Wusthof Ikon Blackwood Utility Knife

Wusthof Ikon Blackwood Utility Knife

The Wusthof Ikon Blackwood Utility Knife is smaller than a cook's knife but larger than a paring knife, making it a perfect tool for a multitude of tasks. Behaving like a more versatile paring knife, the Utility Knife is useful for small deft cuts but can handle cutting small meats or vegetables as well. This knife features Wusthof Ikon's durable handle, made from African Blackwood. African Blackwood is among the hardest and heaviest woods in the world and lends a premium quality to this aesthetically striking tool.

Why Choose a Forged Steel Knife?

Wusthof forged knives start with quality steel that undergoes extreme heat and hand molding to enhance the flexibility, density, and hardness of the blade. Forged knives are handcrafted and offer greater strength and durability as well as better balance, a heavier feel, and lasting sharpness compared to stamped cutlery. The tang of a forged knife always extends into the handle to improve balance and ergonomics.

About Wusthof Forged Knives

Each Wusthof knife is precision-forged from a single piece of chrom-molybdenum-vanadium steel. This specialized high carbon, stain-resistant alloy ensures that the critical characteristics of each Wusthof knife are right there from the beginning: the razor-sharp, long-lasting cutting edge that is both highly stain resistant and easily restorable (able to be sharpened). This formula is imprinted on each forged blade is the following world-renowned Wusthof steel formula: X50 CrMoV15 X = Stainless Steel Mo = Molybdenum 50 = 0.5% carbon - significant for sharpness V = Vanadium for hardness and edge retention Cr = Chromium for stain-resistance 15 = Contents of chromium (15%)

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Wusthof Item Number

4.5': 1010530412

6': 1010530716, previously 4906/16