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These lusted-after kitchen icons have developed subtle
differences to suit the pros and stay on the cutting
edge. But which one’s right for you?
C
alling your knife company Global shows
confidence. It wasn’t misplaced. From
modest beginnings, Global knives have,
over the course of 30 years, become
a kitchen icon and a prized possession in any
chef’s armoury, professional or amateur.
Born, appropriately enough, in the home of
the samurai, Japan, in 1985, visionary designer
Komin Yamada’s inspired idea was to create an
all stainless steel, one piece structure kitchen
knife, unprecedented at the time. Then, to
balance it, he used hollow handles filled with
just the right amount of sand, rather than
the tang and bolster o