Global G-16 - 10 inch, 24cm Chef's Knife
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: GlobalBrand: Global
Model: G-16
Product features:
- Precisely balanced 10-inch chef's knife for chopping, mincing
- Blade made of high-tech molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel
- Edge retains razor sharpness exceptionally well
- Stainless-steel handle molded for comfort, dimpled for safe grip
- Lifetime warranty against defects and breakage
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Global G-16 - 10 inch, 24cm Chef's Knife
Customer Review: Go Big--you won't regret it.
Summary: 5 Stars
If you buy this knife, it will be your most-used kitchen implement. There are tasks that require a smaller knife, and you will need the right tools for those tasks as well. But the very first high quality knife you should buy is this one, right here.
It excels at the wide range of tasks normally assigned to the big chef's knife.
You'll use it more than you use all your others. Stuff you used to use your serrated utility knife for, you'll find yourself reaching for this one now. Need to slice a tomato? This knife will flat out destroy the Henckels/Kershaw/Wusthof serrated small knives "made" for the tomato task. Some of them come coated with some kind of teflon in bright colors to protect the steel from discoloration caused by tomato acid. You rinse and wipe your knife when you use it, right? If you're not carving your tomato into fancy little shapes or doing that sushi chef's trick of rolling the tomato slice out of its peel, the small knife has little use, and the serrations are even less useful, after you've tried slicing a tomato with this knife. It will make a paper-thin cut so effortlessly you can't help but smile.
I thought I needed serrated knives for that type of task because I didn't know what a SHARP knife could do. I still use my little one occasionally, but my cooking is more of a rustic type where chopping and slicing are the major activities. If that's your style too, here's your tool--though you'll still eventually want a good boning knife and a good paring knife. Global makes a wide range of knives for these purposes too.
But if I could only have one knife, it would have to be this one.
Description of Global G-16 - 10 inch, 24cm Chef's Knife
This 10-in. Chef's Knife is the perfect all purpose knife for those like a longer blade or for slicing large ingredients. Loved by professional chefs around the world, Global knives are an excellent choice for the serious home cook. The thin and razor sharp Global blade allows the cook to cleanly slice through foods, preserving the integrity of the ingredient and maximizing its flavor. The majority of Global knives are ground to a straight point rather than the western style of beveling the edge. To balance their knives Global uses a hollow handle that is filled with just the right amount of sand to create the correct balance. The handle has its own unique darkened dimples for a non-slip grip. Because the knives are very light weight they reduce hand fatigue. Global knives have a smooth contour and seamless, all stainless construction that eliminates food and dirt traps. Global knifes are forged in Japan from CROMOVA 18 Stainless Steel, a blend of 18 percent chromium for good stain resistance plus molybdenum and vanadium which gives excellent edge retention..High tech from tip to handle, Global knives from Japan created a sensation when they burst onto the world's culinary stage as an alternative to traditional European-style cutlery. Blades are made of hard molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel and "face-ground" with a long taper rather than a short bevel so edges remain sharp longer than even the best high-carbon stainless-steel knives. Edges also are ground at a more acute angle than traditional European-style knives and arrive from the factory razor-sharp. Although Global also makes a "heavyweight" line for cooks who like hefty knives, its original knives--of which this one is an example--have thinner blades and are lighter than traditional European-style knives. This 10-inch chef's knife, however, is intended for large-handed cooks and is relatively heavy. Global also dispensed with bolsters on its original knives to reduce weight. Balance is achieved by injecting a precise amount of sand for a particular blade style into a hollow handle. To ensure balance is continuous, the sand flows inside the handle as a blade is maneuvered. A finger notch between blade and handle provides safety.
Stainless-steel handles are Global's most striking feature. They're molded to fit the hand and dimpled to resist slipping. Smaller around than many European-style handles, they're easy for small-handed cooks to grasp and seamless for sanitation. Global recommends using a ceramic sharpener or a diamond steel instead of a metal sharpening steel for its knives, supplemented by a synthetic whetstone, a ceramic whetstone, or a Shinkansen sharpener. Global also makes a Sharpening Guide Rail so blades can be honed on a whetstone at the proper angle. Global knives should be hand washed to protect edges. They carry a lifetime warranty against defects and breakage. --Fred Brack
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