ago) @ Jay
edited by Jack, Friday, July 24, 2026, 12:04

Germany:
Zwilling J.A. Henckels
Wüsthof
Messermeister ("knife master", duh)

Japan:
Shun
Global
MAC

Shun is my favorite because the blade looks like a Samurai sword blade, because it is in fact made like a samurai sword. We have a Shun chef's knife at home.

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OT: Cookware getting worse, on purpose - Jay, 2026-07-23, 10:25
- Hestan - don't know that it is household. - Grantland, 2026-07-23, 13:28
- This is where America's Test Kitchen is great. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-23, 12:48
  - aka Cook's Country on TV - Jack, 2026-07-24, 12:03
  - I love this site: - Grantland, 2026-07-23, 13:36
  - True, but caution is advised. ATK is now owned by PE. - San Pedro, 2026-07-23, 12:53
    - Is that why Kimball left? - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-23, 12:56
      - No, Kimball left well before the takeover. - San Pedro, 2026-07-24, 06:00
        
        Over ten years ago, in fact - Jack, 2026-07-24, 12:01
        
        I knew about Milk St. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-24, 06:18
        
        Gotcha - San Pedro, 2026-07-24, 06:40
- Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. - oviedoirish, 2026-07-23, 12:47
- German and Japanese kitchen cutlery - Jack, 2026-07-23, 12:08
  - What's crazy about Wusthof and Zwilling - Jeff (BGS), 2026-07-23, 16:48
    - Similar to Wilkinson Sword in England - Jack, 2026-07-24, 11:55
- OXO utensils and tools seem high quality to me - Jay, 2026-07-23, 11:24
- Ugh. Yard Sales? - bobbywal, 2026-07-23, 11:06
  - Dollar Tree FTW - Jeff (BGS), 2026-07-23, 16:51
- Made In Cookware - Jason93, 2026-07-23, 10:53
- So true. As with so much else, items are built disposable. - Joe I, 2026-07-23, 10:47
  - I have a standard Lodge and Victoria. They seem very - Grantland, 2026-07-23, 13:28
- Staub is excellent - beattherush, 2026-07-23, 10:42
- Le Creuset - San Pedro, 2026-07-23, 10:35
  - yep - Jay, 2026-07-23, 10:38

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German and Japanese kitchen cutlery