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Global Knives
Yoshikin · Niigata, Japan
One Piece of Steel, Tip to Handle
Global knives are made by Yoshida Metal Industry, known in Japan as Yoshikin. In 1983 the company commissioned industrial designer Komin Yamada to create a new kitchen knife, and the result was a design built entirely from stainless steel: blade, bolster and handle, with no wood, resin or rivets.
The construction remains unchanged in principle today. A hollow stainless handle is welded to the blade and filled with fine sand to set the knife’s weight and balance, and the dimpled handle surface provides a secure grip. Because Global maintains consistent designs from year to year, a lost or damaged knife can be replaced with one that matches the rest of the collection.
What Defines a Global Knife
Four characteristics are shared across the Global line.
All-Stainless Construction
Blade and handle are joined into a seamless whole, leaving no joints or rivets where food residue can collect.
CROMOVA 18 Steel
A proprietary stainless steel alloyed with chromium, molybdenum and vanadium, made for Global and resistant to staining.
Sand-Weighted Handle
Each hollow handle is filled with sand in proportion to the blade, so the balance point suits the length and shape of the knife.
Dimpled Grip
The signature pattern of recessed dots on the handle gives the hand a positive purchase on the steel, wet or dry.
Shop the Global Collection
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Knives & Sets
Global Classic Knives
The original Global line and the core of the collection: chef’s knives, santokus, paring and utility knives, bread knives, fillet and boning knives, and traditional Japanese shapes such as the nakiri, yanagiba and sujihiki. The range also includes the heavier GF series, anniversary editions, and complete knife block sets.
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Sharpening Tools
Ceramic and diamond rods, sharpening guides and a two-stage sharpener for maintaining the acute Global edge.
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Specialty Tools
Kitchen shears, plating tongs and fish bone tweezers made with the same stainless construction as the knives.
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Storage & Transport
Cases for carrying a Global collection between kitchens. Knife block sets are listed with the Classic knives.
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Caring for a Global Knife
We recommend washing Global knives by hand and drying them promptly. Although CROMOVA 18 resists staining, the dishwasher exposes the edge to contact with other utensils and to harsh detergents.
Keeping the Edge
Global edges are ground to a more acute angle than most Western knives. Regular honing on a Global Ceramic Sharpener or a fine whetstone maintains that geometry between sharpenings.
