Global Knives | Yoshikin Kitchen Cutlery

The Global G-9 Bread Knife's serrated edge slices cleanly through all types of bread and pastry. The hard CROMOVA-18 stainless steel edge lasts a long time but does require some special consideration if you want to keep that blade in top form.

For hard-crusted rolls and French breads, nothing works better ...

Although many chefs do use this excellent G-12 Meat Cleaver from Global to chop through bones, Global advises against that and recommends the cleaver for slicing meat instead. You'll still love this knife, and most of us already own a beater for cutting up soup bones. Keep the G-12 ...

Anyone doing their own butchering needs a knife that holds up to hard work. This heavy butcher knife from Global blends advanced steel and all-stainless construction with a traditional butcher knife build. You'll find it to be the best of both worlds.

The Global GF-27 butcher knife weighs about a pound, ...

Shun's Classic 8-Inch Chef's Knife has the perfect build for smaller hands but a much more efficient design than the usual European Chef's knife. If you prefer a familiar knife style but want the advanced features of Japanese blades, take a close look at this Shun Classic knife.

Although the ...

The award-winning design of the Global G-16 10-Inch Chef's Knife brings new versatility to the powerhouse blade of the European kitchen. All-stainless steel construction reduces upkeep to a minimum without increasing weight. This excellent chef's knife cuts weight by ounces compared to the standard European pattern.

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The Concord 9-Piece Knife set may seem like an impossibly good deal -- with eight all-stainless steel knives, a knife hone, and a knife roll, it's hard to beat. Don't tell your competition it isn't Global Yoshikin.

If you're familiar with Global Yoshikin and their trademark dimpled stainless steel ...

This 6-Piece Block Set from Global Yoshikin outfits your kitchen with five versatile all-stainless steel knives and stainless steel countertop storage built to match. The trademark black dimples of the Global knife grip also decorate the sides of the modernistic storage block.

In this set, you'll find two ...

Blades ground in the reduced-friction granton style set these two Global vegetable knives apart from the company's main knife styles. Already so thin and efficient that they're the favorites of famous chefs -- including Anthony Bourdain -- these two good slicers just got a little better.

Global's G-56 Vegetable Fluted knife ...

Global's 3-Piece Knife Starter Set introduces chefs to three different handle styles and three great knives in this very popular and efficient all-stainless-steel design. Although it's just a start, these three knives cover a lot of kitchen territory. You could get by with three, but you'll probably want ...

The Global 6-Piece Knife Block Set is a great way to jump up to the higher standards of Global knives with a basic but versatile assortment of important blades. The set includes knives from both the G and GS series plus a stainless steel knife block with room ...

Global designed this hard-sided folding knife case specifically for Global knives, so don't expect a perfect fit if you own a random assortment of prep knives. If you've already gone Global, this practical case offers safe transport and temporary storage for 21 of your favorites plus a few important ...

If you're looking for convenient knife storage that's compatible with the all-stainless steel look of Global knives, consider this stainless steel 11-slot knife storage block -- also from Global Cutlery. The block is designed to hold ten Global knives and a Global sharpening steel. Many other brands will fit, ...

Since hand honing systems designed for western cutlery don't match up with the acute bevels and hard cutting edges of Global's fine knives, the company partnered with Shinkansen Corporation to create something special. The Minosharp Plus gives Global knife owners a sharpening option simpler and less expensive than a set of ...

Yoshikin's Global knives literally are too sharp for safe storage if just loose in a drawer. The edges could abrade or chip if banged into other metal tools, and sorting through a mess of tools with these razor-sharp edges floating about is hazardous to fingers. This Steak Knife Storage Tray ...

Lighter and harder than European forged steel knives, Yoshikin Global cutlery outperforms heavyweight German patterns in many ways. Using these fine blades does require some adjustment in technique, but most chefs will find it worth the trouble. Older knives won't be obsolete in your kitchen, but you'll love these for ...

Made from a solid rod of chrome vanadium stainless steel and embedded with a matrix of fine industrial diamonds, this unusual honing steel was developed for the Global knives manufactured by Yoshikin of Japan. Global recommends sharpening with their series of ceramic powder stones, an improvement over the Japanese ...

