Le Cordon Bleu, founded in Paris in 1895, is recognized as the world leader in professional culinary education with 25 schools in 15 countries. The combined expertise of Le Cordon Bleu and Wusthof has resulted in the design and production of the Le Cordon Bleu Collection of premiere cutlery. These high-performance cutting tools were created to meet and exceed the most exacting culinary standards of the worlds great chefs. Each knife is precision forged from a single blank of high carbon steel and feature an incredibly sharp, specially-polished cutting edge. These knives have a lighter and distinctive bolster design that is more agile and reduces fatigue. This revolutionary bolster also allows for use of the entire cutting edge, and makes it easy to sharpen the entire blade all the way to the heel. The seamless construction is hygienic, and the Classic style handle is durable.