WÜSTHOF - Knife Makers to the World. Since 1814.

WÜSTHOF: Knife Makers to the World. Since 1814.

A company with a rich heritage, ED.WÜSTHOF DREIZACKWERK of Solingen, Germany is one of the World’s leading manufacturers of precision forged cutlery.

As early as 1814 the company was listed in official documents of the Duchy of Berg. To this day, the company remains family owned and under the management of the seventh generation of ownership, Harald Wüsthof. More than 350 people are employed in modern production facilities in Solingen.

The TRIDENT Logo - synonymous with form, function and uncompromising quality – was registered with the Berlin Patent Office in 1895. Today, the Trident logo is registered and protected in most countries and recognized the world over as a proud symbol of quality.

Throughout it’s history, WÜSTHOF has focused almost solely on the manufacturing of forged knives for the professional chef and home cooking enthusiast. A considerable number of separate manufacturing steps are required to complete each precision forged knife. Each step along the way is performed to exacting standards by skilled workers aided by the most modern, computer guided equipment and powerful robots. That is how each WÜSTHOF knife is created, known the world-over for it’s unique, uncompromising quality.

You will find an incredible variety of over 200 styles to choose from among our precision forged collections. WÜSTHOF knives are the valued and cherished tools of the world´s most distinguished chefs.

A Tradition of Quality Since 1814.

Since 1814, knives bearing the WÜSTHOF name and the Trident logo have been crafted in the world´s "Cutlery Capital" of Solingen, Germany. Today, in a state-of-the-art facility, that tradition of quality is ensured as old-world craftsmanship meets twenty first century production methods.

WÜSTHOF is the official partner of the German Chef´s Association
(Verband der Köche Deutschlands e.V.)