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Global GSF-17-2 1/2 inch, 6cm Bird's Beak Curved Peeling Knife

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Features

  • Precisely balanced 2-1/2-inch knife for peeling, shaping vegetables and fruits
  • 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

Description

Product description Peel apples for a classic apple pie with this curved peeling knife from Global. This knife is made from a single piece of high quality CROMOVA 18 stainless steel and ice tempered for a strong, long lasting knife. You can peel round fruit, garnishes, or make fruit and vegetable decorations with the bird's beak shape of the blade. It has an ergonomic handle with a dimple pattern making it comfortable and slip resistant for making precise cuts. The sand filled hollow handle gives this knife perfect balance, useful for peeling harder vegetables like potatoes or beets.2-1/4" L 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's original knives have thinner blades and are lighter than traditional European-style knives, Global also makes a "heavyweight" line for cooks who prefer hefty cutlery--like this 2-1/2-inch bird's beak knife, whose curved blade, however, is thin for precisely peeling and shaping vegetables and fruits. Global dispensed with bolsters on most of its knives, including this one. Most Global knives have hollow handles, but the handle on this knife is solid. 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


Blade Material: Carbon


Brand: Global


Color: Silver


Handle Material: Stainless Steel,Stainless-steel Handle


Blade Edge: Hollow


Item Weight: 0.24 Pounds


Blade Color: Silver


Is Dishwasher Safe: No


Number of Pieces: 1


Item Length: 9 inches


Product Dimensions: 9 x 2.3 x 0.8 inches


Item Weight: 3.84 ounces


Department: Cookware


Manufacturer: Browne Canada Retail


Item model number: GSF-17


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: October 3, 2001


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Bird's Beak perfection
First thing to note, if you've not used a bird's beak before, is that this is a specialty function knife. Don't buy it before you get (at least) a few other kitchen knives, especially a parer/utility and chef's knife. Some relatives have come over and tried to use it in conjunction with a cutting board and quickly set it aside--which is fine because they were getting ready to slice a finger off. I've used it for fluted mushrooms, which is still more work than I'd like, and it does the job fine. It also works well with paring hand-held fruits and vegetables, but not being an expert, I still prefer the conventional gizmos for that. Where it excels for my wife and I is in cutting up poultry. We usually buy our birds whole. The only time we carve is Thanksgiving. The rest of the time, whether before or after cooking, the knife of choice is this Global bird's beak. It is a veritable joy to disencumber our fowl of their appendages and such. "A hot knife through butter" as the saying goes, applies perfectly here. A whole bird is easily sectioned into six to twelve pieces in seconds. A cleaver can work as fast, but we're more joint-finders than makers, and the small knife and no-cutting board approach works great for us--less space taken, less washing, less mess. The curved point and shorter blade make the non-cutting-board approach such a good choice--I sure wouldn't recommend this technique using those 10-inch "broadswords." Of course a good chef's knife can work well too--you gotta have them, but this Global is perfection. Sharpening takes extra time and care, but it rarely needs it--keeping a razor edge for at least half a year with about once-per-week use. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 18, 2007 by Reader5005

  • I appreciate thaf this knife is all one piece of metal as it makes it easy to sanitize at work
Decent knife. I bought it to replace an old bird’s beak park knife whose blade wore out. I appreciate thaf this knife is all one piece of metal as it makes it easy to sanitize at work. The blade is fairly sharp, I just wish the handle featured a bigger diameter for large hands.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 19, 2017 by Sean

  • Do you Tourne?
Unless you know what a tourne cut vegetable is, you won't want to spend the $41.95 on this knife. The knife itself is what you would expect from Global, excellent. Personally I use its baby brother the GS-38 paring knife all the time. I really don't see a need to use the bird beak that much. So I recommend you buy another GS-38 as you can't have to many paring knives :) ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 23, 2014 by F

  • Best knife for peeling.
Best knife for peeling.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 5, 2021 by Yuliya A.

  • Nice, but not the blade I expected.
The tip is more rounded and the blade is a bit smaller than expected, which is why I rated it 4 stars out of 5. I purchased this to match our other knives but ended up purchasing a peeling knife from Wusthof as well that I prefer to this one. We have a full set of Global knives and love them, this is just the runt of the bunch. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 4, 2013 by mixmaven

  • now my favorite detail knife
Global does it again. This tournet knife is great. fits well in my hand. that being said, I have small hands. this is the knife with the thinner handle, so after a while, you have to really grip it as it can slide. (I do miss the thicker handled knives). but it remains sharp, one-piece design so as not to harbor bacteria and the like, and is well balanced in the hand. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 9, 2015 by Short One

  • Not a necessary knife, but
Not a necessary knife, but comes in handy for hulling strawberries and other small detailed trimming or cutting work. Extremely sharp. Would recommend a small knife sheath for storage, both to protect the blade as well as yourself.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2017 by Biscuit

  • Unexpectedly good.
This is an astoundingly handy little knife. Not entirely clear how easy it's going to be to sharpen, but a really good paring knife for small things
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 15, 2016 by Dr. Curmudgeon

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