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Global Pro GP-14 Cook's Knife

I’ve posted previously about my favorite knives - Globals. However, there is a line of knives made by Global that is only available for the domestic Japan market called “Global-Pro“.

I had a friend send me one from Japan and it’s a beautiful knife. The blade comes to an extraordinary sharpness at the tip, shown off by a very shallow bezel before the knife edge. It’s something you have to see to appreciate.

Unfortunately, the blade selection is quite small. Only French chef style knives are represented, along with some utility knives and sushi/sashimi knives. A santoku is glaringly omitted.

I keep waiting for these knives to be made available domestically but it doesn’t look like it will happen soon. If you want to “upgrade” your Global set, go for the “GF” series of forged Global knives.

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