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Borough Kitchen have this Wusthof on sale
I have ome of these, must be knocking on 10 years old now. It's definitely a workhorse that doesn't require TLC. It's a very good knife imo.
Only downside is the steel is hard af so it's not quick or easy to sharpen, but that's just the flip slide of durability and resilience.
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German stainless is generally known for being soft - have a Henckels 4star that I use for bashing shells, softer bone and things I don't want to subject harder knives to. First I've heard of German stainless being hard (and all things considered hard =/= wear resistant, and from my experience softer stainless is usually more annoying to sharpen..)
youClown
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Let's review some key phrases from the OP...
poorly looked-after
bashed
Global
daily
mostly veg based prep
scoop up off the board
won't be looked after terribly well
£100
None of that says thin carbon steel to me. Although I am really tempted myself 🙄
Borough Kitchen have this Wusthof on sale. Maybe have a visit if you can.
https://www.boroughkitchen.com/products/new-wusthof-classic-scalloped-santoku-knife?
I'd be tempted to spend a bit more for the Ikon handle as I really like it. But otherwise it's the same knife so the one linked is excellent vfm.