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We regularly hear from customers that if they could only have one knife in their kitchen, it would be the Global G-2 Cook's Knife.

The G-2 is the best-selling Japanese kitchen knife ever made! It can slice, dice, chop, and really do anything you need.

A fantastic multi-purpose all round blade that is included in virtually every knife set Global produce. Winner of multiple awards, including Which Best Knife and the Housewares ICON award, the G-2 has cemented its place into the kitchenware hall of fame.

It features the iconic dotted handle that is filled with sand to provide an ergonomic, comfortable and versatile kitchen knife that is a delight to use.

The G Series of Global knives is a classic collection of large longer bladed knives with weighted hollow handles, used for general food preparation. All knives are made in two parts with the blade and the handle being welded together. The blade itself is made of Cromova18, Global ’s special blend of Molybdenum Vanadium steel, which makes the knife hard compared to European blades and able to retain a decent edge for a long time. Global ’s special feature though is that the knives are ground down to a very acute angle (15 Degrees) down the face of each side of the blade. Rather than having a beveled edge, this is how Global knives are renowned for being so sharp and for staying sharp for such a long time. Global were one of the first Japanese brands into the UK market and have built up a cult following and the brand is well recognized. Always wash your knives by hand, dry thoroughly and never put them in a dishwasher. All Global knives are covered by the manufacturers guarantee against faults and defects. Knives should be stored in a block or other protective case to protect the blades and always kept out of reach of children. Knives cannot be sold to any person under the age of 18. When you place an order with us, you are confirming that you are 18 or older. Sometimes we may ask for proof of identification.

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 G-47 is essentially a Western style version of the Yanagi Sashimi Slicer and works the same way. The G-47 knife has the typical 15 degree bevel on each side of the blade as per the standard G series. It can be used for a number of kitchen tasks. It makes a great carving knife and is perfect for slicing big pieces of your favorite cut of meat. It also makes a good fish filleting knife or for use making sashimi.

The G-46 Santoku Knife 18cm is Global's full sized Santoku knife. Santoku is a Japanese word literally meaning 'three ways' and is used to describe the three cutting tasks that the knife is designed to do; slicing, dicing and mincing. The shape of the knife makes it brilliant for Western style cooking as the blade is flat, deep and powerful, which makes the knife really good for cutting up lots of heavy root vegetables, such as sweet potato, squashes and celeriac.

Global knives produces several variations of the Santoku knife; there are smaller versions of the Santoku, the GS-35 and the GS-37. Santoku knives are also well combined with fluting which helps prevent these vegetables sticking to the knife blades. The fluted version of the G-46 is the G-48.

The G-30 is a specialist filleting knife. It is very similar to the G-21 and effectively does the same task however this is the shape and design preferred in the Scandinavian market. In fact this knife was made specially for Swedish fans of Global who had always wanted their style of boning knife to be made available in the Global range. It has a long and flexible blade to effortlessly get between the skin and the flesh of a fish. It would also make a good Iberico ham slicer.

The G-29 is another fairly specialist knife in the G series line. The knife is suited for work with medium sized fish and is a bit of a cross over between a cook's knife and a chopper. It is also perfectly suited for cutting up chicken, turkey or other poultry that may be cooked whole.

The deep blade is designed to help the knife cut through bones to remove fish heads, tails and fins as the knife can be swung down onto a chopping board. Useful for preparing fish if you like to buy your fish whole, this knife will also create deep slicers to serve up.

This is a specialist knife blade for butchering raw meat. The curved thin blade is designed to slice through joints in raw carcasses. The shape of the knife with its right angle curve in the blade is made to slash across flesh and so separate the meat from bones, ligaments and other parts that are not wanted. It is a specialist knife and does not work well for cutting or chopping vegetables and other regular kitchen work.

The butcher knife shape comes from a very old design. In the wild these knives were used for a huge variety of tasks, for cutting up food, skinning animals and self defense.

Global also produce a GF-27, fully forged butcher's knife. This knife has a bolster which provides a bit more protection when working with raw meat.