Messermeister Four Seasons Knife Series

Sorry for the late reply, had to deal with a death in my family. I read. I'm Portuguese, family's from Lisbon. I started cutting meat in 1984, I think I know my way around the industry and a knife. I'm a materials engineer now. I don't know how many times I've been to Portugal. What I do know - I've visited several knife shops in Porto and Lisbon, so many times I've seen billets of steel with Chinese labels on pallets in the knife shops I've visited over the years - a reason I pass on the cheap Portuguese knives. No offense, but there are pretty much zero restrictions on the "Made In" requirements in EU countries. "Made In" is and has been interchangeable with "Finished In" for around 20 years. There's too many products "made in" the EU that had components made in China and assembled in EU countries but had the "Made In" label slapped on it. I import products from several EU countries now, mainly SS and carbon fiber-based products, and the material certifications match up perfectly with Chinese-made materials. Yes, the Portuguese mine a lot of iron ore and refine a lot of steel - most of it is industrial grade, almost none of their steel is what we'd find in a decent billet of SS or carbon steel. Even as a Portuguese son, "Made in Portugal" pretty much means nothing to me. Next time, don't be so damned snarky unless you can back up your assertion.

read. "Made in Portugal"

Stamped, not forged steel. Should I care at this price?