See at CNET. Read more: You're Using Your Chef's Knife Wrong. Best chef's knives for 2025 Global G-2 Classic 8-inch Chef's Knife. Global's popular 8-inch chef's knife is a Japanese-style blade ...

Japanese knives also tend to be shorter, around 7 to 8 inches long, than the Western-style knives, which can be 12 inches or longer. Most home cooks will want a knife in the 6.5- to 8.5-inch range ...