If I'm not sitting at my computer, there's a decent chance I'm at the kitchen counter, and there it's all about the knife. For a long time I had a bunch of cheap crappy knives and one lone Global knife that I received as a gift. Since then, I've gradually built up my collection to the point where the good knives are outnumbering the bad. The Global knives are irresistible - the blade, the weight, the cut are all on point. They make the difference between enjoyable meal prep and irritable meal prep. (That's why after my last vacation rental experience, I'm now considering getting some kind of travel case for them... )