Global GS-5 Vegetable Chopper, CROMOVA 18 Stainless Steel, 14cm Blade

As a professional chef, global is a brand which I've seen and worked with hundreds of times. Their prestige in the professional kitchen is only matched by Wusthof, a German manufacturer.While advertised as a vegetable chopper, the GS-5 is quite handy and nimble for use as an all purpose knife, trimming meat, breaking down caracasses etc. although I wouldn't recommend using it to try and cut through small bones, as the edge is quite fine.Due to its finer edge, Sharpening this knife without whetstones would require something like globals own GS-440SS Ceramic Water sharpener, or the MinoSharp Plus 3. These products are set to the required degree for easy home sharpening.Personally, if budget allows I would recommend opting for The Global G-5, an 18cm Blade (https://www.amazon.co.uk/G5-Global-Vegetable-Chopper-18cm/dp/B00005OL46)or the Global G-81, also an 18cm Blade (https://www.amazon.co.uk/global-G81-Ancien-Code-vegetable-fluted-knife/dp/B00U5VK2MU)

I know these knives are pricey but they really are great. I find this vegetable knife to be the most useful (not only for veg.) and it feels good in the hand. They are razor sharp so treat them with respect. I am a bread maker so this knife is perfect for scoring the dough cleanly without drag.

This elegant knife is sharp . Really sharp . Don't shove it in a knife drawer, keep it boxed , and it will serve you well .It feels very comfortable in the hand and cuts cleanly and smoothly. Its a good size and shape for general work .Tomatoes that would tear and squash with a lesser knife slice easily with this. Great for finely dicing onions.

I love global knives, they make such a difference when preparing your food and make it so much more easier to cut! I got this one because we only had the larger knives which we also love and though this would be a nice addition to the kitchen which it was!

Well.. where do I start..I didn’t have to actually unbox this knife, I just tilted it to the side and it sliced it’s way out of the packaging.First port of call was a lime, I had an ungarnished corona that couldn’t fit a whole lime in the neck..so what to do?I swiftly deployed this knife to solve my issues. The problem was that as I moved the knife from its block, it was so sharp that it cut through reality and I ended up with a rift in time and space in the middle of my kitchen.You’d think this would warrant a bit of a slating in this review, but it turns out that it was quite handy to have other means of transport through space-time during this fuel crisis.10/10 would recommend.. the lime didn’t know what hit it.

We have some Global knives but they were either too big or too small for vegetable preparation. This one is the prefect size and is razor sharp.

Global you just cannot beat the knife. I find this size is just right for all cooking from vegetables as well as meat. It is a little expensive but it will be the only knife you will need..

"I own several knives from Global, and I immediately noticed that this one is not up to the same standard. The blade is not properly sharpened, and it looks as if the metal is of lower quality compared to my other Global knives. This is very disappointing and not what I expect from such a renowned brand."