Global GF-36 Vegetable Chopper Nakiri 20cm

The GF-36 Vegetable Chopping Knife Nakiri is the fully forged version of Global's extremely popular G-5 Vegetable Chopping Knife Nakiri. The shape of the knife is specifically designed for chopping vegetables. The GF-36 has a long, flat blade designed to make full contact with the cutting board with every cut, thus making clean cuts of any vegetable. The deep blade makes it easy to cut tough vegetables like sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and beets. The front of the blade has a slight upward curve for slicing and dicing vegetables.

The difference between the G-5 knife and Global's GF series

As a fully forged knife, the GF-36 has the same blade as the G-5, but is made from a single piece of steel from the tip of the blade to the end of the handle and includes a full tang. It feels considerably heavier and has much more presence than the G-5, which is great if you find Global knives a bit too light. We recommend the GF-36 for professional chefs who do a lot of chopping in the kitchen.

The benefits of Global knives

Global knives are made from patented and extremely hard Cromova 18 steel. No other knife brand is allowed to use this steel. The handle is the most striking part of Global knives. The small dimples provide more than average grip during cutting, even with wet hands. Additionally, the handle is hollow and filled with sand, so the knife fits perfectly in your hand. The sand is carefully measured so that your knife is perfectly balanced in your hand.

More about Cromova 18 steel

The fine grain structure of this unique steel ensures that the knives can be sharpened to a very keen edge. Cromova 18 steel has a hardness of 58 HRC. The hardness is therefore slightly less than many other Japanese knives, with the great advantage that you can easily resharpen your knives yourself. Global knives are convex ground. This means that the edge of the blade is not ground into a V-shape, but into a U-shape, which makes the edge much stronger. These convex-ground knives can also be resharpened yourself. Use a sharpening stone for this!

How do you care for your Global knives?

We advise you not to put your Global knives in the dishwasher. In the dishwasher, your knife can come into contact with other (flying) kitchen utensils. You don't want scratches or dents on your blade, do you? Fortunately, a Global knife is easy to clean by hand. The handle and the blade seamlessly merge, so dirt cannot get stuck anywhere.