Brands
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119 brands and shops, 6,741 listings. For each one: where it sells, what its chef knives cost, and how often it tells you what the blade is made of.
Survey of 14 November 2026Source : methodology
Sunnecko
43 listings · US
92/ 100
Price 38/40Steel 25/30Listing 29/30
Damascus Knife
258 listings · DE, FR, US
89/ 100
Price 33/40Steel 26/30Listing 30/30
Santoku Knives
63 listings · DE
86/ 100
Price 32/40Steel 25/30Listing 29/30
Kyoku
14 listings · US
84/ 100
Price 40/40Steel 25/30Listing 19/30
Paudin
11 listings · US
82/ 100
Price 40/40Steel 25/30Listing 17/30
Regalia Knives
10 listings · US
79/ 100
Price 35/40Steel 25/30Listing 19/30
Senken
39 listings · US
77/ 100
Price 32/40Steel 25/30Listing 20/30
The Cooking Guild
35 listings · US
77/ 100
Price 31/40Steel 24/30Listing 22/30
Shan Zu
95 listings · DE, FR, US
75/ 100
Price 34/40Steel 21/30Listing 20/30
Kochschein
20 listings · DE
75/ 100
Price 39/40Steel 14/30Listing 22/30
Samura
47 listings · FR
73/ 100
Price 32/40Steel 12/30Listing 29/30
Damastchef
37 listings · DE
73/ 100
Price 26/40Steel 17/30Listing 30/30
Les Couteaux Japonais
16 listings · FR
73/ 100
Price 19/40Steel 26/30Listing 28/30
Letcase
112 listings · US
72/ 100
Price 33/40Steel 19/30Listing 20/30
Sakuto Knives
11 listings · US
71/ 100
Price 40/40Steel 16/30Listing 15/30
Xinzuo
206 listings · US
70/ 100
Price 31/40Steel 18/30Listing 21/30
JP Knives
27 listings · US
70/ 100
Price 37/40Steel 9/30Listing 24/30
Seido Knives
56 listings · US
66/ 100
Price 24/40Steel 24/30Listing 18/30
Wusaki
35 listings · FR
66/ 100
Price 34/40Steel 13/30Listing 19/30
Silverback Knives
17 listings · DE
66/ 100
Price 23/40Steel 18/30Listing 25/30
Wood and More
17 listings · DE
66/ 100
Price 22/40Steel 25/30Listing 19/30
Dalstrong
38 listings · US
65/ 100
Price 19/40Steel 17/30Listing 29/30
Hoshanho
33 listings · US
65/ 100
Price 29/40Steel 15/30Listing 21/30
Le Monde du Couteau
22 listings · FR
65/ 100
Price 22/40Steel 23/30Listing 20/30
Atma Kitchenware
8 listings · FR
65/ 100
Price 20/40Steel 25/30Listing 20/30
Maison Damas
202 listings · DE, FR
64/ 100
Price 31/40Steel 18/30Listing 15/30
Bay Trade Japan
106 listings · US
64/ 100
Price 18/40Steel 26/30Listing 20/30
Damasaki
76 listings · FR
64/ 100
Price 30/40Steel 6/30Listing 28/30
Chubo Knives
27 listings · US
64/ 100
Price 19/40Steel 25/30Listing 20/30
Forged Blade
15 listings · US
63/ 100
Price 31/40Steel 20/30Listing 12/30
Couteaux du Chef
442 listings · FR
62/ 100
Price 13/40Steel 21/30Listing 28/30
YuiSenri
69 listings · US
62/ 100
Price 18/40Steel 22/30Listing 22/30
Yakushi
10 listings · US
61/ 100
Price 37/40Steel 11/30Listing 13/30
Syosaku-Japan
80 listings · US
60/ 100
Price 15/40Steel 25/30Listing 20/30
Cangshan
75 listings · US
60/ 100
Price 32/40Steel 2/30Listing 26/30
Luxe Kitchen
10 listings · DE
60/ 100
Price 21/40Steel 18/30Listing 21/30
Uptown Cutlery
44 listings · US
59/ 100
Price 18/40Steel 22/30Listing 19/30
Kookgigant
208 listings · FR
58/ 100
Price 23/40Steel 10/30Listing 25/30
Klingen-Boutique
71 listings · DE
58/ 100
Price 7/40Steel 24/30Listing 27/30
