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You can get closer to your food with a smaller knife. It is easier to peel fruits and veg with a smaller knife. A larger knife lends itself to longer cuts, which is more mechanically sound. Axes are used for chopping. Knives cut with motion both forward and back.
My only concern with buying an expensive model like the Wustof is whether or not she will care for it in a way that will preserve its characteristics. My beloved wife (also an avid cook) was found not too long ago slicing pizza on our pizza stone with my mint condition Global Oriental Chef's knife. I do not know the relative Rockwell values, but you do not use a blade of any kind on a stone surface. She has been educated on the subject, and still apparently loves me.
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