According to CNN Underscored, Bourdain’s favorite gadget of choice was his Global G-2 Chef’s Knife, and he wasn’t shy about sharing its slicing and dicing virtues in his documentary, “Wasted: The Story of Food Waste.” The Daily Meal explained that Bourdain thought it was good for both newbs and pros. “As a starter chef knife, the Global is pretty good for a first-timer. It’s also beloved by other professionals as well,” the celebrity chef shared.
Why this knife and not a set? Per Kitchn, Bourdain shunned knife sets, especially for home cooks, because they just weren’t practical and would never be used enough to justify their hefty price tag. But the Global G-2 Chef’s Knife rings up at just a little over $100 on Amazon and has a 4.8-star rating from close to 2,000 reviewers. What makes this knife so great? The straight edge makes this knife “dramatically sharper,” and reviewers seem to agree. One shopper wrote, “It is factory sharp! I used it to cut some vegetables and it did the job as you would expect.”
