Wusthof Classic vs Shun Premier — Bread Knife.

The Wusthof Classic is Wusthof’s standard, high-end knife line… and it truly is a classic! It is a forged knife made of their proprietary 58 hardness steel and is sharpened to a razor-like 14.5 degree angle (sharper than many Japanese knives!). With a full bolster, full tang, and traditional European handle, this line is great if you want an extremely sharp blade that handles like a German knife.

The Shun Premier is an extremely high-end line-- it uses hard steel, it is clad in 34 layers of stainless steel, it has a hammered finish, it has a full tang passing through a brown pakkawood handle, and it comes with lifetime sharpening.

In this video, I compare and contrast the Wusthof Classic Bread Knife to the Shun Premier Bread Knife and give my thoughts.