Tsume
19 listings · DE
58/ 100
Price 29/40Steel 13/30Listing 16/30
Wasabi Knives
8 listings · US
58/ 100
Price 32/40Steel 25/30Listing 1/30
eChefKnife
60 listings · US
56/ 100
Price 14/40Steel 27/30Listing 15/30
Just-Cook-Eat
6 listings · FR
56/ 100
Price 37/40Steel 5/30Listing 14/30
SharpEdge
282 listings · DE, FR
55/ 100
Price 13/40Steel 24/30Listing 18/30
Carbon Knife Co
118 listings · US
55/ 100
Price 15/40Steel 24/30Listing 16/30
Damas Origin
30 listings · FR
55/ 100
Price 27/40Steel 2/30Listing 26/30
Grandsharp
256 listings · US
54/ 100
Price 40/40Steel 9/30Listing 5/30
Du Bruit dans la Cuisine
9 listings · FR
54/ 100
Price 6/40Steel 19/30Listing 29/30
Kaitsuko
57 listings · DE, FR
53/ 100
Price 27/40Steel 7/30Listing 19/30
Küchenkompane
54 listings · DE
53/ 100
Price 27/40Steel 12/30Listing 14/30
Japan Knife Shop
30 listings · US
53/ 100
Price 14/40Steel 18/30Listing 21/30
Cutlery and More
538 listings · US
52/ 100
Price 13/40Steel 23/30Listing 16/30
District Cutlery
66 listings · US
52/ 100
Price 12/40Steel 21/30Listing 19/30
Shokunin USA
90 listings · US
51/ 100
Price 25/40Steel 18/30Listing 8/30
Sugi Cutlery
43 listings · US
51/ 100
Price 14/40Steel 27/30Listing 10/30
TB Groupe
7 listings · FR
51/ 100
Price 38/40Steel 0/30Listing 13/30
Hasu-Seizo
92 listings · US
50/ 100
Price 10/40Steel 24/30Listing 16/30
M Damascus
70 listings · US
50/ 100
Price 40/40Steel 0/30Listing 10/30
Japanese Knife Company
57 listings · FR
50/ 100
Price 7/40Steel 17/30Listing 26/30
MaitreCoutelier
57 listings · FR
50/ 100
Price 22/40Steel 7/30Listing 21/30
Rodriguez Butcher Supply
15 listings · US
50/ 100
Price 7/40Steel 26/30Listing 17/30
Huusk
6 listings · US
50/ 100
Price 40/40Steel 0/30Listing 10/30
Jikko Japanese Knives
50 listings · US
49/ 100
Price 2/40Steel 29/30Listing 18/30
Coutellerie Damas
22 listings · FR
49/ 100
Price 21/40Steel 10/30Listing 18/30
Maison Yamato
72 listings · FR
48/ 100
Price 20/40Steel 0/30Listing 28/30
Kitchen Kapers
52 listings · US
48/ 100
Price 16/40Steel 15/30Listing 17/30
Sternsteiger
22 listings · DE
48/ 100
Price 22/40Steel 18/30Listing 8/30
Coutelier
30 listings · US
47/ 100
Price 1/40Steel 26/30Listing 20/30
Forseti Steel
19 listings · US
47/ 100
Price 36/40Steel 0/30Listing 11/30
Böker
8 listings · DE
47/ 100
Price 9/40Steel 19/30Listing 19/30
Gyuto.com
65 listings · US
46/ 100
Price 7/40Steel 27/30Listing 12/30
HexClad
44 listings · DE, US
46/ 100
Price 31/40Steel 0/30Listing 15/30
Seisuke Knife
345 listings · US
45/ 100
Price 6/40Steel 22/30Listing 17/30
Burrfection Store
34 listings · US
45/ 100
Price 5/40Steel 26/30Listing 14/30
Musashi Europe
84 listings · FR
44/ 100
Price 3/40Steel 24/30Listing 17/30
Japanese Knife Imports
22 listings · US
44/ 100
Price 14/40Steel 18/30Listing 12/30
JB Prince
13 listings · US
43/ 100
Price 2/40Steel 24/30Listing 17/30
Kikuichi Cutlery
30 listings · US
42/ 100
Price 1/40Steel 24/30Listing 17/30
Stallion
27 listings · DE
42/ 100
Price 13/40Steel 3/30Listing 26/30
Tokushu Knife
64 listings · US
41/ 100
Price 8/40Steel 22/30Listing 11/30
Damastshop
51 listings · DE
41/ 100
Price 30/40Steel 0/30Listing 11/30
