Global knives are made from the finest high carbon stainless steel available for producing professional quality kitchen knives. Yoshikin uses its own proprietary stainless steel which it calls CROMOVA 18 Stainless Steel. This steel is precisely tempered to keep their edge for a long time, but not too difficult to sharpen the knives. The CRO in CROMOVA 18 stands for chromium and the 18 is the percentage of chromium in the steel. This high percentage of chromium contributes to Global’s stain resistance. In 1985, Komin Yamada was granted an unlimited design budget and a commission to create a superb knife using the best materials and most modern design concepts. Given this remarkable assignment, Yamada developed a range of knives which are truly new and revolutionary that have become a favorite of both amateur and professional chefs. The Global knives feature blades that are made of CROMOVA 18, a molybdenum/vanadium stainless…