ZWILLING Professional S Chef's Knife 20 cm
by ZWILLING · 🇩🇪 Germany
The Professional S chef's knife has a 20 cm blade forged from a single piece of steel and ice-hardened with ZWILLING's FRIODUR process. ZWILLING's product page lists Germany as the place of manufacture.
A European alternative to Shun chef's knife.
How the EU-ness score breaks down
Each criterion is worth a fixed number of points, multiplied by how good the evidence is and how recently it was checked. Read the full rubric.
Manufacturing
Verified30 / 30 ptsManufactured in Germany
- zwilling.com · producer · checked 2026-10-12
“Alle PROFESSIONAL S Messer werden in Deutschland aus einem einzigen Stück Stahl geschmiedet und anschließend unter extremen Temperaturen eisgehärtet.”
- zwilling.com · producer · checked 2026-10-12
Design & engineering
Not documented0 / 15 ptsWhere is the product designed and engineered?
Company headquarters
Verified15 / 15 ptsHeadquartered in Germany
- zwilling.com · producer · checked 2026-10-12
“ZWILLING J.A. Henckels Europa GmbH Grünewalder Strasse 14-22 42657 Solingen”
- zwilling.com · producer · checked 2026-10-12
Ownership & control
Unverified0 / 20 ptsOwnership not established
Recorded but not yet checked against a source, so it earns no points.
Materials & components
Not documented0 / 10 ptsDo the inputs come from inside the EU?
Supply-chain transparency
Not documented0 / 10 ptsDoes the maker publish where and by whom the product is made?
Documented quality
Not a review score. These are things a maker either publishes and commits to, or does not — warranty length, spare parts, certifications, support windows.
Warranty
Not documented0 / 20 ptsHow long does the maker stand behind it?
Repairability
Not documented0 / 25 ptsCan it be repaired, and are parts and manuals available?
Independent certification
Not documented0 / 30 ptsHas an outside body certified anything about this product?
Energy label
Not documented0 / 10 ptsWhat is the EU energy class, where one applies?
Long-term support
Not documented0 / 15 ptsHow long is the product supported after purchase?
Where it comes from
- Designed in
- Not documented
- Manufactured inVerified
- Germany
Who is behind it
ZWILLING is a German knife and cookware maker based in Solingen. Its site dates the brand to 1731, and says its Professional S knives are forged in Germany.
- Legal entity
- ZWILLING J.A. Henckels Europa GmbH
- Headquarters
- GermanyVerified
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