Ceramic Cutting Knives

A ceramic knife is a knife designed with a ceramic blade typically made from zirconium dioxide zro 2.

Ceramic cutting knives.

Also known as zirconia. 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. A ceramic knife should not and will not replace a chef s knife says erkkinen. 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.

Ceramic kitchen knives are an exclusively fixed blade alternative to the standard steel kitchen knife. 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. These knife blades are usually produced through the dry pressing and firing of powdered zirconia using solid state sintering. Next to that we have also tested ceramic knives from other manufacturers.

Later handles were made of steel or wood. Most early knives barely had handles while some had their dull end wrapped in animal skin or some other protective material. Knife handles have evolved as well. They re great for certain things.

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. At over 50 it s a lot of money for three knives but the quality is well worth the extra money.