Forged in Solingen, Germany
Herb Knives
A herb knife has one job: reducing parsley, chives, basil and dill to a fine cut without bruising the leaf or leaving it stuck to the board. Güde grinds it as a short, deep-bellied blade that rocks through a pile of herbs in a steady motion, drop-forged from a single bar of chrome-vanadium-molybdenum steel in Solingen, ice-hardened, and taken through up to 55 manual operations before it is sharpened by hand.
Three knives sit in this collection, all 5 inches and all built on the same forged double bolster, differing only in the handle: black Hostaform in the Alpha line, which is dishwasher-safe, and olive or pear wood in the Alpha Olive and Alpha Pear lines, which are washed and dried by hand.
Before you buy
Good to know
Güde Shop USA is Güde’s brand representative in the United States. Every knife ships from the USA, with a US team you can reach by email.
Which line should I choose?
Every Güde line shares a blade drop-forged from one bar of steel in Solingen. What changes is the handle, the balance and the care: Alpha has dishwasher-safe black Hostaform, Alpha Olive, Pear and Barrel Oak put the same blade on wood, Kappa is all metal, and SYNCHROS drops the bolster. The line comparison sets them side by side.
Which Güde knives are dishwasher-safe?
The Alpha line with black Hostaform handles, the Universal line and the all-metal Kappa. Every wood and Micarta handle is hand-wash only: rinse, dry and put the knife away.
How fast do you ship?
Orders ship from the USA within 1 to 2 business days; orders placed after 1:00 pm ET start counting the next business day. Ground delivery usually takes 2 to 4 business days. Shipping is free on US orders of $69.95 or more. Shipping policy
What about returns and warranty?
You can return an item within 30 days of purchase, and every knife is covered by our Limited Lifetime Warranty. We prepay return postage when an item arrives damaged or incorrect. Returns and refunds
How do I keep the edge sharp?
Hone on a sharpening steel every few uses and sharpen on a whetstone when honing no longer brings the edge back. Cut on wood or plastic, never glass or stone. The care and sharpening guide walks through it.