Watch Out for Counterfeit Global Knives

It is known that Global knives have been reproduced and copied. These counterfeit items have been offered to professional chefs and the general public. For peace of mind it is best to purchase your Global Knives & Accessories through an authorized stockist - they will be able to offer you not only genuine, expert advice but also the genuine product.If you are a professional chef you may be familiar with the typical scenario…a knock on the back door or someone asking you to spare a few minutes to see what is in the boot of the car. Whatever the approach, the story is the same. “Genuine knives at a discount ! Direct from the manufacturer ! Surplus stock…but be quick, cash only”. Well, the knives are bound to be cheap as they were probably made in a Chinese factory and the edge will only last a short time, despite the logo on the blade. In fact, it is normally the case that the knives are so inferior that they do not even justify the ‘bargain’ price paid for them.In another example, you may have visited a trade fair or exhibition and been approached by someone offering the deal of a lifetime. The story is that “I’m an exhibitor and its time to pack up. We have items out of their packaging/can’t be bothered to transport the knives back to the warehouse…interested in these ? For cash, of course.” But of course, they are fake knives, made in the same type of factory as the first example and made of inferior materials.Yoshikin, the manufacturers of Global, have also found many examples of counterfeit. The products may be cheaper but for good reason...they are vastly inferior, incorporating cheap steel, poor manufacturing standards and blades that will not hold an edge for more than a couple of uses. These illegal reproductions are often offered as a collection of knives in a black knife roll or case...so beware ! Recently, there have been a number of warnings published on this subject and now some auction dealers split these knife collections to sell them as individual items.It should be noted that Global is an EU registered trademark, despite the fact that some counterfeit products have duplicated this protected trademark. Other reproductions may be labelled with 'Global Chef' or 'Global Professional', which have no association with Global Knives although every effort has been made to pass the reproduction off as a genuine product.