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The iconic Global G-2 is a Japanese chef’s knife designed for everyday kitchen tasks such as slicing, chopping, and dicing. Featuring a thin blade, ultra sharp 15° edge angle, and lightweight stainless steel construction making it easier to handle than most Western chef's knives. Loved by professional chefs around the world, the award-winning G-2 is the best-selling Japanese kitchen knife ever made!
- 20cm Blade
- Cromova 18 stainless steel for corrosion resistance, durability and easy sharpening
- Hollow, sand-filed handle for perfect balance and control
- Ultra sharp 15° blade edge for smooth, effortless cutting
- Winner of Which Best Knife and the Housewares ICON awards
The perfect starter knife for any kitchen. A special offer designed to let you experience the ultra-sharp precision and unrivalled balance GLOBAL is famous for.
Suitable for a variety of kitchen tasks, the GS-89 small cook’s knife is a versatile blade ideal for finely slicing and dicing vegetables, fruit, meat or fish.
- Precision 13cm blade
- Japanese Cromova 18 stainless steel
- Weighted hollow handle
- Ultra sharp 15° cutting edge
- Ergonomic design
Crafted in Japan, this premium kitchen knife combines sharpness and lightweight balance to deliver exceptional performance and control making it a great first Japanese knife.
One of the best selling and award-winning knives in the GS range, and one of the smallest chef's knives GLOBAL makes. The GS-3 is a medium sized cook's knife that will perform a variety of kitchen tasks. It's 13cm blade is perfect for chopping, slicing and dicing small and medium sized produce. A versatile knife, useful for whether you want to cut up vegetables or slice meat.
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-01 Chef’s Knife is a versatile all-purpose blade that excels at every cutting task you can think of in the kitchen. The GU-01 is great for chopping vegetables, meat and fish, and it can also be used to finely chop herbs or peel garlic. Whatever the task, slicing, dicing, chopping or mincing, you can rely on this chef’ knife to perform every time.
The G-77 Global Fluted 20cm Chef's Knife is a medium-sized cook's knife that will perform a variety of kitchen tasks. It has a nice sized blade good for chopping, slicing and dicing and is useful whether you want to cut up vegetables or slice meat. It features improved flutes to the blade to prevent sticking.
As a chef's knife the G-4 is suitable for most kitchen tasks, slicing, dicing and chopping. There is very little difference in performance between the G-4 and the classic chef knife, the G-2. The difference is cosmetic, i.e. the kink in the blade. This gives the knife an 'oriental' styling, but it bears no meaning to the function of the knife. It is not designed specifically for oriental food, or oriental ways of using a knife, it is just a different shape of cook's knife. It does have a nice upward curve to the blade, which when cutting with the knife allows it to rock up and down on the chopping board, a bit like a mezzaluna.
The shape has been so popular that the second new series of Global knives, the Global NI series, has been based on this knife design. The G-4 also comes in a fluted version as the G-66 and in a smaller size as the GS-58.
The GS-1 is the smallest stated cook's knife in the Global range with an 11cm blade and like all cook's knives is a multi purpose knife used for cutting, slicing and chopping. Use this knife for small kitchen work, cutting the leaves from strawberries or quartering oranges.
The G-57 is a chef's knife and like the standard Global chef's knives can perform most roles in kitchen. The G-57 is set apart from the other chef's knives by its deeper blade. So the knife is more predisposed towards chopping vegetables. If you just needed one knife for the kitchen, but that vast majority of what you are doing is cutting vegetables, we would recommend this blade. It is quite similar to a Santoku knife, in fact it's halfway between a classic chef's knife shape and a santoku. Having actually laid the G-46 Santoku knife next to this blade, the difference between the knives is minimal, the difference being the slight absence of a Santoku's lambs foot ending. So this knife could also be described as a 16cm Santoku knife.
Consider as an alternative to a G-2, or a vegetable chopper. The G-64 is also offered as the same blade with fluting.
The GLOBAL GS-100 Cook's Knife features a 16cm blade that is ideal for a wide range of everyday kitchen tasks, from chopping vegetables and herbs to slicing meat and preparing fish. Its versatile design makes it an excellent all-round knife for both home cooks and professional chefs.
This is the Global NI Series 16cm Oriental Cooks Knife. The Ni range features all of the things we have come to expect from Global knives; the unrivalled cutting edge, sleek distinctive design and impeccable balancing. But it is in the improvements in the Ni, designed by the original Global visionary Komin Yamada that make it truly one of the best range of knives around.
This fluted kitchen knife is a really good all round all purpose knife to have in your kitchen.
Makes little tasks a pleasure!
The G-84 is the fluted version of the G-57 chef's knife and like the standard Global chef's knives can perform most roles in kitchen.
Like it's brother it is set apart from the standard chef's knives by its shorted fatter blade. So the knife is more predisposed towards chopping vegetables. The profile of the knife is similar to a Santoku knife and the knife could be described as a 16cm fluted Santoku Knife.
FAQs
Chef's Knives
Japanese chef’s knives:
· Lighter weight
· Thinner blades
· Sharper edge angles
· Excellent precision
Western chef’s knives:
· Heavier construction
· Thicker blade
· Better for heavy duty chopping
· Durable for tougher ingredients
GLOBAL chef’s knives combine Japanese sharpness with a durable stainless steel construction, making them popular among professional chefs globally.
How often your sharpen your chef’s knife depends on how often you use it, what you cut and how you maintain it.
For a home cook using a chef’s knife a few times a week:
• Honing (not sharpening): Once a week
• Sharpeing (whetstone/wheel sharpener): Every 3-6 months
For daily cooking or if you do a lot of prep work you might sharpen closer to every 1-3 months. If you only cook occasionally, it might be once or twice a year.
For more information on knife sharpening, discover GLOBAL’s Japanese Knife Sharpening Guide.
A well-balanced chef’s knife is one of the best kitchen knives for beginners and experienced cooks alike. We recommend the GLOBAL G-2 20cm Chef’s Knife as its lightweight balanced design makes it easy to manoeuvre and gives greater control to improve knife skills.
Yes. Japanese knives can significantly improve cooking as the thinner, sharper and lightweight design makes good technique easier and more consistent. With a sharp, well-balanced Japanese chef’s knife, you’ll get cleaner cuts which matters more than you might expect. Clean cuts mean less crushing and damage to ingredients like herbs, onions and fish meaning you get better texture and enhance flavours. A good Japanese chef’s knife that effortlessly slices through food also makes prep faster and less frustrating!