Japan Shop Morita
9 listings · DE
40/ 100
Price 16/40Steel 14/30Listing 10/30
Nishikidori
7 listings · FR
40/ 100
Price 13/40Steel 0/30Listing 27/30
Speckdealer
12 listings · DE
37/ 100
Price 26/40Steel 0/30Listing 11/30
Strata
30 listings · US
33/ 100
Price 9/40Steel 14/30Listing 10/30
Bernal Cutlery
9 listings · US
33/ 100
Price 1/40Steel 22/30Listing 10/30
Oryoki
79 listings · DE
31/ 100
Price 3/40Steel 10/30Listing 18/30
Couteau Japonais
38 listings · FR
31/ 100
Price 4/40Steel 16/30Listing 11/30
JW SteelCrafts
310 listings · US
28/ 100
Price 21/40Steel 0/30Listing 7/30
Messer Holdorf
119 listings · DE
24/ 100
Price 11/40Steel 4/30Listing 9/30
Kotai
58 listings · FR
24/ 100
Price 6/40Steel 8/30Listing 10/30
Scharfes Japan
246 listings · DE
23/ 100
Price 10/40Steel 3/30Listing 10/30
Korin France
15 listings · FR
23/ 100
Price 12/40Steel 5/30Listing 6/30
Nesmuk
9 listings · DE
20/ 100
Price 0/40Steel 0/30Listing 20/30
Dfito
8 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Pasoli
7 listings · DE
Too few listings to score
Best Buy Damascus
7 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Empire du Couteau
5 listings · FR
Too few listings to score
Tokyo Knives
5 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Mon Espace Cuisine
4 listings · FR
Too few listings to score
Aikido Steel
4 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Imarku
4 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Hensslers
3 listings · DE
Too few listings to score
Jcpcook
3 listings · FR
Too few listings to score
New West KnifeWorks
3 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Okuro
2 listings · DE
Too few listings to score
MAC Knife
2 listings · US
Too few listings to score
MTC Kitchen
2 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Japanese Food Craftsman Shop
2 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Couteaux Morta
1 listings · FR
Too few listings to score
Schmiedeglut
1 listings · DE
Too few listings to score
Sallys Shop
1 listings · DE
Too few listings to score
Damaso
1 listings · DE
Too few listings to score
Cuisine Inspirante
1 listings · FR
Too few listings to score
Aframes Tokyo
1 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Dream of Japan
1 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Hedley & Bennett
1 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Messermeister
1 listings · US
Too few listings to score
Turwho
1 listings · US
Too few listings to score
All brands, sortable
| Brand | Score | Market | n | Chef median | Steel named | Layers stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aframes Tokyo | – | US | 1 | – | 0 % | 0 % |
| Aikido Steel | – | US | 4 | $130 | 100 % | 100 % |
| Atma Kitchenware | 65 | FR | 8 | €159 | 100 % | 100 % |
| Bay Trade Japan | 64 | US | 106 | $212 | 100 % | 32 % |
| Bernal Cutlery | 33 | US | 9 | – | 78 % | 0 % |
| Best Buy Damascus | – | US | 7 | $400 | 71 % | 71 % |
| Burrfection Store | 45 | US | 34 | $299 | 97 % | 15 % |
| Böker | 47 | DE | 8 | €249 | 75 % | 88 % |
| Cangshan | 60 | US | 75 | $140 | 11 % | 99 % |
| Carbon Knife Co | 55 | US | 118 | $240 | 93 % | 36 % |
