Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Review of the Wusthof Le Cordon Knives

By Moses Harun

Wusthof has been manufacturing top-quality knives for the kitchen for nearly two hundred years. In fact, Wusthof has collaborated with the Le Cordon Bleu Academie D'Art Culinare, the top cooking school in Paris, to form the Le Cordon Bleu branch of knives. These knives boast great blades and handles and are protected by a lifetime guarantee. There are some Wusthof Le Cordon Bleu knife sets on the market, too.

The quality knives used here have been engineered by Wusthof and Le Cordon Bleu to meet their goal of providing the top quality knives for home use. The knives included are very much like the knives used at the Le Cordon Bleu school in Paris. Every knife has been fashioned from durable stainless steel that is razor-sharp and simple to use. It is also simple to sharpen the edge when necessary. It also includes a bolster feature that increases the strength of these knives. Another nice option is the Wusthof Classic Hollow Edge Santoku Knife.

The handle is built in a dark black wooden design with three rivets to each handle. Each handle is also slightly grooved to provide for increased ease of use. The design of the handle also causes it to weigh less than other handles found on Wusthof knives. This makes the knives easier to manage.

Even more importantly, all knife sets are backed by a guarantee from Wustof. Each set is produced at Wusthof's factory in Solingen, Germany. Each set is covered for life against the possibility of defects in the knives' construction.

Another great plug for these quality knives is that they are used in various high end restaurants around the world. The manufacturing work of Wusthof and the assistance of Le Cordon Bleu have done a lot to make these knives popular among many restaurants.

There are various knife sets offered in this line of quality knives. Each set is gift-packed with an eye toward protecting the knives, and each set is covered by Wusthof's lifetime guarantee in case the knives are damaged during shipping.

There are seven- and nine-piece sets available in blocks in the Le Cordon Bleu line. The seven-piece set features two paring knives of varying sizes, a bread knife, a sandwich knife, a cook's knife, a sharpening steel rod, and a pair of kitchen shears. The nine-piece set includes these plus a Santoku knife and a straight meat fork.

Wusthof Le Cordon Bleu knife sets are among the best sets produced by Wusthof. These quality knives have varying blades and designs that are simple to use. It says a lot that they are recommended by the top culinary school in Paris and are constantly in use by a variety of different restaurants around the world. We also recommend the Wusthof Classic Hollow Edge Santoku Knife as a suitable alternative.

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