Global 12 inch Forged Heavyweight Chef's Knife - Japanese Stainless Steel, Razor-Sharp Edge, Made in Japan, GF-35

After purchasing a 7 piece Global knife set I fell in love with their knives but my G2 Chef's knife (20cm) was not 'cutting it' when it came to larger vegetables. This 27cm knife is large enough and more than capable of handling any cutting job in the kitchen. This knife is exactly what I wanted! It's heavy enough to do most of the work for you but still very light and easily managed. It's also extremely comfortable which was a huge concern as some of Global's smaller knives hurt my hands when cutting tough veg like sweet potatoes. As with all Global products, it comes out of the box razor sharp so be very careful! The product came very quickly and well packaged. I am ecstatic with my newest knife! As a side note, plan ahead for storage. I bought a magnetic knife strip that's been working out very well!

A knife skills instructor once said "purchase as large of a knife as you are comfortable wielding." With this purchase, I now understand why. If you have a large cutting surface surface to accommodate the 18"/30cm GF-35 and are not intimidated by large knives, I highly recommend it. With a blade of 12" (18" measurement is including handle*), I recommend pairing it a board or block that is a minimum of 12" deep. The length of this knife allows me to let the weight of the knife do the work and makes repetitive slicing and shredding a breeze. I first used it to shred 3 pounds of Brussels sprouts into thin 1/8" slices. The easy rocking motion took much of the effort out of it. I now use it whenever I have a large batch of vegetables to slice. The stainless steel of the Global knives are not the best quality and require regular honing and sharpening. Be prepared to take care of this knife to keep it performing at its best.*This knife is really really long. In a pinch, it would make a very good home defense weapon.

This is my first professional quality knife but I tried out many before purchasing. Sure the knife is long but it's not like the dimensions are hidden on the page. The edge is wonderfully sharp and combines with the weight to yield an absolute slicing machine. The balance is perfect and, if held correctly (google image search "how to hold a chef's knife"), the handle fits my medium sized hand comfortably. Since buying this about 2 years ago, I added two more Globals to my collection: the G-22 scalloped blade and a GSF-15 parer. I couldn't be happier with my Global knives.

Absolutely beautiful knife! It was a Christmas gift for my husband and he LOVES it!! He is a professional chef and he uses it all the time at work, especially for butchering anything. His co-workers call it his "sword" and they constantly want to borrow it from him. I also got a GREAT deal on here for this - he had a guy offer him $300 on the spot for it when he was showing it off.

Very well balanced knife. It’s is primarily used for large fruits and meats. It’s the best similar styled knife we have purchased. For the price it’s is comparable to other Japanese and German knife but overall the best example of a large knife. Very smooth.

This is an incredibly good knife which I would have been using for everything if the blade was not so very flat. This makes the "rocking motion" harder, and if you chop garlic or so, sometimes the knife has a hard time cutting all the way through - unless you kind of push it down pretty hard. The 10'' version is better that way, though I really like the size of the 12''. If you want to save some $$$, Victorinox has a surprisingly decent 12'' chef's knife, and the blade is nice and curvy. But I can never get that one as sharp as I can the Global knife.

I love this knife! I'm a chef so i use this every day at work. I got my first one 6 years ago and it keeps an edge amazingly well. I don't have to charpen it as often as my other knives and this is my main tool! Do check the blade when you get it because my first one was slightly uneven when cutting. Like they didn't shape the blade when sharpening it. But I was able to send it to global and they fixed it. I got a second one because my mother fell in love with this knife and stole my first one from me.

I bought this for my son, a sous chef at a high end restaurant. He picked it out based on reputation and the fact that a colleague had a similar one. He says it's well balanced, easy to hold and use, and keeps its edge. He's very happy with it, and I'm happy that I got him a present he likes.