| Chubo Knives | 64 | US | 27 | $195 | 100 % | 81 % |
| Couteau Japonais | 31 | FR | 38 | €380 | 55 % | 0 % |
| Couteaux du Chef | 62 | FR | 442 | €235 | 81 % | 82 % |
| Couteaux Morta | – | FR | 1 | €780 | 0 % | 0 % |
| Coutelier | 47 | US | 30 | $732 | 100 % | 73 % |
| Coutellerie Damas | 49 | FR | 22 | €234 | 41 % | 82 % |
| Cuisine Inspirante | – | FR | 1 | – | 100 % | 100 % |
| Cutlery and More | 52 | US | 538 | $240 | 88 % | 53 % |
| Dalstrong | 65 | US | 38 | $289 | 68 % | 97 % |
| Damas Origin | 55 | FR | 30 | €130 | 10 % | 100 % |
| Damasaki | 64 | FR | 76 | €120 | 22 % | 83 % |
| Damascus Knife | 89 | DE, FR, US | 258 | €89 | 100 % | 100 % |
| Damaso | – | DE | 1 | – | 100 % | 100 % |
| Damastchef | 73 | DE | 37 | €149 | 68 % | 100 % |
| Damastshop | 41 | DE | 51 | €130 | 0 % | 14 % |
| Dfito | – | US | 8 | $20 | 12 % | 0 % |
| District Cutlery | 52 | US | 66 | $275 | 80 % | 36 % |
| Dream of Japan | – | US | 1 | – | 0 % | 0 % |
| Du Bruit dans la Cuisine | 54 | FR | 9 | €230 | 78 % | 100 % |
| eChefKnife | 56 | US | 60 | $230 | 100 % | 63 % |
| Empire du Couteau | – | FR | 5 | €136 | 60 % | 80 % |
| Forged Blade | 63 | US | 15 | $97 | 87 % | 0 % |
| Forseti Steel | 47 | US | 19 | $105 | 0 % | 5 % |
| Grandsharp | 54 | US | 256 | $45 | 34 % | 27 % |
| Gyuto.com | 46 | US | 65 | $419 | 100 % | 15 % |
| Hasu-Seizo | 50 | US | 92 | $304 | 93 % | 50 % |
| Hedley & Bennett | – | US | 1 | – | 0 % | 100 % |
| Hensslers | – | DE | 3 | €99 | 0 % | 100 % |
| HexClad | 46 | DE, US | 44 | – | 0 % | 57 % |
| Hoshanho | 65 | US | 33 | $198 | 55 % | 52 % |
| Huusk | 50 | US | 6 | $50 | 0 % | 0 % |
| Imarku | – | US | 4 | $160 | 25 % | 50 % |
| Japan Knife Shop | 53 | US | 30 | $229 | 77 % | 100 % |
| Japan Shop Morita | 40 | DE | 9 | €220 | 56 % | 0 % |
| Japanese Food Craftsman Shop | – | US | 2 | – | 0 % | 50 % |
| Japanese Knife Company | 50 | FR | 57 | €239 | 72 % | 100 % |
| Japanese Knife Imports | 44 | US | 22 | $228 | 82 % | 0 % |
| JB Prince | 43 | US | 13 | $360 | 100 % | 31 % |
| Jcpcook | – | FR | 3 | €46 | 0 % | 67 % |
| Jikko Japanese Knives | 49 | US | 50 | $416 | 100 % | 8 % |
| JP Knives | 70 | US | 27 | $109 | 37 % | 70 % |
| Just-Cook-Eat | 56 | FR | 6 | €98 | 17 % | 67 % |
| JW SteelCrafts | 28 | US | 310 | $179 | 2 % | 1 % |
| Kaitsuko | 53 | DE, FR | 57 | €125 | 33 % | 98 % |
| Kikuichi Cutlery | 42 | US | 30 | $415 | 100 % | 93 % |
| Kitchen Kapers | 48 | US | 52 | $170 | 58 % | 52 % |
| Klingen-Boutique | 58 | DE | 71 | €321 | 90 % | 90 % |
| Kochschein | 75 | DE | 20 | €54 | 55 % | 90 % |
| Kookgigant | 58 | FR | 208 | €135 | 36 % | 67 % |
| Korin France | 23 | FR | 15 | €196 | 20 % | 27 % |
| Kotai | 24 | FR | 58 | €260 | 14 % | 0 % |
| Kyoku | 84 | US | 14 | $50 | 100 % | 86 % |
| Küchenkompane | 53 | DE | 54 | €130 | 61 % | 69 % |
| Le Monde du Couteau | 65 | FR | 22 | €197 | 91 % | 18 % |
| Les Couteaux Japonais | 73 | FR | 16 | €142 | 100 % | 100 % |
| Letcase | 72 | US | 112 | $99 | 67 % | 85 % |
| Luxe Kitchen | 60 | DE | 10 | – | 70 % | 100 % |
| M Damascus | 50 | US | 70 | $37 | 0 % | 0 % |
| MAC Knife | – | US | 2 | $275 | 0 % | 0 % |
