Windmühlen knives

This utility and meat knife is with a stainless blade made of chromium molybdenum vanadium steel.

The new “Corundin®” sharpening rod possesses the best sharpening capability with its high degree of grinding particle fineness. It is composed almost completely of highly compacted aluminium oxides and exhibits a grit size of approx. 600 (German standard) or 1500 (Japanese standard). It is smooth, yet offers a very “concentrated” action, which results in an exceptional degree of sharpness while delivering the smoothest cutting edge at the same time. The usable area of the sharpening rod Corundin is approx. 30 cm. The handle of the BBQ Edition is made of oak and the handle protective plate made of stainless steel. In addition, the handle is equipped with a leather strap for practical hanging

This vegetable knife belongs to the group of most popular classic knives in the windmill-assortment. It has a traditional oval-shaped, but prolonged handle and exists already since more than 80 years. The blade is ground in the manner of „Solingen-Dry-Fine-Grinding“ and „fine-glazed“ by hand. It is made of stainless steel with a hardness of 56-57 HRC (degree Rockwell), which is the standard hardness of the windmill knives on stainless steel blades.

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This paring knife is one of the finest knives honed by Windmühle. It has an extended, well-balanced handle, which adapts to your hand when cutting. Patatoes or fruit are best peeled with this knife.

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This small knife can handle any culinary work of peeling and chopping vegetables. The centre pointed tip is especially  popular in Southern Germany and Switzerland. Its shape is perfectly formed  for coring fruit such as apples or pears.

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Born of Germany’s rural tradition, we have manufactured this knife with its distinctly shaped blade without alteration for over 140 years.
The broad blade, highly fine-glazed by hand with great care, makes it just as suitable for spreading butter as cutting bread or a hard sausage, too.
Rolls can be cleanly halved without leaving a ball of crumbs in the centre and even hard butter can be spread  effortlessly. A great favourite of those with no time for  breakfast.

Born of Germany’s rural tradition, we have manufactured this knife with its distinctly shaped blade without alteration for over 140 years.
The broad blade, highly fine-glazed by hand with great care, makes it just as suitable for spreading butter as cutting bread or a hard sausage, too.
Rolls can be cleanly halved without leaving a ball of crumbs in the centre and even hard butter can be spread  effortlessly. A great favourite of those with no time for breakfast.

The polished serrated edge with very defined scallops ground into the blade by hand and the thin cutting edge ensures exceptional cutting quality. The elegant shape of the slightly cranked blade is reminiscent of the 1920s. Its light weight makes it easy to use and comfortable to hold. This bread knife makes cutting bread a real joy in terms  of aesthetics and function, producing a clean cut and nearly no crumbs.

The 6 mm wide, thinly ground and polished teeth of the serration give a very longlasting cutting ability without becoming dull. This was tested in professional restaurants and hotel kitchens in Germany as Block House, Sheraton and Interconti for example. In comparison to other bread knives with serrated edge it holds the cut at least 4 times longer. This is distinguished advantage of the special polishing for the cutting ability.

Small burrs that may form in the individual teeth during use, are completely normal in this serrated blade and do not impair its high cutting ability.

This knife still bears the bird-and-column emblem that was the export mark of Robert Herder up to 1905. The mark was registered in 1896 and appears on this breadknife to keep its memory alive.

This universal kitchen knife has three virtues and is ideal for all fish, meat and vegetable preparation.

Perfectly balanced, the broad blade cuts effortlessly through vegetables, fish or meat.
The blade is made of exceptionally high quality non-stainless (carbon) or stainless steel.
It has a very fine, traditional Solingen thin grind and is fine-glazed by hand.
The knife can be sharpened with a ceramic sharpening rod, a sharpening steel or a sharpening stone.
The handles are handmade and honed, polished and oiled by master craftsmen.

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This small utility knife is with a stainless blade made of chromium molybdenum vanadium steel.

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