Global - GF34 Chef's Knife

€156,50 (VAT Included)

Chef's Knife from the Drop Forged Series.
Blade length: 10,75 inch.


Global knives
The first GLOBAL knives were designed in 1985 by Komin Yamada whose remit was to develop a range of knives which was truly new and revolutionary, harnessing the best materials available and the most modern design concepts.
With an almost unlimited budget he was to fashion a series of kitchen knives which would appeal to the professional and amateur chef alike, be comfortable and easy to handle, and meet their most demanding requirements.
GLOBAL knives are made from the finest stainless steel material. The blades utilize Molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel, ice tempered and hardened to Rockwell C56-58 degrees which holds a razor sharp edge longer than any other steel and resists rust, stains and corrosion.
Like most Japanese knives the blades of Global knives are thin and sharpened using a small - sometimes asymmetric - angle. This is what makes Japanese knives sharper than any other knives.
Another feature of Global knives is that the blades are sharpened all the way to the end. This makes it easy to maintain the edge on a sharpening stone.

Sharpening a Japanese knife
Japanese knives are sharpened using a much smaller angle than for instance European knives and are sometimes sharpened asymmetrical. Therefore these knives should never been sharpened on a sharpening device design for sharpening using a standard angle. Also we do not recommend sharpening these knives on a regular sharpening steel.
The ways to sharpen Japanese knives are:
- On a fine sharpening stone
- Using a ceramic or diamond coated sharpening steel.
- Using a water sharpener designed for Japanese knives

Use of a chef's knife
The chef's knife - also known as cook's knife - is the most essential of all knives used in the kitchen. It is used for chopping, dicing and mincing of all kind of food.
Chef's knives are available with blade lengths from 6 to 14". An 8" chef's knife is the most used chef's knife by home users; you will find it in almost any starter set. Professional users mostly use a 9 or 10" chef's knife or even larger. The larger size makes it more productive but you also need more experience to handle it (and a bigger cutting board).

The most common cutting techniques are chopping, dicing and mincing (see pictures below).
Chopping and dicing are techniques for making thin slices of e.g. cucumber or mushrooms. The index finger of the left hand is used to guide the knife while the other fingers hold the food. The mincing technique is mostly used to mince fresh herbs like parsley.

chopping

dicing

mincing

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Free Service: Create your own logo on your knife When you buy a professional kitchen knife with us, you can make use of our free etching service. Ideal for chef's who use their own cutlery at work, but also for those who want to give their knives a personal look.. You can design your logo on logo.knivesandtools.com. You can create a simple text logo, use one of our build in images, or even use your own images.

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In the table below you find the variation in which this product is available.

Shipping
Shipping costs are automaticaly calculated when you add products to the shopping cart, so you always know what you have to pay before you decide to place your order.

The shipping costs that we charge to you are depending on the weight of your order, the selected service, the destination and the order amount. In general, when you order more products, the shipping costs will be lower.

Time of shipping
In the table below you find information regarding the availablilty and time of shipping of your order.
Products that we have in stock are shipped within 0 - 1 bussiness day, guaranteed. In other words, the day you place the order or the next bussiness day. On some other products we offer the same guarantee. Please read the text at the bottom of this page for more information!

Fast delivery, fair prices
Whenever you buy anything on the Internet, you want to get it as cheap as possible and you want to receive it as soon as possible.
To keep prices low, many Internet shops do not keep stock, and you will not know when your order is shipped. We do keep many products in stock, but not all. The number of products in our assortment is much larger than in any regular shop, and therefore we cannot keep all items in stock.
We do however guarantee fast shipping, on many products, and advice you on expected shipping times on other products.

Guaranteed and expected shipping time of your order
With every product on our website, we either list the guaranteed time to ship or the expected time to ship, which depends on our own stock position and the delivery time of our supplier.
We cannot guarantee the time it takes for your order to arrive after we shipped it. We give an indication for all shipping services, but we do not guarantee these transit times.

Our time to ship guarantee
When we give you a guaranteed time to ship, and we do not ship your order by that time, you’ll receive 30% of the order amount as a rebate on future orders.

Terms and conditions

The guarantee only applies to orders that are placed using our website.

The guaranteed time to ship, is the time that is shown at the moment that you confirm your order. In some cases this time may me different than the time shown on our website earlier; for instance when we stock two items and you order three.

If there are any open issues regarding your order, the given time to ship will start at the time all issues are solved.

If you want to make use of our etching service, you should add one business day to the given time.

The rebate that we give when your order does not ship within the guaranteed time can only be used for future orders.

When you return one or more items or cancel your order, the rebate on future orders that is eventually given, will be voided. If it has already been used, we will deduct it from the refund.

If we do not ship in time, you must claim the rebate within 30 days.

Aantal beoordeling door klanten: 3

Algemene score:	9 / 10
Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding:	8.7 / 10
Voldoet aan verwachting:	9 / 10
Gemiddelde score:	8.9 / 10

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Review van:	Jelle, Brugge	Algemene score: 10 / 10 Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding: 10 / 10 Voldoet aan verwachting: 10 / 10
Product verzonden:	Wednesday, December 17, 2008
zeer goede kwaliteit, ideaal als groot vleesmes

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Review van:	Amateur , EDINGEN	Algemene score: 9 / 10 Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding: 9 / 10 Voldoet aan verwachting: 9 / 10
Product verzonden:	Friday, August 08, 2008
Zeer degelijk mes. Voldoet aan alle verwachtingen qua gebruiksvereisten. Enige ervaring is nodig om makkelijk mee te werken vanwege gewicht en afmetingen.

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Review van:	andries, den burg	Algemene score: 8 / 10 Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding: 7 / 10 Voldoet aan verwachting: 8 / 10
Product verzonden:	Thursday, January 17, 2008
prima mes

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