ZWILLING J.A. Henckels Twin Four Star 8-Inch Bread Knife

The FOUR STAR series, a renowned knife collection of ZWILLING J.A. Henckels, is renowned worldwide for its top-selling status. Crafted by the most skilled artisans, this celebrated collection exemplifies safety, ergonomics, and comfort. The seamless transition from bolster to handle ensures that the knives are comfortable to use for extended periods. The bolster provides the right balance while acting as a safe finger guard.

These knives are made of a proprietary special formula steel that has been perfected over 280 years. Combined with ZWILLING's signature ice-hardening technique, the FRIODUR blades are harder, sharper, and resistant to staining or chipping, retaining their sharpness for longer. Precision-forged from a single piece of steel, the SIGMAFORGE knives possess an exceptionally sturdy, balanced, and flexible blade.

The 8-inch blade on this knife features a curved back and a straight, scalloped edge. The serrated edge efficiently penetrates resistant crusts, slicing evenly through even hard loaves of bread without crushing the delicate interior. This knife is also well-suited for slicing tough, fibrous fruits, such as pineapples. While serrated-edge blades cannot be easily resharpened, the curved part of the scalloped edges tends to maintain their cutting abilities quite well.

Most of the Henckels lines, including the popular Four Star series, utilize Friodur blades, a special, ice-hardened, no-stain steel created and patented by the company in 1939. This special formula was designed for exceptional hardness and high resistance to corrosion. Founded in 1731, the J.A. Henckels company is not only one of the world's oldest cutlery manufacturers, but also one of the most well-respected, creating best-selling knives guaranteed to last a lifetime.

The Four Star® Series, first introduced in 1976, is one of the world's most popular knife lines. These knives were designed and developed in close cooperation with renowned professional chefs, resulting in a fully forged knife with a unique molded handle. The Four Star® line contains knives for all tasks, including parer, bread, peeling, sandwich, utility, carving, chef's, Granton edge slicer, santoku, and others. Four Star® knives are also available in a range of block sets and gift sets.

Four Star® knives are precision forged from a single piece of exclusive-formula, high-carbon, no-stain steel under the all-new Sigmaforge standard. This process ensures improved quality consistency, lasting sharpness, and perfect geometry. The Sigmaforge one-piece construction also provides high precision and improved stability of the blade and steel structure, enhancing cutting-edge retention for lasting sharpness. Additionally, Four Star® knives undergo J.A. Henckels' Friodur ice hardening for corrosion resistance, a process that also contributes to cutting-edge retention.

The Four Star® series features high-impact polypropylene handles that are permanently bonded to the knife blades without any gaps. These comfortable handles are break-proof, sanitary, and colorfast. The super bolster provides weight, ensures safety, and adds balance.

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