--- product_id: 664177 title: "Global - 8 inch, 20cm Chef's Knife,Silver" brand: "global" price: "NZ$322" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Global" url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/664177-global-8-inch-20cm-chefs-knife-silver store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # 8-inch molybdenum/vanadium steel blade Precisely balanced for effortless control Lifetime warranty against defects Global - 8 inch, 20cm Chef's Knife,Silver **Brand:** global **Price:** NZ$322 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > πŸ”ͺ Slice Like a Pro, Own the Kitchen! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Global - 8 inch, 20cm Chef's Knife,Silver by global - **How much does it cost?** NZ$322 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/664177-global-8-inch-20cm-chefs-knife-silver) ## Best For - global enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted global brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Seamless Sanitation:** All-metal construction with no bolsters or joints means effortless cleaning and superior hygiene. - β€’ **Featherlight Precision:** Experience unmatched agility with a lightweight, perfectly balanced blade designed for all your kitchen tasks. - β€’ **Confidence in Every Cut:** Backed by a lifetime warranty, this knife is built to be your trusted culinary companion for life. - β€’ **Razor-Sharp Edge That Lasts:** Crafted from high-tech molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel, the blade stays sharper longer than traditional knives. - β€’ **Ergonomic Stainless Steel Handle:** Molded and dimpled for a secure, slip-resistant grip that fits comfortably in every hand. ## Overview The Global 8-inch Chef's Knife combines cutting-edge Japanese engineering with premium molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel for a razor-sharp, durable blade. Its lightweight, precisely balanced design and ergonomic stainless steel handle deliver superior control and comfort. Engineered without bolsters for reduced weight and seamless sanitation, this knife is a must-have for serious home chefs and professionals alike, backed by a lifetime warranty. ## Description desertcart.com High tech from tip to handle, Global knives from Japan created a sensation when they burst onto the world's culinary stage as an alternative to traditional European-style cutlery. Blades are made of hard molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel and "face-ground" with a long taper rather than a short bevel so edges remain sharp longer than even the best high-carbon stainless-steel knives. Edges also are ground at a more acute angle than traditional European-style knives and arrive from the factory razor-sharp. Although Global also makes a "heavyweight" line for cooks who prefer hefty knives, its original knives--of which this 8-inch chef's knife is an example--have thinner blades and are lighter than traditional European-style knives. Global also dispensed with bolsters on its original knives to reduce weight. Balance is achieved by injecting a precise amount of sand for a particular blade style into a hollow handle. To ensure balance is continuous, the sand flows inside the handle as a blade is maneuvered. A finger notch between blade and handle provides safety. Stainless-steel handles are Global's most striking feature. They're molded to fit the hand and dimpled to resist slipping. Smaller around than many European-style handles, they're easy for small-handed cooks to grasp and seamless for sanitation. Global recommends using a ceramic sharpener or a diamond steel instead of a metal sharpening steel for its knives, supplemented by a synthetic whetstone, a ceramic whetstone, or a Shinkansen sharpener. Global also makes a Sharpening Guide Rail so blades can be honed on a whetstone at the proper angle. Global knives should be hand washed to protect edges. They carry a lifetime warranty against defects and breakage. --Fred Brack Product Description The chef's knife is the multipurpose workhorse of the kitchen. Perfect for mincing, cutting, chopping, slicing and prep work. The "workhorse" of the kitchen is perfect for cutting, chopping, slicing and prep work. Review: Very very sharp! - I just purchased a set of four knives quite similar to each other as an experiment. (My older 8" knife was uninspiring.) All of them were 8". Two are made in Taiwan. Two in Japan. The other Japanese manufactured one I purchased was a MAC hollow edge. They were all received within a few days ago and I used them all for prepping vegetables, today. This 'Global' knife is head-and-shoulders sharper than all three of the others. (Which themselves are sharper than my older 8".) And I don't mean by just a little. It's night and day compared to the other three I just received. I almost cannot feel the Global blade as it slices through the red onions, bell peppers, and