EICHENLAUB Solingen Germany POM CUTLERY

Eichenlaub POM
Solingen quality from tradition in German production 
Order directly from the Solingen specialised shop
Company MESSER RÖDTER founded in 1909
Owner Susann Frécôt e.K.  
Marienstr. 11 (in the Altstadt-Passage)  
D-95028 Hof, Germany
Phone: +49 9281 8 45 26 ( 09281 8 45 26 )    
Fax: +49 9281 8 77 62 ( 09281 8 77 62 )

Backenheft cutlery, forged from a single piece of stainless steel, manufactured in over 120 different steps. All knife blades are produced in the highest and most complex stage of the Solingen pliesst technique, the so-called "blue pliesst". In this process, the steel is ground finer step by step in several passes, using emery leathers with a grain size of 180 to 320. This work requires so much experience that it is only mastered in a few Solingen workshops. You can recognise a blue-gritted blade by the fact that it shines cleanly and a faint blue shimmer appears in the grooves when exposed to a certain amount of light. The blades of the Backen forged cutlery are made of 1.4116 chrome-molybdenum-vanadium steel, i.e. genuine forgeable material, in stainless steel with rivets made of matt brass. The individual parts are manufactured from a single piece in a renowned Solingen forge. Only the POM handle version is dishwasher-safe. The steel, riveting and the final finish of the handles are matt
As early as the end of the 19th century, a Vesper cutlery set appeared in Solingen with handles that were framed by steel at the top and bottom, the so-called "Backenbesteck". An original that has since been copied worldwide. For a long time only available as a knife and fork model, the cutlery was expanded by the August Merten company from 1910 to its current variety with dessert, fish, fruit and serving pieces. Many manual operations are then necessary until the filigree shapes of the metal have been worked out and the handles precisely fitted.