Wusthof Legende Review:  A Comparison vs the Classic Series

By Bobby B.  |  August 2, 2020  | Knife Comparisons

Wusthof has long been known as one of the top kitchen knife makers in the entire world.  They’ve been successfully making top quality knives for over 200 years.  They clearly know a thing or two about the subject.  One thing we haven’t yet covered on Blade Advisor is anything about the Wusthof Legende series of knives, so a thorough review is warranted.  And, the question everyone keeps asking is how the Wusthof Legende knives stack up vs the Classic series knives that everyone already knows and loves.

If you’d like to delve deeper into the rest of their knife lines, check out our complete Wusthof Knives Review.  It’s a detailed and comprehensive assessment of who Wusthof is as a brand, what makes their knives great, and a brief comparison on many of their knives.  However, it comes up short on the Legende series, and that’s because until recently, they’ve be exclusive to one specific retailer and they just weren’t readily available enough that much of the public didn’t even know they existed.

That was then, this is now.  Fast-forward to today, and Wusthof Legende knives are now also available at Amazon!

Wusthof Legende Review

Just to make sure we’re all on the same page, Wusthof is a German knife maker that produces heavy-duty, Western-style knives.  Most of them (all the good ones anyway, are fully forged from a single piece of German steel, X50CrMoV15 to be exact.  You can expect the exact same quality from the Wusthof’s Legende series knives.  They’re also made in Solingen, Germany, the “city of blades”, and come with the same Wusthof lifetime warranty.

As you can see in the example above, the Wusthof Legende chef knife uses a half bolster. This makes the knife lightweight and easy to balance in your hand. This is well-suited for chefs with smaller hands, or those that like to do a lot of finesse knife work in the kitchen.  It also makes it easier to sharpen the blade with the time comes since the bolster won’t get int the way.  

The handle in the Legende knives is made of a unique pebbled thermoplastic that’s ergonomically produced for optimal comfort in handling.  It will also look great in your kitchen! 

What you probably can’t see int he picture above is the 14-degree PEtec blade edge, crafted with laser-guided precision.  PEtec stands for Precision Edge Technology, and it’s Wusthof’s state-of-the-art technology fro using lasers and computers to put the edge on their kitchen knives.  This efficient tech makes them roughly 20% sharper than other blades, and they claim it increase the edge retention properties two-fold.