Global GF-31 Boning Knife 16cm Blade, Forged Stainless Steel Japanese Knife for Cutting Meat & Fish, Durable Professional Quality

Global is an established knife brand, so I knew I was buying quality

I’ve been meaning to write a review as I bought this knife on Amazon 8 years ago. It was about £70 then! I thought that was expensive. Anyway, I’ve used it for everything, daily. I use it instead of the heavier knives for meat, I use it instead of the smaller knives for veg. I use it to cut the crusts off my children’s sandwiches. It is of course excellent for butchering a chicken, but I’ve found it’s sharpness, accuracy and lightness mean it’s the only knife I reach for most of the time. It arrived horrendously sharp; literally a razor blade. I sharpen it often, a few strokes a few times a week, as it loses its keen edge quickly now. But it sharpens quickly too, and will then slice onions and tomatoes with satisfying clarity. Remember the Goodfellas scene with the garlic? That’s what it does!

Another wonderful knife from global - easy to sharpen and perfectly balanced.

Exactly as expected, exactly right

What a superb piece of equipment. With this amazingly sharp tool I can (for instance) completely bone a chicken in just a few minutes. The rigid but fine blade with its incredibly sharp tip combined with perfect balance & weight means it gets right in there to do the business. I am an amateur chef, but I feel like a professional with this in my hand. Not cheap, but worth it. Global GF-31 16cm Boning Knife