Japanese Bread Knives

GLOBAL’s award-winning, serrated Bread Knife designed for effortless slicing of crusty sourdough, soft loaves and delicate pastries. The perfect gift for home bakers, bread lovers and professional chefs.

• Winner of Which Best Buy Award
• Innovative blade design
• Engineered for even slices of bread
• Ergonomic handle
• Corrosion resistant

Designed with serrated teeth with built in chambers, the G-9 clears crumbs easily, helping guide the blade to cut clean, straight and even slices without tearing or crushing the bread.

What is a bagel knife? Well it took a long time to explain to our Japanese suppliers what a bagel was and why we eat so many of them. Apparently it is a very American/British thing. Really the Global range was missing a small bread knife, as the GS series contained everything but a small bread knife. At 16cm it is good enough for most loaves of bread and it is also a cheaper option than buying the full G-9. It also doubles up as a good utility knife for vegetables that have a hard skin and soft center. So it is excellent for slices of large tomatoes as well.

We realized that some of our smaller Global blocks could not fit the large bread knife, so if you have the smallest size of ship shape block, the GS-61 is a god option.

The GS-14 is basically the GS-11 with large serrations in the blade. A multi function knife, the serrations allow the utility knife to cut through tougher materials such as bread or allow it to be used with fruits and vegetables with thick skins and soft centers. The knife has a medium sized blade meaning that it will be used often and makes a great addition to any set without a bread knife or just for those who do not use bread knives very often and need something to make do.

The name 'UKON' has many positive connotations in Japanese legend. Our favourite use of the word lies in the expression 'Tachibana No Ukon' referring to the Mandarin Tree that was symbolically planted on the right-hand side of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. It was said to balance the Cherry Blossom Tree on the left-hand side, known as the 'Sakura No Sakon'. Together they replaced the Samurai Guards who had until then protected the Emperor, but who were deemed no longer necessary during times of peace.

In true GLOBAL tradition, the knife is constructed from the best Stainless Steel material and the UKON series features thicker blades to enhance performance. UKON knives are subject to even more precise grinding and finishing work, making them 10 percent sharper out of the box. The knives are designed with an ambidextrous thumb rest that sits closer to the blade for added control and efficiency. The underside of the handle features GLOBAL's trademark indentations, making UKON knives extremely comfortable to hold.

The Global Ukon GU-03 Bread Knife has a long, serrated blade, perfect for slicing through thick crusty bread loaves and soft bread rolls. The GU-03 is also great for slicing soft fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes because the serrated blade glides into the delicate skin, preventing you from crushing the juicy inner layer, leaving a nice clean finish.

The GN-004 is Global Ni's large size bread knife and has a saw like blade for sawing through the crustiest loaves of bread. If you have bought a Global Ni series we do advise caution though as this blade does not fit in some of the smaller knife holders. For those looking to complete their collections we also suggest the GNM-09 bread knife which has a slightly smaller 21cm blade.

Global SAI's bread knives are designed to cut through the crustiest loaves of bread, This bread knife is quite long and does not fit in the medium and small size Global blocks. If you are looking to add a bread knife to a block set, try the SAI-M04 which has only a 17cm blade.

The GNM-09 is a specialist bread knife and really can only be used for this purpose. The GNM-09 was created as the original bread knife the GN-004 did not fit so well into some of the smaller blocks. The GNM-09 is comparable to the popular G-9 knife in the Global classic range and makes a fine addition to any set.

The G-97 is Global's classically shaped bread knife. It is 2cm shorter than the G-9. It is a specialist knife, really for use with bread only. The teeth are made to saw through the crust of bread but could also be used for some tough meats, for example crackling. The funny thing is, the Japanese do not really eat bread and so it is one of those products that they never really understood! If you look closely at the knife blade you will see that on the face of the knife, the teeth have a chamber whilst on the back of the knife, the face is flat. When you cut into bread, you will automatically cut inwards in a curve rather than straight down and the chamber is there to help correct this so that your slicers will be more of a similar thickness all the way through. Whilst the G-97 can be used by left handers, the set up is right handed.

The G-22 and G-23 are rather large bread knives with a 20cm and 24cm blade respectively. These knives are alternatives to the classically shaped bread knife the G-9. These blades are much deeper than the G-9 and are basically serrated versions of the G-2 and G-16 cook's knives and so whilst they are labelled as bread knives, they could equally double up as serrated chef's knife. The deeper serrated blade will make it better at cutting through larger than usual loaves of bread such as big sourdoughs or tough bread such as rye or black bread which are typically baked to be quite deep. However due to the size and profile of the knife with its tapered point, it would make a great knife for cutting up any large fruits or vegetables with tough husks, such as pumpkin, coconut and pineapple. A good knife to have for tougher jobs in the kitchen.

Global SAI's bread knives are desinged to cut through the crustiest loaves of bread, This bread knife is quite long and does not fit in the medium and small size Global blocks. If you are looking to add a bread knife to a block set, try the SAI-M04 which has only a 17cm blade.