Global G-2 - 8 inch, 20cm Chef's Knife
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Global G-2 - 8 inch, 20cm Chef's Knife
Customer Review: Great value - great knife
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been a keen amateur chef for more than 30 years. I was given a full set of Sabatier chef's knives as a wedding present and have been using them since 1970. I had recently decided that 30+ years of sharpening had taken their toll on the Sabatiers and that new knives were called for - but what should I buy?At heart I am a traditionalist and the appearance of the Global range had put me off them. Fortunately I recently read Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential and noted his ringing endorsement of the Global range. I decided to buy the 8-inch chef's knife to see how I got on with it. I have never looked back!
Despite its rather unconventional look, the knife has excellent ergonomic design. It is well balanced, readily gripped when wet and astoundingly sharp. TMOT, you are unlikely ever to meet a sharper knife. Hold a sheet of paper from the top with one hand out in front of you and then cut downwards with the other - this knife readily cuts the paper without it being tensioned. That is what we mean by a sharp knife.
As noted in the Amazon description, the knife's handle is fairly small. My hand is a medium male hand - about 3.25 inches or 8.5 cm across its back. The knife is an excellent fit for my hand - and could probably accommodate a hand upto 4 inches or 10 cm across the back. However, I have seen some chefs with meaty hands that might find this knife a less than perfect fit. The knife is fairly light - it weighs 5.5 ounces or 160 grammes.
In all I am well satisfied with this purchase and shall go on to replace all my Sabatiers with the Global equivalents. Oh yes - and if you haven't yet read Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential, buy that too - but be careful not to cut yourself when you start laughing thinking about some of the things he has to say about professional cooks...
Customer Review: How could you rate this one star?
Summary: 5 Stars
This knife is very sharp out of the box and I'm very pleased with it. Some people don't like the handle and say it is slippery when wet, but I completely disagree. I don't find it slippery at all and I like the one piece knife better for cleanup. I think the weight and balance of the knife is just about perfect. Some people gave it bad reviews because they dropped it and it broke. Come on its a hardened steel what do you want, a knife that stays sharp a long time or a knife that you can throw around and it won't break? I also own a Global 7" santoku which is of equaly quality. It is sometimes hard to decide which knife to use. If you want quality kitchen knives that will last a lifetime you won't be disappointed with any global knives, whatever style you choose.
As with any knife this one will eventually get dull, which presents a few challenges. The egde is not a strait bevel grind but a convex edge. You cannot use automatic knife sharpeners or sharpener kits that set an angle for you unless you want to completely reset the bevel. You either need to sharpen on a soft surface (mousepad or foam) with fine grit sand paper, manually create the curved edge on a stone, or send them in for a professional sharpening. However with the use of a honing steel you can keep a sharp edge a long time in between sharpenings.
Customer Review: I feel like a Chef everytime I use this knife!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this knife because it was recommended by Anthony Bourdain in one of his books. It's almost too sharp(I cut myself 3 times, so far). It makes cooking so much more enjoyable. I love cooking dinner now. Get one now. I may be a noob when it comes to knives, but I know that I love this KNIFE....!!!Customer Review: I love this knife!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an amazing knife. We just received it today. I cut a carrot with it first and it was like cutting butter. I was totally surprised at how easy it was! It's so fun to use and easy to cut like they do on those cooking shows. You know how they cut really fast and nice? It's totally possible with a cool knife like that;-) The knife seems to want to slice through things. I love it. It's truly worth every penny. It makes cooking much quicker and fun. You really notice how good it is when you cut hard things up like a carrot or onion or something like that. I enjoyed cutting with it so much tonight that some of the food at dinner was cut a little too small...but it was so fun!Customer Review: If you are asking yourself - should I buy this? Then YES YOU SHOULD!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a big step to be willing to pay this much for a knife. But if the price didn't deter you from considering it, this is a FANTASTIC knife.
First - this is my first global, but the handle is fantastic. Made to be held...wonderful feel, nice and light. One of the most common complaints about these is that they are made for small hands....that is actually true. If you have big hands, maybe this actually isn't for you, but if you're female or have small hands, chances are you will long it!
Great balance...my first slice was on a head of cabbage and that was all it took to fall in love. I practically gave it no push at all...it just slid down like the cabbage was not meant to be whole.
*L* the biggest problem I have seems to be not dicing everything. This knife is just such a wonder to use that it's hard NOT to want to use it. I sometimes switch between using it and my Chicago Cutlery (which admittedly I used to think was pretty good...and it is not bad. I keep it sharp. But it is NOT this knife) just so I can remind myself what a wonderful step up.
Blade will take on anything. Meat, vegetables of all measure soft or hard. Food sees this knife coming and almost seems to politely separate itself :)
Seems to be holding an edge well...came sharpened (which is not always true of good knives) so I used it for a number of times before sharpening again. Needs sharpening after maybe every 6-8 meals? That's pretty good compared to some of my knives that need it every time. Cleans nice (do I even have to say it's a hand clean only? If you don't realize this...um, please do learn it before you get entrusted with one of these), no discoloration.
Beautiful, beautiful knife. It was my favorite from the first time I held it in my hand and took that first cut. Rests as a "prize" on the board that holds a couple of Shuns, a MAC, a Henkel, a Victorinox, and a Cutco. Some of the others compare to the cut, but between that and the feel of holding it, this one is the one that I love.
Strongly considering buying an even larger version of this for the few times when 8" just isn't quite enough. *eyes the butternut squash on the table*