so on, today. If I had to guess (I do), the other brand new knives are about 4-6 times more 'draggy' as I slice. And they are already pretty sharp. I tested the Global last. Not for any reason than chance, in my case. But when I started using it, I was completely taken aback. I could tell I was actually cutting. It was like cutting through air, almost. It's scary sharp. I mean that. SCARY sharp. Don't let anyone near the darned thing! I then tried the knife on this product: https://www.desertcart.com/dp/B0006J32A0 It's a rawhide chew for dogs that is made from thick, rolled up rawhide and dried and very hard. The knife was able to breeze through the hide. I was able to quickly turn a heavy rollup into a bunch of long slices. Seriously, I didn't need to push hard at all. Just sliced through the dried rawhide with far more ease than I like to consider. So it's sharper than any cooking knife I've encountered before. This is my first time trying Global. And I've no idea if I will be able to maintain the edge over time with a two-sided stone. But out of the box it is way way too easy when cutting. So much so that I'm keeping it locked away, for now. (I have children and grandchildren living with me.) I'm not a cook. But I've been in training at home, since we largely shifted away from processed foods to where I'm spending a few hours each day prepping the mise en place before cooking or otherwise making a fresh, cold dish. The reason, these last two years, for prepping and cooking from scratch and buying as little processed food as possible (oils and vinegars, for example) is because my daughter suffers from grand mal seizures. There are other reasons, but we've also identified a specific chemical that is commonly used in food today -- propylene glycol, aka 1,2 propanediol, aka propane-1,2-diol, which isn't natural at all and yet is allowed to be listed under "natural flavors" by the FDA rule changes in the summer of 1982, despite that it has to be made in vats and isn't found in nature. (1-3, propanediol is found in nature, so don't be confused.) This was patented in 1982 by Coca Cola for drinks (first applied to apple juice) and other uses and is now a growing industry for processed foods. Unfortunately, it also causes immediate (same day) seizures in my daughter. So by eliminating the sources of this chemical we've greatly reduced the seizure events (gone from as much as 2 or 3 per day to only a few per year, now -- it's a shocking change.) I'm enjoying, very much, learning how to cook again. And a good knife helps a lot. But these Global knives are nothing to play with. Be careful with them. I'd be saying that for my other knives -- the other Japanese MAC knife, for example, and the Mercer Taiwanese ones. But they don't even compare. The Global is just plain scary dangerous. Works very nice. But frightens me far more than the others (which are already scary enough), as well. I'll be trying out their other products where I find what they offer matches something I do a lot of. But I'll also be buying a case of some kind to keep these devices out of the hands of those who may forget just how dangerous they are. I'm darned happy with this knife. But scared, too. I will be using it with the utmost care. Review: Excellent slicing knife, better than (almost?) any other, for this price it's a bargain - Surprisingly, my favorite by far. I hesitated a lot before buying a single layer knife with the silly metal handle - but now I like it more than Japanese Damascus chefs. Very thin and thus flexible, comes very sharp and I rarely if ever have to sharpen it. The handle looks funny but is surprisingly comfortable. I'm sure there are plenty of better steels on the market and keep in mind I'm not a professional chef, but I have enough experience with knives and I can tell it holds the edge better than most of the reasonably priced kitchen knives. The metal handle probably keeps the price down. Great design, please don't change it! ## Features - Lightweight, precisely balanced 8-inch or 20cm chef's knife - Blade made of high-tech molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel - Edge retains razor sharpness exceptionally well - Stainless-steel handle molded for Comfort, dimpled for safe grip - Lifetime warranty against defects and breakage ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00005OL44 | | Best Sellers Rank | #29,179 in Kitchen & Dining ( See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining ) #56 in Chef's Knives | | Blade Color | Silver | | Blade Edge | Plain | | Blade Length | 8 inches | | Blade Material | Stainless Steel | | Blade Material Type | Stainless Steel | | BladeLength | 8 inches | | Brand | Global | | Brand Name | Global | | Color | Silver | | Construction Type | Stamped | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 3,170 Reviews | | Global Trade Identification Number | 04943691802484 | | Handle