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I've been thinking about getting some Global knives. I've never actually used Global, but my friend (a sous chef) loves them. Any thoughts on this or any other knife brand not mentioned would be much appreciated.
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I have a few Global knives and really like them. I have to admit that part of it is the aesthetic of the handles. I felt silly for this for a while, but they're good knives that I like using, and they cut stuff into smaller pieces. Done.
I'm in the no-set camp from personal experience. I was given the Global set that had a Chef's knife, a paring knife, and a vegetable knife. Cool; those are all useful knives. The thing is, their 4" paring knife sucks.
I have no idea why they made that blade so wide; I only use the paring knife when I want a thin blade. I ended-up replacing it with a Wustoff that I tried in the store and liked a lot.
