A long, tapered 26cm carving blade built for the big tasks — whole roasts, large hunks of meat, dense vegetables. Where shorter knives stall and tear, the Performer glides through in clean single strokes, with the control and weight you need to make a presentation cut count.
The blade is finished in Wusthof's deep-black Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating, a heat-resistant, scratch-resistant surface that reduces drag through food and stays looking the way it did out of the box. The Hexagon-Power-Grip handle keeps the knife planted in your hand even when it's wet, and a full bolster gives the blade weight where it needs it and balance where it counts. Forged in Solingen from a single piece of Wusthof's chromium-molybdenum-vanadium steel, hardened to 58 HRC and finished with Wusthof's Precision Edge Technology.
Carving, slicing, filleting — this is the knife you reach for when the rest of the block isn't enough.
Features
- 26cm tapered carving blade — long enough to slice a whole roast in single strokes without tearing
- Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) finish — heat-resistant, scratch-resistant, reduces friction through dense foods
- Precision Edge Technology (PEtec) — exceptional out-of-box sharpness, holds the edge longer between sharpenings
- Hexagon-Power-Grip handle — non-slip control even with wet or oily hands
- Full bolster — forged thickening between blade and handle for balance and weight
- Fully forged construction — single piece of X50 CrMoV 15 chromium-molybdenum-vanadium steel
- 58 HRC hardness — sharp enough for clean carving, tough enough to hold the edge
- Double-sided Wusthof logo etching — distinctive Performer detail on both faces of the blade
- Forged in Solingen, Germany — designed and manufactured at Wusthof's home factory
- Lifetime warranty — covered against manufacturing defects
- First sharpening free — Wusthof sharpening service available on every blade
Care
- Hand wash only in warm soapy water and dry immediately with a soft cloth
- Never dishwasher safe — heat and detergents will damage the DLC coating and edge
- Hone regularly with a honing steel to keep the edge true between uses
- Sharpen only when genuinely dull, using a whetstone, sharpening rod, or pull-through sharpener
- Cut on wood or poly boards — avoid marble, glass, metal, or bamboo
- Store in a knife block, magnetic strip, knife roll, or in-drawer organiser