Material | Stainless Steel | | Included Components | Chef's Knife | | Item Length | 8 inches | | Item Type Name | Global G-2 - 8 inch, 20cm Chef's Knife | | Item Weight | 7.84 ounces | | Manufacturer | Yoshikin | | Manufacturer Part Number | g-2 | | Manufacturer Warranty Description | Lifetime warranty | | Material Type | Stainless Steel | | Model Number | G-2 | | Number of Items | 1 | | Size | 8" Standard | | UPC | 844007023934 090169773655 768240311026 707430985357 | | Unit Count | 1 Count | ## Product Details - **Blade Edge:** Plain - **Blade Material:** Stainless Steel - **Brand:** Global - **Color:** Silver - **Handle Material:** Stainless Steel ## Images ![Global - 8 inch, 20cm Chef's Knife,Silver - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61XmuBPYloL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Are the Global knives dishwasher safe?** A: The knife is 100% stainless steel and is absolutely dishwasher safe, do not believe the knife-nazi hype. THAT BEING SAID, I have a 3rd drawer in my dishwasher which is all the way at the top of the cabinet, and allows me to place the knife lengthwise with blade edge facing down in it's own slot, where the edge of the blade is held in small plastic tines so it cannot bounce around and hit other hard objects. DO NOT place the knife haphazardly in the rack where it can bang around against other items or metal racks. Occasionally I get small rust spots on the blade which come off in seconds with a green scrubby pad. No amount of careful handling will prevent the blade from dulling. It will need to be sharpened periodically. I have washed my global knife in the dishwasher for years and maintain a shaving sharp blade with a diamond stone and a polish-coated strop, however any reasonable sharpening system will work. "Never put a kitchen knife in the dishwasher" is an old wives tale and simply not based in reality. Splashing hot soapy water on any knife made of stainless/ceramic/plastic just won't cause damage, period. Do not place a wood handled knife in the washer because the wood will swell, dry and crack, which is where this outdated advice comes from.I do not own any wooden handled knives for this reason, wash all of them in the dishwasher regularly, and they all can shave the hairs on my arm. I sharpen about once every 6 months on the diamond "stones", and about once a month with a diamond coated "honing steel". A few strokes on my leather strop keeps the razors edge, and will remove any small burrs, "wire", or rolls of the edge.A good knife is a tool and should be treated as such. Use it, maintain it, and do not be afraid of it. They are not precious works of art that need to be handled with kid gloves. **Q: are the blades stamped or forged?** A: There seems to be some confusion with the previous answers given. Global makes stamped AND forged knives. This knife, the G-2, is stamped, not forged. They make a heavier duty line of forged cutler, which are prefixed with GF. The forged version (8.25") of this knife is model #GF-33 (http://www.amazon.com/Global-GF-33-4-Inch-21-cm-Heavyweight/dp/B00005OL4N). I own this as well as quite a few other Global knives, and they are all excellent. I actually prefer the stamped to the forged version. It is lighter and very nimble in my hands. It comes down to a preference to European type chef knives (Sabatier, WΓΌsthof, Henckels, etc) vs Asian type chef knives (Global, Shun, MAC, etc). I prefer the lighter style of Asian knife without a heavy bolster over my Henckels. YYMV. This knife is extremely sharp, however, and is one of my favorite knives that I own. Using it is simply a joy unto itself! **Q: Does the knife come with a case or sheath?** A: This listing has a sheath: amazon.com/dp/B07WD5K8NB **Q: I am trying to register this knife with global since there is a lifetime warranty. There is no serial number on the knife, do you know where it is?** A: After 23 or so years of use, had a smaller Global knife snap between handle and blade. Global fully honored the warranty, fully replaced it. I don’t recall ever registering it, Global just asked for photos of old knife and the pieces back once new one arrived. My other 5 knifes have had zero problems. Great knife, great company that backs its products ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very very sharp! *by J***N on November 6, 2022* I just purchased a set of four knives quite similar to each other as an experiment. (My older 8" knife was uninspiring.) All of them were 8". Two are made in Taiwan. Two in Japan. The other Japanese manufactured one I purchased was a MAC hollow edge. They were all received within a few days ago and I used them all for prepping vegetables, today. This 'Global' knife is head-and-shoulders sharper than all three of the others. (Which themselves are sharper than my older 8".) And I don't mean by just a little. It's night and day compared to the other three