Ceramic Cutting Knives

A ceramic knife should not and will not replace a chef s knife says erkkinen.

Ceramic cutting knives. A ceramic knife is a knife designed with a ceramic blade typically made from zirconium dioxide zro 2. The knives we have tested for this test we have used ceramic knives by kyocera who are the biggest player in the market for ceramic knives. However remember that ceramic knives are quite hard and that means they generally aren t very flexible. You still may not want to substitute them for knives that need to bend and flex a bit like a boning knife.

Next to that we have also tested ceramic knives from other manufacturers. These knife blades are usually produced through the dry pressing and firing of powdered zirconia using solid state sintering. They re great for certain things. Also known as zirconia.

Knife handles have evolved as well. Our premium product is the kyocera advanced ceramics 3 piece knife set. Later handles were made of steel or wood. Nothing cuts through cold butter like a ceramic knife it s like cutting through hot butter hiroshi shima executive sushi chef at sushi roku in los angeles ca adds they are great for bartenders.

Most early knives barely had handles while some had their dull end wrapped in animal skin or some other protective material. A ceramic chef s knife can act as an all purpose blade performing the duties of everything from a paring knife to a carving knife. Ceramic kitchen knives are an exclusively fixed blade alternative to the standard steel kitchen knife.