Wüsthof Review, Is Wüsthof Non-Toxic?
Wüsthof averages 65 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 2 Wüsthof products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Wüsthof grades Good on our four-band scale. On disclosure, the brand says nothing publicly about PFAS. See what every brand has published about PFAS for how that compares.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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Which Wüsthof products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- stainless steel blade, no nonstick coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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- Stainless steel blades and handles
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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Wüsthof and PFAS, common questions
- Does Wüsthof have PFAS?
- Wüsthof averages 65 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 2 Wüsthof products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
- Is Wüsthof non-toxic?
- No Wüsthof product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Wüsthof Wusthof Gourmet Hollow Edge Santoku Knife at 65/100.
- Which Wüsthof products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Wüsthof products we have scored are Wusthof 4 Piece BBQ Set, Wüsthof Wusthof Gourmet Hollow Edge Santoku Knife. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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