# Henckels Cutlery at Wal-Mart

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henckels-cutlery-at-wal-mart/475341>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 2, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henckels-cutlery-at-wal-mart/475341 "2008-12-02T15:21:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henckels-cutlery-at-wal-mart/475341/21 "2008-12-11T20:37:57Z")

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> [@crazyjoe](#):
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> I’ve got food network, but I don’t know what show to tape for this knife episode? Is it Good Eats? I currently have about 90 of them recorded onthe DVR and only one was about knives and it was more about how to chop or cut and what sort of cutting board to use than how to use a steel properly, etc.

Sorry, please see [Happiness is a sharp knife](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRUYAgrsoLw) for how to use a steel.  
The knife show was American Slicer, there’s a [recap on tvrage](http://www.tvrage.com/Good_Eats/episodes/634214/11x13).

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**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henckels-cutlery-at-wal-mart/475341/22 "2008-12-11T20:47:47Z")

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I have seen American Slicer, I don’t recall the knife steeling part, but the video was helpful.

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**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henckels-cutlery-at-wal-mart/475341/23 "2008-12-12T01:38:07Z")

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Also good info: a [forged knife](http://dyn-images.hsni.com/is/image/HomeShoppingNetwork/257725?$pd300$) is going to be better on average than a [stamped knife](http://images.surlatable.com/surlatable/images/en_US/local/products/detail/592915v2.jpg). Henckels and Wusthof make both varieties.

[More info here.](http://ezinearticles.com/?Knife-Sharpening-Experts---Forged-Knives-Vs-Stamped-Knives&id=1314896)

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**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henckels-cutlery-at-wal-mart/475341/24 "2008-12-12T03:09:38Z")

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Yes, but it depends. I think I would rather have a stamped knife from a reputable company, made of hig-carbon stainless, than a cheap forged knife. My Santukus, that I got for my birthday, are Hamilton Beach forged knives, and they started out sharp but faded pretty fast.

I suspect that a set of Wusthof stamped knives would be better quality.

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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henckels-cutlery-at-wal-mart/475341/25 "2008-12-12T09:54:38Z")

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Target has two levels of Henckels as well. The cheap ones have a flat tang sandwiched between two pieces of wood forming the handle, while on the expensive ones, the tang widens to the width of the handle. I have the cheap one and it’s worked OK for what I use it for.

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