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Sternsteiger has 22 damascus kitchen knives in our survey for Germany, priced from €41 to €800. Its chef knives cost a median of €200. The core steel is named on 73 % of its listings and the layer count on 32 %.

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Survey of 14 November 2026
Score
48/100
Price 22/40 · Steel 18/30 · Listing 8/30
Listings
22
Germany
Median · Chef
€200
all brands: €200 = 0 %
Steel named
73%
of listings state the core steel
Layers stated
32%
of listings give a layer count
Shown discounted
41%
of listings displayed a crossed-out price

Prices by type

Compared with the median of all brands in the same market. Green: cheaper than the market. Red: more expensive. Grey: within 5 %.

TypenMedian SternsteigerAll brands, DELow – High
Damascus chef knife9€200 = 0 %€200€85 – €260
Damascus santoku4€206 ▲ +29 %€159€85 – €440
Damascus knife set4€536 ▲ +115 %€249€170 – €800
Damascus nakiri2€265 ▲ +57 %€169€170 – €360
Damascus paring knife2€70 ▼ −29 %€98€41 – €98
Damascus bread knife1€80 ▼ −36 %€124€80 – €80

Core steels used

As stated by the seller, among listings that name a steel.

Core steeln%
VG101673 %

All 22 Sternsteiger listings

KnifeBrandTypeBladeLayersCore steelPrice
Damascus Schälmesser (4"/10cm) | Sternsteiger - Hiroto KollektionSternsteigerParing3.9"–VG10€41.18
Germanicum Arminius BrotmesserSternsteigerBread–440not stated€280€80
Damascus Kochmesser (8"/20cm) | Sternsteiger - Hiroto KollektionSternsteigerChef7.9"–VG10€84.88
Damascus Santoku Messer (7"/18cm) | Sternsteiger - Hiroto KollektionSternsteigerSantoku7.1"–VG10€84.88
Germanicum Arminius Damascus Paring Knife by Sternsteiger Germany × UBUO DESIGSternsteigerParing–440not stated€260€98
Sternsteiger | Damast KochmesserSternsteigerChef13.4"–VG10€150€100
Damascus Santoku Messer (7"/18cm) + Damascus Schälmesser (4"/10cm) | SternsteiSternsteigerSantoku7.1"–VG10€121.01
Sternsteiger Karnival | Gyuto DamastmesserSternsteigerChef––VG10€150
Nagasaki Nakiri Knife – Premium VG-10 Damascus Steel Japanese Vegetable CleaveSternsteigerNakiri––VG10€170
Theseus Gyuto Chef's Knife – Multi-Layered Damascus Steel with Wavy Handmade HSternsteigerChef––not stated€391€170
Sternsteiger | Damastmesser 2er-SetSternsteigerSet––VG10€240€170
Sternsteiger Damastmesser Dragon Damastmesser Serie - Schwarzblau GriffSternsteigerChef–67VG10€200
Sternsteiger Damastmesser Dragon Damastmesser Serie - Schwarz braun GriffSternsteigerChef–67VG10€200
Sternsteiger Damastmesser Dragon Damastmesser Serie - Braun Blau GriffSternsteigerChef–67VG10€200
Sternsteiger ODIN VIKING Chef Knife – Premium Solingen Designer Damascus SerieSternsteigerChef––not stated€220
Sternsteiger Germanicum Arminius Damast Kochmesser | 440 Lagen HandgeschmiedetSternsteigerChef–440not stated€650€260
Nagasaki Hand hammered Santoku knifeSternsteigerSantoku––VG10€290
Germanicum Arminius Nakiri MesserSternsteigerNakiri––VG10€650€360
Sternsteiger | handgehämmertes SantokumesserSternsteigerSantoku––VG10€440
Sternsteiger | Damastmesser 3er-SetSternsteigerSet–67VG10€470
Sternsteiger | Damastmesser 7er-SetSternsteigerSet––VG10€699€602
Komplettes 5er-Set mit Gratis MesserhalterSternsteigerSet––not stated€1,700€800

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.