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The Güde Alpha Balkhauser Kotten is an 8-inch chef's knife forged in Solingen, Germany, from a single piece of chrome-vanadium-molybdenum steel. Its full tang runs through a hand-finished walnut handle held by three rivets, and the blade is hand-sharpened with a slight distal taper toward the tip. It sits in Güde's Alpha line, the brand's core forged series, and competes with other German forged chef's knives on weight and edge geometry. It suits cooks who want a substantial, hard-working blade and accept the extra heft and hand-wash care that come with it.
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Lowest price we've seen: $149.95 on Nov 9 at Kitchen Universe. Tracked across 1 store since Nov 9.
Owners of Güde Alpha knives generally praise the forged build, sharp out-of-box edge and comfortable wooden handle. Complaints tend to focus on weight and the care the wood and steel demand.