Robert Herder: a knife manufacturer with a century worth of experience

Why choose Robert Herder knives?

Robert Herder is the perfect brand for you if you're a person who appreciates old-fashioned German craftsmanship. Old-fashioned is not a marketing term for a traditional brand in this case. We have seen the production process at the Robert Herder factory, or rather workshop, with our own eyes. It is incredible how much manual goes into making these knives. Even the rivets that secure the blades in the wooden handles are hammered in by craftsmen.

Of course, the way a product is made does not always prove anything in regards to its quality. However, Robert Herder's knives have proven themselves time and time again. The renowned 'Solinger Dünnschliff' makes the knives incredibly thin. This makes them slice through vegetables and meat like a hot knife through butter.

At the factory, we also saw mill knives being sent in after 100 years of use. Yes you read that right: there are people, families, who have been cutting with the same Robert Herder knife for 100 years!

Robert Herder series

Robert Herder Mill knives

Best known, of course, are the mill Knives, named after Robert Herder's logo: the windmill. Generally, the term mill knife refers to the potato peelers made by Robert Herder.

Robert Herder Buckels

These are German breakfast knives. The Buckels knives allow you to effortlessly slice through bread, even bread with a hard crust. Moreover, the round tip makes it easy to spread butter and other spreadable goods.

Robert Herder K series

The K series consists of kitchen knives of a very high quality that were sharpened in a very special way. These knives are slightly thinner on the spine of the blade than in the middle of the blade. This is also called the ‘Kesselsche Walkschliff’.

Robert Herder Edwin Vinke series

The Edwin Vinke series consists of fish knives designed in collaboration with top Dutch chef Edwin Vinke of Restaurant de Kromme Watergang. These knives were based on Japanese fish knives, but designed to be a size smaller.

Robert Herder 1922

The Robert Herder 1922 series is based on a classic German kitchen knife design from 1922. The traditional, German 3-rivet design, now with razor-sharp carbon steel.

Robert Herder product types

Robert Herder's range contains many kinds of kitchen knives. Chef's knives, bread knives, filleting knives, carving knives, turning knives, peeling knives: you name it. But of course, there are some that stand out.

Robert Herder Grandmoulin bread knife

One of Robert Herder's more iconic knives is the Grandmoulin. This bread knife is famous for its excellent cutting capabilities. Do you frequently cut home-baked sourdough breads? The Grandmoulin can handle it just fine!

Robert Herder santoku

When you think of carbon steel knives with a thin grind, you'll probably be picturing Japanese kitchen knives. It's not surprising then that Robert Herder's santoku knives are also immensely popular. Especially the Robert Herder Lignum 3 santoku.

Robert Herder accessories

Besides fantastic kitchen knives, Robert Herder also offers beautiful knife magnets and other accessories. For example, maintenance products that bring out the best in your knife.

History of Robert Herder

Back in 1872, Robert Herder was founded in Germany's knife capital: Solingen. Over the centuries, Robert Herder has built a strong reputation with their 'Solinger Dünnschliff'. They use large leather wheels to polish the blades. Real old-fashioned craftsmanship, with machines and materials that are often much older than the people operating them. A defining feature of Robert Herder as a brand is that they have been making some of their knives in the same way for over 100 years. At the same time, they have a number of models and series of modern design, although everything is produced in the same way. Traditional craftsmanship in its purest form.