I have seen and heard many of my favorite chefs talk about Global. I saw there was a big sale and needed a 6" chef's knife. Once it arrived, I put it to use during service prep. I was absolutely amazed with the comfort and sharpness of the knife. The top FOH person needed a knife to cut lemons, mine was the only one out and clean. She was shocked by the little effort in cutting her lemons. After a quick clean, I needed to mince herbs, and there was no bruising and no bleed of the herbs to the board. I was so impressed, and the sale was still going on that I bought a 2nd 6" classic chef's knife. I will be looking forward to Global for all my future knife needs!