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Global Knives, Traditional and not so Traditional Knives

Global knives are made from the finest stainless steel materials and they have a distinctive design. When you look at them you will see that these knives truly unique and follow in the Japanese tradition of the Samurai. Carefully weighted for precise balance and handling, each knife is razor sharp, and a pleasure to use. The smooth contours and seamless construction eliminate food and dirt traps, offering the ultimate in safety and hygiene.

Because of their one of a kind look these knives would make an exceptional gift. Global also has more kitchen utensils such as fish spatula, 2 piece salad serving set, cheese knife and even fish bone tweezers a ceramic sharpener will complete your set.

Though they may look it Global knives and utensils are not expensive, as quality knives go, prices ranging from 29.00 dollars for a 3 inch paring knife to 170.00 dollars for a 10 inch Kasumi Chef's Knife. The basic knives are also sold as Sets to make starting your collection easier. The steak knives come in a set of four and there is even a beautiful carving set [large fork and carving knife], both would make great gifts for the hard to buy for.

Global knives caries a large selection of the more traditional kitchen knives but just to give you a taste, I will list here only a few of the more exotic knives that global offers from their Bunmei series of knives, these are Japanese traditional kitchen knives;

::Yanagi Sashimi knife features a long, thin blade for low friction fish filleting and slicing.

::Usuba Knife features a broad, cleaver-like 7-inch blade, ideal for precise chopping, mincing, and slicing..

::The Tako Sashimi knife features a long, thin blade for low friction fish filleting and slicing.

::The Yanagi Sashimi knife features a long, thin blade for low friction fish filleting and slicing.

::This 7 3/4 in. Deba knife is a great utility knife suited for chopping any kind of vegetable, and cleaning and slicing fish of all sorts.

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Henckels, Wusthof, Global Knives from Tabletools

Hand washing with mild cleanser recommended (no dishwasher dry cycle) for all global knives.