GLOBAL COOKS KNIVES

The two most innovative features of Yoshikin Global knives are their edge and the way they are balanced. A knife is really all about its edge, and the Global edge is its signature feature. The majority of the Global knives are sharpened or ground on both sides of the blade, just like Western style knives. However, these two sided edges are ground at an acute angle.

This is in contrast to Western or European knives that use a beveled edge - the straight edge results in a dramatically sharper knife which stays sharper longer. The edge on a two-sided Global knife is so large and prominent that it is easily seen with the naked eye and extends a quarter of an inch or more up from the tip of the knife.

Global balances their knives with a hollow handle filled with just the right amount of sand. Global uses this method rather than using a full tang and a bolster to balance their knives for two reasons. First, it is more precise than using a tang and a bolster, and because Asian knives typically do not have bolsters which are considered a hindrance to slicing and sharpening. Other unique features of Global knives are their smooth contours and seamless, all stainless steel construction which eliminates food and dirt traps offering the ultimate in safety and hygiene.

Global knives are widely counterfeited with nice looking but inferior products. The Global knives that we sell are offered by Yoshikin, the brand owner and manufacturer.

Global 7-Inch Oriental Chef's Knife

This 7-in. Asian Chef's Knife has a sharp upward curve and thicker "belly" than a traditional cook's knife. Great all purpose knife for cooks that like to chop or rock against the cutting board. 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.

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Global 7-Inch Deba Knife

This 7-in. Asian Deba Knife is sharpened on the right side of the blade only, making it suitable only for right handed cooks. The mirror finish near the blades edge encourages ingredients to fall away from the knife and allows the cook to keep ingredients pristine. This knife is relatively heavy. Thick at the back, the broad, 7-inch blade, designed for butchering fish and chopping hard vegetables, carries enough weight to chop through fish bones. For clean, low-friction cutting, the blade is tapered to an edge on only one side so it's even sharper than other Global knives.

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Bunmei 7-3/5-Inch Deba Knife

The shape, weight, and wood handle--which has a ridge to ensure a secure grip--are traditional, but the blade is made of thoroughly modern, extra-hard, molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel so it retains its edge longer than high-carbon stainless-steel blades. For clean, low-friction cutting, the edge is "face-ground" on the right side only with a long taper at an acute angle and comes from the factory razor-sharp. This knife should be honed only with a synthetic whetstone or a ceramic whetstone and hand washed. (ed.) This is the knife that the character Hattori Hanzo used to make sushi in the movie Kill Bill.

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Global 5-1/2-Inch Vegetable Knife

This 5.5-in. Vegetable Knife has a unique blade shape that encourages the cook to perform a slicing motion. A great all purpose knife for those with small hands or those that feel more confident working with shorter blades. 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.

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