Kyocera Ceramic Santoku Knife

Too brittle..waste of money – I had one of these knives for just a few weeks, it sure was sharp, but the blade snapped while cutting a corn cob. Distributor said it was basically operator error and the instructions say to avoid twisting the knife as ceramic is brittle. It sure is, as we found you can crack the blade with very ordinary use. Don't waste your money. It was sharp. Too brittle

Excellent, lightweight and extremely sharp knife for slicing – The Kyocera Ceramic knife is a rather unique knife. At first, it appears to be colourful plastic, with a white blade but don't let that fool you. That white blade is 'ceramic'. The lightness aids in it's ergonomics and makes it a beautifully graceful knife to handle. However, it is scapel sharp. The difference between a ceramic blade is that it is designed for slicing. You actually need to make a slicing motion (i.e. move the blade forward and back) for it to cut and slice properly. Doing that, it is just like butter.The knife was not designed for chopping or cutting simply by pressing down on the blade. The instructions also rightfully warn that it is not designed to cut through bone or anything that is of similar hardness that will quickly blunt the blade.

However, for it's intended purpose which is an all round knife in the kitchen, this is one of my favourite tools. I use it more so than my Global set of knives because of how easy it is to handle. As sharp as a scapel and having accidentally cut myself with both ... I can well attest to that fact! It is perfect for slicing meat (not frozen meat), all vegetables, fruit and fish.

My favourite knife! Scapel sharp, easily slices through all fruit, vegetables and meat like it was butter Doesn't chop as well, cannot cut through bone or frozen meat.

stays razor sharp – I bought one of these knifes after speaking to a pro knife sharpener contractor sharpend all our steel knifes. He told me his wife only uses a ceramic This bloke is doing himself out of buisness because we have had it over a year with daily use and still razor sharp,it has had some small chips in it but this does not affect the performance.i cant rate it highly enough,as with steel knifes my wife will use them to the point of a sparpness of a spoon. stays sharp have to be aware what you do with them,dropping could snap,dont store with other steel ,may chip.