Ceramic Knives

PieSusan

PieSusan

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My late friend Andy was enamored with the ceramic knives and bought himself a toy. He had a blast with it for a few days until his wife broke it. He thought "it was slicker than shit"--and decided that he couldn't have another as long as his wife was around.
 
I tried a couple and found them very easy to break and not as sharp as advertised. They are really difficult to impossible for most users to even consider sharpening them yourself.
 
I'm one of those people who believe the science of ceramic knives has not been fully worked out a yet. Kind of like buying a new 'fat free' product and finding out the box it came in tastes better.

Yes, our laminate knives will chip if dropped hard enough. But they don't break or shatter.

And when such a knife can actually slice a human hair in half, I don't see the need for a poor replacement.
 
Well, I am not interested in going all Vincent on myself, thank you very much. Not even for love!

lol
 
PieSusan said:
My late friend Andy was enamored with the ceramic knives and bought himself a toy. He had a blast with it for a few days until his wife broke it. He thought "it was slicker than shit"--and decided that he couldn't have another as long as his wife was around.
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joec said:
I tried a couple and found them very easy to break and not as sharp as advertised. They are really difficult to impossible for most users to even consider sharpening them yourself.
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depending on the knife brand... most of the good ceramic knives have a pretty good warranty on them which includes breakage and sharpening..

i got a liking for ceramic knives when i use to watch Ming Tsai....http://www.ming.com/
 
I actually owned one of his, my wife dropped it into the sink and it snapped. The other was a KAI which snapped cutting a potato in half, my wife twisted it a bit. But if you feel lucky go for it.
 
I've never had one or tried one because I'm afraid of the breakage thing. I'd be OK - I am very careful with my knives. (That's not to imply that others weren't careful. I just mean I know my kids would drop one within the first day) But my kids???
 
I have a non-kitchen ceramic, a Boker folder. It is light and sharp, but I do not usually carry it, as I tend to be abusive with a carry knife. Dig, pry, etc. Nice for dressing and skinning game, but it's one of those knives that is only a knife.
 
Why would that be a good idea, steel can get a sharper edge than you can get with ceramic really. You can sharpen steel at what ever angle you want and I would say no more than 1% could sharpen the best of the ceramic knives out there and then couldn't get them sharper than the steel blade. Chico is right the technology just isn't there yet with ceramic blades as they are just too brittle.
 
My wife really likes them (ceramic knives). She has two that she's owned for several years, no idea what brand. Both have chips... Makes it like a serrated knife.
 
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