Ich habe mir dieses Messer vor 20 Jahren in der Kochausbildung gekauft. Das Messer nutze ich für so ziemlich alles, egal ob Fleisch, Fisch, Wild, Obst, Gemüse - neben einem kleinen Obstmesser braucht man definitiv nichts anderes in der Küche. Messerblöcke für alles mögliche ist meist selbst im Profi Bereich einfach nur unnötig.Inzwischen koche ich zwar nicht mehr professionell, das Messer ist allerdings geblieben und verrichtet seinen Dienst Dank Wasserschleifsteine auch nach 20 Jahren wie am ersten Tag. Da es so leicht in der Hand liegt und perfekt ausbalanciert ist, schneidet meine Frau auch unheimlich gerne damit, so dass wir uns jetzt noch ein zweites dazu gekauft haben damit wir uns nicht abwechseln müssen. Die Grundschärfe ist inordnung, das Messer kommt aber erst richtig in Fahrt wenn man den Wasserschleifstein anlegt - dann lässt es sich so schärfen, dass man sich damit rasieren könnte.Klare Kaufempfehlung, für alle die ein Allrounder Messer für die Ewigkeit suchen, oder für Puristen, die sich vom ganzen Messerblock mit 25 Messer-Firlefanz verabschieden wollen.

今まで使ってた包丁が何だったんだ？ぐらい持ち易いし切れ味バッチリです次回はお友達のプレゼントに考えてます！

Simply the bestNot hyperbole! This knife is simply the best. I like to cook a fair amount and I have always liked good knives - makes cutting stuff up much easier and if you haven't ever handled a good knife because of the price tag associated with them, please do someday plonk down the dosh and get one - and get the Global G-46 - 7 inch, 18cm Santoku Knife. For those of you who have worked with good knives you know exactly what I am talking about!The product is made in Japan.I have bought several different brands over the years - German, American. My wife got me this particular knife from Japan in the summer of 2013. It has become my absolute favorite. So much so I ended up getting a second one, exactly the same, through Amazon. Interestingly, on the one I bought from Amazon, there appears to be a marking on the blade, which was not there on the one bought in Japan. In function, appearance and performance there is absolutely no difference (have had the second one about a week).What makes this knife so remarkable - it is perfectly balanced. You can put your finger where the blade meets the handle and it will balance (like a teeter totter) perfectly. Any knife in this price point is always razor sharp and that is true for the G-46, so I expected the sharpness. Moving along, the handle is made of metal with embedded rubber grips. The feel is superb AND the weight is just perfect for my hands. Not having wood or some form of plastic on a knife was a surprise. There are no rivets in the handle. The textured feel allows for a perfect grip. Despite admonishments to not run this knife through the dishwasher I have, and haven't really had any problems with the handle or sharpness. I just bought a Chef's Choice 1520 knife sharpener and did sharpen the blade for the year old G-46 (separate review of the knife sharpener) for the first time with excellent results.After a year of using this knife on vegetables and fish and bread I am surprised that the sharpness wasn't all gone. Having now read the instructions that came with the second knife I suspect I will not be putting any of these in the dishwasher going forward and will just hand wash them. I have used it on both a wood and plastic cutting board. The knife edge is the traditional 15 degree angle typical of Asian knives and is a thinner edge than the traditional American and German knives, which I have actually come to prefer. About cutting vegetables - the perfect combination of the sharpness and weight allows you to cut a tomato slice the thickness of a sheet of paper. This is not trivial!!Lastly, you cannot filet a fish with this knife, the blade is not flexible enough. I have cut right through a 20lb striped bass with this - no problem!BE VERY CAREFUL WITH GLOBAL G-46 KNIVES. THEY WILL GO RIGHT THROUGH YOUR FINGER AND BONE IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE!

En effet, il s'agit là d'un couteau superbe tant par le design, la conception, la qualité de l'acier, la fabrication, que par le confort d'utilisation et la performance de coupe !!!C'est pour moi un article un peu onéreux, mais la qualité à un prix et dans le cas présent, le rapport qualité-prix est fantastique.Pour ne rien gâcher, le vendeur a bien travaillé : le produit est arrivé en avance, bien emballé, le vendeur ayant même prit la précaution d'inscrire manuscritement mon nom et adresse sur le produit, dans le paquet.Vivement recommandé.

Very sharp and good grip and elegant design