WÜSTHOF Gourmet 10-Piece Knife Block Set review

About the Wüsthof 10-Piece

The Gourmet line is Wüsthof's stamped range. The blades are laser-cut from high-carbon stainless steel and tempered to 56 Rockwell, according to Sur La Table's listing. They are lighter and thinner than the forged Classic knives. The set is made in Solingen, Germany. The handles are triple-riveted and described as fade-resistant.

The block holds ten pieces: a 2¾-inch paring knife, a 2¾-inch trimming knife, a 3-inch spear point paring knife, a 4½-inch utility knife, a 5-inch serrated utility knife, a 5-inch spreader, a 6-inch chef's knife, a 9-inch honing steel and a pair of come-apart kitchen shears. The shears separate for washing.

The acacia block has 15 slots, so five stay empty for steak knives or a bread knife bought later. Cozymeal lists the block at 10.5 inches long, 4.5 inches wide and 8.5 inches tall. Wood color and grain vary from block to block. All of the knives are hand wash only.

What owners report about the Wüsthof 10-Piece

We found little written owner feedback for this exact set that we could open. The retailer pages we read showed review counts but no review text, so what follows leans on the one independent review we found.

GearLab's reviewer liked the sharpness, the light and balanced feel, and the fit of the full-tang blades in the handles. Their complaints were that the thin blades chip more easily than thicker ones, the handles are small for large hands, and the empty slots in the block can look like something is missing. They also found the set expensive next to cheaper sets.

Who the Wüsthof 10-Piece suits

This set suits cooks who like a light knife, have small to average hands and want a spread of small knives for peeling, trimming and slicing. It is a way into Wüsthof steel without the weight of a forged set. Anyone who is happy to wash knives by hand will have no issue with the care rules.

Look elsewhere if you want an 8-inch chef's knife or a bread knife, since the largest knife here is 6 inches. Cooks with large hands may find the handles small. If you want forged blades, the WÜSTHOF Classic 7-Piece Knife Block Set is the heavier German option. For a dishwasher-tolerant, plainer set, the Victorinox Fibrox Pro 7-Piece Cutlery Block Set is the working-kitchen choice.

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