Global Santoku is the best Japanese kitchen knife

Global Santoku is the best Japanese kitchen knife

I tell you Global Santoku Japanese kitchen knives are the best Japanese kitchen knife for daily use in the ordinary kitchen both cooking Japanese or non-Japanese. If you buy one knife that fits all for cooking, what would you need to buy? I recommend Global Santoku kitchen knife. I tell you why you should buy Global Santoku and especially for Japanese cooking.

I volunteer a lot at my friends’ kitchen. They know I can cook and they enjoy my food so I cook for them. But I have a problem (most of the time, if my friends are not Japanese) because they don’t have good knives to cut food. They usually have a Chef’s knife, also known as a French knife. Those non-Japanese kitchen knives are not suitable to use for Japanese cooking. Well, some Japanese person would say it is perfectly fine but I don’t like to use it for my Japanese cooking. Naturally, those are difficult to use.

What is Santoku knife?

If you want a great knife for ordinary use, I recommend Global Santoku kitchen knife. This kind of knife is not only for Japanese cooking but also any your cooking! You may have heard of this name. Santoku translates from Japanese to – “developed knife.” San means three the number and Toku means benevolence. That means you can have three times benevolence. This knife is a good benevolent for meat, fish, and vegetables (three). Also, these are very popular knives in a Japanese household.
And I found it is not more substantial than a Chef’s knife and it is usually shorter. So especially for women, I think it is easy to handle this Japanese-knife than Chef’s knife. You can even peel the vegetables or fruits skins with it. Chef’s knife is too difficult to do so.

The best Knife for Japanese cooking

Vegetables are important ingredients for Japanese cooking because Japanese people eat so many vegetables. Also, they cut them very small or thin. Cutting small is essential for Japanese cooking.  Japanese use chopsticks, not knives and forks. You can not cut anything using chopsticks. I think Japanese cooking is prepared to eat in a one bite size so you don’t need to cut on the plate (actually you can not cut it). So if you were a chef, you have to prepare to cut a certain way for people who can eat the food easily.

Japanese or German brand

I usually recommend my friends Japanese or German brand knives. Those two countries are very famous for knives. Both have excellent knives traditionally. Also, Global Santoku knife is coming from Japan, but the German company makes this Santoku type.  You can choose whatever you like, but I will put my two recommendation here.

My favorite Japanese kitchen knife

I tell you my favorite Japanese knife name. Global knife is s Japanese brand and I have this one for my own Global G-48-7 inch, 18cm Santoku Hollow Ground Knife.  I like the Global brand because it is lightweight and made from one piece of metal. No wooden handles to worry about. It is very easy to clean and stylish also — most of all, very sharp and excellent quality.

The second best Japanese kitchen knife

If you would buy a second knife, I recommend Global Petty knife. Petty knives are the Japanese version of a paring knife. This kind of knife is my favorite. I use this knife for almost everything! They typically are thin without a bolster on the blade and are very light. This style is perfect for pastry cooking or fruits. It is great as a peeling, paring, boning and carving knife for vegetables, fruits, herbs, and other delicate work. It will also take on some of the slicings and dicing jobs of a large chef knife. Also, it is small and light – convenient! I like this size knife so very much, and I usually use this knife most of the time. Time to time, I need to have a bigger knife, so I use santoku. If you have Chef knife, you already satisfy, but looking for next one, I strongly recommend this one!

Global G48338 3-Piece Hollow Ground Santoku Knife Set  However, I prefer having Global Santoku and Petty knives when you start cooking Japanese. If you try it, you may be surprised that you are enjoying cutting many things on the board!
You may think, all knives are the same, need to cut food. Well, the way you can makes your result which food taste different (believe me!). Also looks better (presentation) like art. Plus, it is easy and makes enjoyable when you cook food!

When I bought this Global Petty knife and cut Chinese scallion first time, I was very surprised the way I cut them. I am telling you, probably it was my first time I cut them like a professional very skilled person. I cut them for Yakumi (small cut vegetables for flavor) for Soba (Japanese buckwheat noodle), and it was an excellent cut. I used the same technique, so it was obvious that my new tool, which is the Global knife, is the difference. So I recommend this product for your happy Japanese cooking.

By the way, Amazon doesn’t sell Perry knife alone, so if you are interested to buy Global knife, this is the set Global 2 Piece Cook039;s Set G-78 & GSF-46 G 7846  They have Santoku and Petty knife in the set.  I recommend this. I think you will appreciate and be glad that you have these Japanese knives for your kitchen!

Cutlery is the most important tool for humans to live is the knife. After the Stone Age, in a long period of history, no matter which region in Europe, people have offered knives with wishes for prosperity at wedding and festival. Of course, cutlery is still vital in our daily lives. With hopes to make happy family life, please use the Global knife.

Characteristic

The design which integrates the handle and the blade into one is beautiful, not only in the kitchen but also on the dining table. It has been receiving a high appraisal from Sweden, Germany, Italy, Holland, France, England, the United States, and other countries all over the world.

Hygienic Concern

The idea of the easy grip makes the handle fit firmly inside the hand. By the all-in-one structure of blade and handle keeps the knife sanitary and rejects bacteria.

Resistance

The all in one structure of the blade and handle is easy to wash and keep sanitary. It solved the problem of the handle slipping off from the blade, caused by rust.

Sharpness

The secret of the long lasting sharpness of the thin blade, it the super hand molybdenum vanadium stainless steel which contains 18% of chrome. This stainless steel is the same grade used for the medical implements, which developed in the medical science field. Therefore, it is tougher and more durable than previous knives.

Caution

DO NOT cut the bone of fish and meat directly. The blade may chip. Please cut at the joint.
To avoid damaging the blade, DO NOT use this knife to cut frozen food.

Maintenance

DO NOT use dishwasher or dish dryer. The ingredient of detergent used for the dishwasher and the use of dish dryer is uncongenial to the stainless steel. They may cause rust on the knife.
Please wash with dishwashing liquid and after washing, wipe the water entirely off from the knife. The knife will not rust if properly cleaned and dried before putting away.