Wüsthof Classic 3-Piece Chef's Knife Set

Three knives cover the sizes a kitchen leans on in Wüsthof’s Classic 3-piece chef’s knife set. There is a chef’s knife for chopping, a utility knife for mid-sized work and a paring knife for small tasks in the hand. All three are forged Classic knives with full bolsters and riveted handles.

The utility knife is the piece that sets this trio apart from a two-knife starter. Its narrow 6-inch blade slices a sandwich or a block of cheese and trims a chicken breast. It is handy whenever the chef’s knife feels too large for the job. The chef’s knife does the heavy work on onions and carrots, and the paring knife peels, cores, hollows out peppers, deveins shrimp and flutes mushrooms. It is also the knife you are likely to grab for slicing charcuterie or making a quick lunch.

Each knife is sold on its own. Pick up the Classic 8-inch chef’s knife, the Classic 6-inch utility knife, or the Classic paring knife. To add storage, the 17-slot acacia block leaves room to grow, with space for a bread knife and steak knives. Our knife shapes guide explains where a bread knife or santoku would fit next, and how each differs from the knives in this set.