GlobalGS-58-4 1/4" Oriental Utility Knife

Global knives are wonderful. Beautiful to look at and hold. Pro quality to use. A very useful, high-quality kitchen tool. Keep it sharp and a joy to use with a MinoSharp Ceramic Water Sharpener (as recommended by Global).Warning: Once you get your first Global, you're gonna want a couple more. This is a nice, medium size that is very useful -- and the price is good for a Global. Next you may want a 7" chef's knife, even if you've already got a more traditional chef's knife that's heavier and has a bolster. Using the thin, light Global is a bit different experience.

Well, it came really sharp out of the box, but after a few minutes with a razor hone to polish the edge I have to say this knife is at least as sharp as the vintage straight razor I keep around to know what a truly sharp edge feels like. Amazing! I even cut my fingertips slightly washing it; and I'm used to sharp knives, being a bit of a sharpness obsessive. I've never experienced anything like this Global, and I have a good set of wet stones to back that claim up. Well balanced, precise, and perfect in my hand. I promptly ordered another. The CroMoVa 18 steel is truly unique, Global delivers.Well done Global, after seeing their knives for many years, I'm glad I finally splurged and bought one, now two :)

very sharp and light weight. great addition to my global set.

Anthony Bourdain recommended these knives and we continue to purchase them because, well, we love to use them.

At first I thought it's crazy to spend so much on a knife. In the past I have bought entire sets of knives for what this one cost me. But nothing compares to having the right tool for the job and in the kitchen this is the right tool for many jobs. It's just right for dicing, paring, cutting up fruit. I use this one the most. Sometimes I need the chef knife for larger jobs. I have never regretted buying this knife. It stays sharp, I occasionally use the sharpening steel to keep it perfect. I would cry if it was lost and then would quickly order a new one.

This is the correct knife, but not the anniversary edition as advertised. This was supposed to come in an anniversary box with miniature pin- it does not. It's a regular knife, regular box. If it wasn't such a pain to return right before Christmas I would based on principal. Fortunately it's still a good knife and I didn't buy it for the box alone.

My favorite knife is my Global chef's knife, which is amazing! So I thought I'd add this knife as a utility knife when the chef's knife was just too much knife. Out of the box it was not razor sharp like the other was, but I was able to sharpen it to my liking. I found that whenever I used this knife that it just wasn't great. I would get frustrated with it and either grab my chef's knife or a paring knife to finish the job and then have two knives to wash lol. My Global chef's knife brings me joy each and every time I use it...this, sadly, did not. Is it beautiful? Yes. Is it sharp? Now it is. Is it comfortable to use? I thought it would be as I have small hands, but it doesn't feel great in my hand. I'll stick to my tried and true Victorinox knives for my "in between" knives.

I wish I'd bought this as my *first* Global knife. The perfect size. I'm on a long-term assignment away from home, the knives in this temp apt are of course terrible. I brought one Global chef knife from home, added this, and am now wondering what the other sizes are for.really nice balance, agile enough to bone chicken, long enough to easily cut up cucumbers. does *pretty* well slicing hard salami.I don't think I'll ever buy a paring knife again

These knives are expensive but worth it. Great for preparing food. cuts anything really well.

Already had a 20cm version of their knife which is really well balanced, so I bought this about 2 months ago.Best thing about it is the size, because its small its great to be able to take around with me for cooking and cutting, 2 months of use and not had to sharpen it yet and it goes through annoying objects like tomatoes with ease.Would definitely recommend not only this knife but the brand.It may not seem big, but its big enough to do most tasks from cutting & prepping meat, fish, veg to even use on small-medium roasts for carving.Hand grip is also comfortable and well balanced to give a nice amount of feel when being used.

I got this knife as a starter into the Global brand, as it is reasonably priced. The size makes it suited to smaller jobs such as vegtable prep and preparing meat, and it is wicked sharp.I've had it over a year now and it is still one of my go-to knives. I maintain the edge with a combination waterstone and use minosharp rails to get the angle right. One thing I have noticed is that the edge is starting to show very small chips, which I am guessing are down to the re-sharpening method plus the blade being brittle. This is not surprising, as a hard metal (i.e. one suited to making knives) will also be fragile if you don't take care, and even if you do.Overall I would buy another Global, but that's not to say I wouldn't try another brand as well! Next one is likely to be the I O Shen 21cm Chefs knife.

Well worth the premium price. Comfortable grip.

I've been using this knife for over a decade (also have a global sharpener). It's very nicely balance and practically falls through things like tomatoes. Very comfortable, very sharp and makes chopping veg very enjoyable. I'd get this and one of their larger ones too.