Combination stones are always partly a great idea and partly a compromise. There's no question that individual stones work a bit better than the flip-over versions, but with a two-sided double grit stone you get convenience and speed. No matter which stone system you choose, if you own Global ...

Produced by Yoshikin for upkeep of their especially hard-edged cutlery, these stones bring more efficient materials to the old Japanese waterstone method of maintaining sharp edges. Global knives feature long lasting blades which seldom need sharpening but are too hard to respond well to resetting with a sharpening steel. Edges may chip ...

I admit I was skeptical when I first came across this idea -- to me wall magnet racks represent something that almost never works. This Knife Storage Wall Magnet is different -- Yoshikin designed it to hold a few good Global knives, and it does that job well. It'll take ...

Many modern high-end knives are built with steel so hard that the edge chips if used improperly. Micro-chips may not cause problems, but visible chips do. To restore a jagged edge, you either need the help of the factory or a special tool and some time to reflect on your mistakes. The ...

If you're looking for a flexible Western-style boning knife with the performance of Japanese steel, look no further.

Global knives were the first mass-marketed Japanese kitchen knives aimed at the Western market. They won fans in restaurant kitchens everywhere with their mix of lighter weight, thinner blades, high performance molybdenum/vanadium steel which ...

The Global 6-inch serrated utility knife incorporates the best of modern design and modern materials, produced entirely from forged Cromova 18 stainless steel and balanced with a precise amount of sand in the sealed hollow handle. Movement of the sand during use is said to decrease fatigue, but I'd bet ...

This fine 5000-grit synthetic waterstone from Yoshikin, maker of Global cutlery, is the recommended sharpening method for fine Global knives and an excellent way to finish the edge of any high-end Japanese plain edge blade. With a uniform density and a long-lasting wide surface, this hardened ceramic powder whetstone sits securely ...

Global's 7-inch Santoku brings modern one-piece forged design to an old Japanese pattern, and is closer in appearance to the original santoku knives than the more familiar hollow ground versions most of us now own. Global knives are the favorites of many top chefs including Anthony Bourdain, and depend ...

I've always liked Global knives. The futuristic look has always appealed to me and they always feel comfortable and well balanced. Additionally, the steel used by Global is significantly better than that used by comparable Western makers like Henckels and Wusthof, so it can take a more acute edge and ...

While most other knife makers are watching and mimicking each other, Global stands by its unique design.

They were the first to introduce razor-sharp, lightweight Chef's knives to Western kitchens nearly twenty years ago. In doing so, they've gained something of a cult following.

Couple that with design features you won't find on ...

Take Global's unique styling and engineering and apply it to the old standby -- the steak knife -- and you get this powerhouse.

Not many makers apply their high-end features to the lowly steak knife, but Global has given it a go and it makes a world of difference.

These knives feature stainless steel ...

The Deba knife is a Japanese-style Chef's knife, ideally suited for butchering fish or slicing through hard vegetables. It's hefty enough to cut through fine bones, but is certainly not the heavyweight that a cleaver is.

This Deba sports all the features you've come to love from Global -- light weight, sand-filled ...

Ah, Global... You either love 'em or hate 'em.

Global ushered in a new era in kitchen cutlery 15 years or so ago, introducing the world to Japanese steel and their resulting razor-sharp knives.

If you like a good story, you can read more about that in our article on the ...

Global Knives are known for their razor-sharp edges, lightweight feel and funky contemporary styling.

This set consists of five essential kitchen knives and nothing more. It features an 8" chef's knife, an 8.25" carving knife for slicing meats, 8.75" serrated bread knife, 5.5" utility knife and a 4" paring knife.

As you probably know by ...

Designed in Japan, this 7-inch knife from Global is optimized for slicing and chopping vegetables.

The blade is specifically balanced with a precise amount of sand in the handle to achieve the correct balance. It is lightweight with a blade constructed from molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel.

The blade is also face ground with a long ...

This sushi knife features all of Global's signature bells-and-whistles: the sure-grip comfortable handle, single-beveled razor-sharp blade and their patented sand-filled handles for creating a good balance.

Global really started the Japanese knife crazy in the USA, their knives marking a dramatic departure from the Wusthof's and Henckels that were predominant in the 70's and 80's. In that ...