Rösle is a kitchen accessory manufacturer based in the small
Bavarian town of
Marktoberdorf
Marktoberdorf () is the capital of the Bavarian district of Ostallgäu in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia.
Marktoberdorf is near Kempten, Füssen, known for the castle Neuschwanstein, Bad Wörishofen, and Schongau. The nearest larger city is K ...
in Germany. Rösle developed the
Open Kitchen
A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation in a dwelling or in a commercial establishment. A modern middle-class residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a ...
concept. Originally started in 1888 by Karl Theodor Rösle as an industrial roofing manufacturer, Rösle expanded into kitchen utensils prior to
World War II. The company saw rapid growth throughout the 1950s and onwards and in 1993 the Rösle brand became solely dedicated to kitchen tools. In 2012, RÖSLE started their own BBQ range.
Production changes
In 2009 the company closed its factory in Germany and sub-contracted production to various firms in China. While insisting the quality would remain, consumer feedback has been poor, leading to a growing market for used, German-made Rösle products.
As of 2022, the Masterclass sub-brand of knives are made in
Solingen, Germany.
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Rösle
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Companies based in Bavaria
Manufacturing companies of Germany
Tool manufacturing companies of Germany
Knife manufacturing companies
Kitchenware brands
Kitchen knife brands