Wow, Global kitchen knives is the one of the top knives brand in the world, and constantly being highly recommended by professional chefs.

CookingForEngineer.com has mention this global kitchen knife is the sharpest knife he had ever test. It cut through the tomatoes like no other knives. I have seen this crazy global knife performed and I can’t agree more. Even though this might be one of the stylish best kitchen knives set, and it’s really impress me with its outstanding awards, perfect balance, the lightweight, and the ultimate sharpness.

But my personal preference is still Shun Classic and Misono due to the fact that its edge better and I prefer more solid feel rather then lightweight. Well, if you ever use Henckels and Cutco knives before, this global kitchen knife will make you wonder why you haven’t use this global cutlery earlier.

A lot of my friends ( chefs and restaurant owners ) who just crazy about this knife and they argue that this global kitchen knives set is the knives set that can pass on to their children …  hmm, interesting … well I have a lot of knife geek friends:)

Anyway, I guess I have said too much good things about this global kitchen knives, how about some tips about where to get the best deal?

Global Kitchen Knives Best Deal

When looking for the best deal in kitchen knives, I constantly found Amazon kitchen knife section have the best deal for top quality kitchen knives and some of them include FREE shipping too.

Global Kitchen Knives – 9-Piece Knife Block Set

Currently at this writing, it has FREE SHIPPING included, you can check out the deal here: Global Kitchen Knives Set

Global Kitchen Knives – 3-Piece Essential Knife Set

Global Chef Knife

With better knife material technology, there are a lot of combination between different knife material, but basically to make thing simple a bit to understand, kitchen knife material can be divided into 4 main category:

1. Carbon Steel
2. Stainless Steel
3. Laminated
4. Ceramic

Carbon Steel

Carbon steel material is use to make the kitchen knives in the early day and it’s still very popular. It’s very vulnerable to rush and stain if make from carbon steel. And the good thing about carbon steel knife is it’s much easier to sharpen then stainless steel knives.

Stainless Steel

Stainless steel knives are my favorite and had become the most common knives of all nowday. It requires low maintainability for sharpening and best of all it’s easier to wash also.

Laminated

Well, about laminated knives, I don’t have much personal experience in laminated knives, so I can’t say much here. Base on what I read and know – a laminated knife are make of the best of each material in the different part of knives. Different parts of the knives have different mix of steel material. Pretty interesting knife technology.

Ceramic

Ceramic knives, it’s the best material for kitchen knives. It’s hold an edge for the longest compare to all. Besides that, ceramic kitchen knives are chemically nonreactive. The bad things about ceramic knives is they require special equipment to resharpen ( you can ship it back for service ) and easily break if dropped on the floor. Personally, I think only truly professional top chef will use ceramic knives.

Your Kitchen Knives Material

Well, this is just a simple guide on the kitchen knives material. If you want more detail information about the combination of your knife material and technology, check out your knife manual.

Next:

• Best Chefs Knives
• Best Budget Kitchen Knives
• Best Kitchen Knife Set
• Best Kitchen Knives – Main
• Best Kitchen Knife List

If you have good quality set of knives, it’s important to know how to protect them and maintain its top quality.

Most of the top quality knives can be use for many years to come if you know how to maintain them.

How to wash your kitchen knives?

To keep its top quality, once you have used it, wash it clean and wipe it dry and put it away in the storage block or box.

It’s not advisable to soak your best knife. Soaking may cause damage or discoloration to your knife, especially the knife’s wooden handles. Leaving your knife in the water for extended times instead of drying them straight away may lead to discoloration. Besides that, it’s also dangerous to have a sharp knife leaving in the water as you might forget about it too.

It is not that difficult to clean cutlery and knives by hand in a sink of hot soapy water but it does require a bit of thought and effort.

Dishwasher & Storage?

Another important tip to keep your knife in top quality is never put stainless steel kitchen knives in a dishwasher with silver or silver-plated items. Even though most of the best knives is dishwasher safe, but I strongly advise you to wash your best knives by hand. And try to keep them store them in the knife block, box or tray. This will help to protect the knives from dulling that may occur if they are banded around with other things that thrown together loosely in a drawer.
Related Post:

• Best Kitchen Knives
• Best Chefs Knives
• Best Budget Kitchen Knives
• Best Kitchen Knife Set
• Best Kitchen Knife List

There are many different configurations of knife sets on the market, but in most common cases, you have five kitchen knives such as – chef’s knife, paring knife, bread knife, utility knife, slicing knife ( or pair of shears ), a sharpening or butcher steel and a wooden storage block.

Some sets allow you to add other knives separately. Well, some people don’t like the idea of knife set, and they rather buy an individual block and do their own individual collection of different knife and brand.

Knife Set Buying Guide

For initial purchase, no everyone wants to or is able to afford getting a large knife set. You might want to try out a chef knife first to see if you like it or not before making a large investment in the same knife set brand.

To select the set that is right for you, you need to think about how you use the knife set and how often. Pricing will depend on the knife material and knife construction technique use to make the knife. It’s not always best to buy higher price knife but likewise it’s not always best to buy the cheapest one too. Consider what you want and what you can afford then pick wisely while shop around for the set that is best fit your need. You can read about our top pick of kitchen knife here.

Consumer Report Magazine December 2007 pick the Wusthof Classic 8-piece knife set, over 40 other knife sets tested as number one kitchen knives set.

Personally, I think this is the best kitchen knives set for price range $300-$500.
And Shun Classic Knives is my top pick and the best kitchen knives set even thought it’s should in in the same class as Wusthof Classic Knife Set (Shun Classic come with $500+ price tag)

This Wusthof Classic Knife Set is design with superb performance in mind. This is a forged knife set, very good balance, tremendously sharp, and the handle is design with great comfort in mind.

I think we agree that this is high performance kitchen knives set, and seriously this could be the ultimate knives that is make by Germen.

What People Said About Wusthof Knife Set

Quote#1:

I love my Wusthof knife set. They are more on the expensive side, but the blades are made of high carbon steel and don’t dull. My block came with a honer, which I give my knives a couple swipes on that every few uses to keep the edge nice and sharp.

Quote#2:
I am a big fan of Wusthof knives. I have had my pieces for over twenty years and love them. Periodically I have them professionally sharpened but I also have a stone and oil for home sharpening. The balance of these knives is exceptional. There are certainly more expensive knives on the market but that should not be your first criteria. Buy the pieces you need individually and add as needed. I was a fine dining chef for many years and think you have to buy what is utile and comfortable. Cook on!

Wusthof Classic Knifes Set – 6 Pieces

Wusthof Classic Set – 8 Pieces

Wusthof Classic Set – 10 Pieces

Wondering how much? Just click on the links above to find out:) Some of the them have good discount too:)

There are 3 ways to sharpen a knife.

• Honing with whetstone
• Honing with a grinder
• Sharpen With a Sharpening Steel.

Some rigorous chef love to sharpen their knives before they cook, this will help to keep the knives sharp. Anyway, most mom don’t do it:P we only sharpen our knife when the knife is dull. But once you leave the trick how to sharpen the knife, it’s only take 5 seconds.

Well, one thing to note here is Japanese Knives are only sharpen on the whetstone and should never be ground on a wheel or sharpen with sharpening steel.

How To Sharpen A Kitchen Knives With Sharpening Steel?

I have write a articles about this, you can check it out by clicking here.

I will try to write about how to hone your kitchen knife using whetstone when I find the time to write. Hope you enjoy the tips.

Related Post:

• Best Kitchen Knives
• Best Chefs Knives
• Best Budget Kitchen Knives
• Best Kitchen Knife Set