| Maison Damas | 64 | DE, FR | 202 | €119 | 66 % | 100 % |
| Maison Yamato | 48 | FR | 72 | €159 | 0 % | 100 % |
| MaitreCoutelier | 50 | FR | 57 | €130 | 28 % | 33 % |
| Messer Holdorf | 24 | DE | 119 | €219 | 16 % | 3 % |
| Messermeister | – | US | 1 | – | 100 % | 100 % |
| Mon Espace Cuisine | – | FR | 4 | – | 0 % | 25 % |
| MTC Kitchen | – | US | 2 | – | 100 % | 100 % |
| Musashi Europe | 44 | FR | 84 | €300 | 93 % | 0 % |
| Nesmuk | 20 | DE | 9 | €1,900 | 0 % | 100 % |
| New West KnifeWorks | – | US | 3 | $2,575 | 0 % | 0 % |
| Nishikidori | 40 | FR | 7 | €221 | 0 % | 100 % |
| Okuro | – | DE | 2 | €68 | 100 % | 100 % |
| Oryoki | 31 | DE | 79 | €359 | 37 % | 66 % |
| Pasoli | – | DE | 7 | €75 | 100 % | 71 % |
| Paudin | 82 | US | 11 | $99 | 73 % | 55 % |
| Regalia Knives | 79 | US | 10 | $110 | 100 % | 90 % |
| Rodriguez Butcher Supply | 50 | US | 15 | $405 | 100 % | 73 % |
| Sakuto Knives | 71 | US | 11 | $119 | 64 % | 55 % |
| Sallys Shop | – | DE | 1 | – | 100 % | 100 % |
| Samura | 73 | FR | 47 | €123 | 47 % | 100 % |
| Santoku Knives | 86 | DE | 63 | €110 | 100 % | 100 % |
| Scharfes Japan | 23 | DE | 246 | €282 | 13 % | 0 % |
| Schmiedeglut | – | DE | 1 | – | 0 % | 0 % |
| Seido Knives | 66 | US | 56 | $139 | 95 % | 93 % |
| Seisuke Knife | 45 | US | 345 | $340 | 89 % | 62 % |
| Senken | 77 | US | 39 | $109 | 97 % | 97 % |
| Shan Zu | 75 | DE, FR, US | 95 | €76 | 80 % | 71 % |
| SharpEdge | 55 | DE, FR | 282 | €250 | 97 % | 30 % |
| Shokunin USA | 51 | US | 90 | $162 | 77 % | 3 % |
| Silverback Knives | 66 | DE | 17 | €130 | 71 % | 65 % |
| Speckdealer | 37 | DE | 12 | €137 | 0 % | 100 % |
| Stallion | 42 | DE | 27 | €174 | 15 % | 78 % |
| Sternsteiger | 48 | DE | 22 | €200 | 73 % | 32 % |
| Strata | 33 | US | 30 | $348 | 57 % | 0 % |
| Sugi Cutlery | 51 | US | 43 | $288 | 100 % | 7 % |
| Sunnecko | 92 | US | 43 | $48 | 100 % | 91 % |
| Syosaku-Japan | 60 | US | 80 | $236 | 100 % | 100 % |
| TB Groupe | 51 | FR | 7 | €94 | 0 % | 14 % |
| The Cooking Guild | 77 | US | 35 | $115 | 97 % | 97 % |
| Tokushu Knife | 41 | US | 64 | $369 | 84 % | 2 % |
| Tokyo Knives | – | US | 5 | $335 | 0 % | 80 % |
| Tsume | 58 | DE | 19 | €134 | 53 % | 100 % |
| Turwho | – | US | 1 | – | 100 % | 100 % |
| Uptown Cutlery | 59 | US | 44 | $225 | 91 % | 36 % |
| Wasabi Knives | 58 | US | 8 | $129 | 100 % | 12 % |
| Wood and More | 66 | DE | 17 | €154 | 76 % | 94 % |
| Wusaki | 66 | FR | 35 | €89 | 40 % | 20 % |
| Xinzuo | 70 | US | 206 | $100 | 67 % | 99 % |
| Yakushi | 61 | US | 10 | $102 | 40 % | 30 % |
| YuiSenri | 62 | US | 69 | $199 | 97 % | 87 % |
The score out of 100 is the mean score of the brand's knives, with the same rules as the rankings: price against the median of the same knife type in the same market (40), stated core steel (30), layer count, blade length and handle stated (30). Sets are left out. Brands with fewer than five scored listings get no score. We have not tested these knives.
Chef median is computed in the brand's first listed market. “Steel named” and “Layers stated” are the share of the brand's listings that give that information.