I just received. I almost cannot feel the Global blade as it slices through the red onions, bell peppers, and so on, today. If I had to guess (I do), the other brand new knives are about 4-6 times more 'draggy' as I slice. And they are already pretty sharp. I tested the Global last. Not for any reason than chance, in my case. But when I started using it, I was completely taken aback. I could tell I was actually cutting. It was like cutting through air, almost. It's scary sharp. I mean that. SCARY sharp. Don't let anyone near the darned thing! I then tried the knife on this product: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006J32A0 It's a rawhide chew for dogs that is made from thick, rolled up rawhide and dried and very hard. The knife was able to breeze through the hide. I was able to quickly turn a heavy rollup into a bunch of long slices. Seriously, I didn't need to push hard at all. Just sliced through the dried rawhide with far more ease than I like to consider. So it's sharper than any cooking knife I've encountered before. This is my first time trying Global. And I've no idea if I will be able to maintain the edge over time with a two-sided stone. But out of the box it is way way too easy when cutting. So much so that I'm keeping it locked away, for now. (I have children and grandchildren living with me.) I'm not a cook. But I've been in training at home, since we largely shifted away from processed foods to where I'm spending a few hours each day prepping the mise en place before cooking or otherwise making a fresh, cold dish. The reason, these last two years, for prepping and cooking from scratch and buying as little processed food as possible (oils and vinegars, for example) is because my daughter suffers from grand mal seizures. There are other reasons, but we've also identified a specific chemical that is commonly used in food today -- propylene glycol, aka 1,2 propanediol, aka propane-1,2-diol, which isn't natural at all and yet is allowed to be listed under "natural flavors" by the FDA rule changes in the summer of 1982, despite that it has to be made in vats and isn't found in nature. (1-3, propanediol is found in nature, so don't be confused.) This was patented in 1982 by Coca Cola for drinks (first applied to apple juice) and other uses and is now a growing industry for processed foods. Unfortunately, it also causes immediate (same day) seizures in my daughter. So by eliminating the sources of this chemical we've greatly reduced the seizure events (gone from as much as 2 or 3 per day to only a few per year, now -- it's a shocking change.) I'm enjoying, very much, learning how to cook again. And a good knife helps a lot. But these Global knives are nothing to play with. Be careful with them. I'd be saying that for my other knives -- the other Japanese MAC knife, for example, and the Mercer Taiwanese ones. But they don't even compare. The Global is just plain scary dangerous. Works very nice. But frightens me far more than the others (which are already scary enough), as well. I'll be trying out their other products where I find what they offer matches something I do a lot of. But I'll also be buying a case of some kind to keep these devices out of the hands of those who may forget just how dangerous they are. I'm darned happy with this knife. But scared, too. I will be using it with the utmost care. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent slicing knife, better than (almost?) any other, for this price it's a bargain *by M***V on December 12, 2025* Surprisingly, my favorite by far. I hesitated a lot before buying a single layer knife with the silly metal handle - but now I like it more than Japanese Damascus chefs. Very thin and thus flexible, comes very sharp and I rarely if ever have to sharpen it. The handle looks funny but is surprisingly comfortable. I'm sure there are plenty of better steels on the market and keep in mind I'm not a professional chef, but I have enough experience with knives and I can tell it holds the edge better than most of the reasonably priced kitchen knives. The metal handle probably keeps the price down. Great design, please don't change it! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Knife *by L***5 on July 27, 2026* This is the knife I reach for first no matter what I'm cooking. I've had it for a long while and it stays sharp, is easy to clean, and I don't have to worry about the handle breaking off as its part of the knife. Highly recommend. ## Frequently Bought Together - Global 8" Chef's Knife - Global 3.5" Paring Knife - Global Stage 2 Sharpener-Black --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.nz/products/664177-global-8-inch-20cm-chefs-knife-silver](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/664177-global-8-inch-20cm-chefs-knife-silver) --- *Product available on Desertcart New Zealand* *Store origin: NZ* *Last updated: 2026-09-02*