Kitchen Kutlery: J.A. Henckels Pro S 8" Bread Knife with Friodur Edge (Knife Content)
Published: 3 years ago
This duderino has been with me for... 15-20 years? Heck of a long time.
I remember when I purchased it, the "Friodur" moniker was brand new. Purchased it with my manager's discount when I was managing a cutlery shop. I had been eyeing our bread knives for a while, and this was new and fancy, so caught my eye.
It's been a trusty compadre ever since. Someone recently dropped it which cracked the end of the handle, but it's still hanging in there. If it does finally break off, I might reach out to Henckels to replace it.
The Ice hardening helps a tiny bit, but it's still using their standard steel which is akin to 440C or X50CrMov15. Still, as it's serrated, it doesn't need anywhere near the maintenance of a straight blade does.
I've used it pretty extensively over the years for watermelons, squash, bread, pineapples, etc. Due to the chisel grind, it can curve on ya with long cuts, but that's certainly not exclusive to this thing.
I remember when I purchased it, the "Friodur" moniker was brand new. Purchased it with my manager's discount when I was managing a cutlery shop. I had been eyeing our bread knives for a while, and this was new and fancy, so caught my eye.
It's been a trusty compadre ever since. Someone recently dropped it which cracked the end of the handle, but it's still hanging in there. If it does finally break off, I might reach out to Henckels to replace it.
The Ice hardening helps a tiny bit, but it's still using their standard steel which is akin to 440C or X50CrMov15. Still, as it's serrated, it doesn't need anywhere near the maintenance of a straight blade does.
I've used it pretty extensively over the years for watermelons, squash, bread, pineapples, etc. Due to the chisel grind, it can curve on ya with long cuts, but that's certainly not exclusive to this thing.