With so many cutlery brands to choose from deciding which ones to consider can seem daunting. To make it easier, take a look below at three tips to get you heading off in the right direction.

1. For Precision Cutting Consider Japanese Knives

Japanese knives are all the rage right now! If you’re interested in chopping and slicing with a lightweight (compared to traditional Western knives) knife containing an ultra sharp blade, Japanese knives are for you. Some of the brands to consider are: Global, Kershaw and Hattori. These manufacturers offer a complete selection of cutlery including Santoku knives, paring, cleavers, fillet, boning and more.

2. For Traditional Heft Consider Western Knives

If you like cutting with a substantial kitchen knife offering balance as well as heft consider German knives such as Wusthof and Henckels. For the best quality choose from collections that feature fully forged knives. Two other Western cutlery makers include: Sabatier (France) and Victorinox (Switzerland). And, as with Wusthof and Henckels, stick with the forged lines for premium quality. If you are looking for more affordable cutlery, take a look at the stamped lines to each of these manufacturers. Typically, these lines are made elsewhere, (China or Spain) not in the respective manufacturers’ country.

3. To Get a Bang for your Buck: Buy Knife Sets and Shop for Sales

If you’re looking to stretch your dollar further without skimping on quality, look for knife sets (such as 3 piece sets) or buy a knife block with versatile cutlery types: chef’s knife, bread knife, utility knife, paring knife, sharpening steel and such included. Buying sets as opposed to individual cutlery can definitely save you money. However, make sure that the sizes and cutlery types included are ones that you will use.

Additionally, if you are looking for a particular cutlery brand, save yourself some money by comparison shopping several kitchenware shops online. There is always the retail price, now look for the sale price. In addition, by spending over a certain amount, shipping will likely be included.

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A really great chef knife will be insanely sharp, yet retain its edge easily, and be well balanced and welcoming to hold. These days a decent high-grade chef knife can cost between $100-$200. Several cooking publications (including Cook’s Illustrated) recently identified a bargain $27 chef knife that in their tests rated just about as good as the $100 plus knives. This is the one we use.

The Forschner Victorinox is a hybrid of a thin Japanese blade with its 15 degree edge (western knives have a 20 degree edge) but with the longer, broader blade of European knives. It is lightweight, nicely balanced, and lethally sharp. It has a comfortable very grippy handle that won’t slip even when wet. We have 5 cooks at our household and this is the knife they all grab first. It may not be as super great as the chef knives

Global is one of the most popular kitchen knife brands among professional chefs and serious home cooks. Global operates out of Japan and has established one of the most well thought of brands in cutlery. Once you experience using a Global knife it’s easy to see why!

The Global knife story started in 1985 when Japanese designer Komin Yamada set out to create a new take on the humble kitchen knife. Using the finest materials available and employing the most modern design principles he made a line of kitchen knives that were easy to use, safe, and hygienic.

Inspired by ancient Samurai swords of Japanese lore, Global knives are carefully weighted to have incredible balance in the user’s hand. The construction of the knife blade to handle is seamless, which means no grooves or pits for dirt or food particles to get trapped in. The handles of the knives are dimpled to give the user a sure grip. Global knife blades are ground down to a point instead of being beveled like western knives which results in extraordinary and long lasting sharpness.

Since being introduced to the European cooking scene in 1988 Global knives have won numerous and prestigious awards for quality and design and are used by chefs in the finest hotels and restaurants all over the world. Also, many of the most prominent celebrity chef’s including Susur Lee, Geordie Glumac, Anthony Bourdain and the lovely Giada De Laurentiis, use Global knives.

Today, the Global knife brand has greatly expanded and now offers over fifty different knives, numerous tweezers, tongs, forks, spoons, sharpening tools, steels, chef cases, and more. All top quality products that with proper care would last for years if not an entire lifetime for the proud owners.

The design and production team at Global are always looking to further develop and expand their range of cutlery products and listen closely to the comments and ideas of current users of Global goods.