Reply #14: Global, without a doubt [View All]

[NewHampshireDem]

My father-in-law, who is much more knowledgable about these things than I am, swears by them. He has virtually every knife Global makes--along with some from Henckels and Wustoff and a couple of really obscure Japanese ceramic knives--and uses nothing but the Globals.

I myself have their chef's knife, cleaver, and their small utility (paring maybe?) knife and beside my $3 serrated knife for cutting bread, there's nothing else in the kitchen I use. The handle does take a little getting used to, as does the 'heft', but I find them perfectly balanced and easily sharpened to a razor edge with just a few passes on the steele. I think the $90 or so the chef's knife costs is well worth the money. I've had mine for five years now and still love it. You can find it here: http://tinyurl.com/aux4n

BTW, a problem with both Wustoff and Henckels is that they have such a wide range of products. They make cheap, but overpriced, crap knives as well as good quality knives, and so unless you are very savvy, it's hard to know what you are getting. Better to stick with