Kyocera Wins Over Italian Chef Scenna wi...

Summer is here, and with it comes the bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables from your garden or the farmer’s market. To me, there’s nothing better than a tomato picked right off the vine. We use them in salads, sauces, sandwiches and salsa. But we’ve learned the hard way that having a good sharp knife to cut fresh tomatoes is essential, or you’ll wind up with a mutilated,...

Australian Chef Benjamin Christie Praise...

A couple of months ago I visited for the first time the Home and Housewares show in Chicago. The show would have to be the biggest show for kitchen tools. One of the stands I visited was the Kyocera stand. You are most likely familiar with Kyocera printers, but Kyocera also manufactures a vast range of kitchenware products, with nearly all of them featuring their advanced ceramic...

Ceramic Kitchen Knife Guide and Review...

Sharpness and Durability of Kyocera,, Chef, Pairing Knives – by Yuen Kit Mun Ceramic knives are harder than steel. Differences between various premium steel knife brands are insignificant in comparison with a ceramic knife. Sharpness A ceramic knife will be sharper than the average steel knife, but a steel knife can sometimes be sharper. For the average cook who rarely sharpens...

Kyocera Ceramic Knives...

Kyocera ceramic knives are extremely hard (8.2 on the Mohs hardness scale, vs. steel at 5-6 Mohs, and diamond at 10 Mohs), wear resistant, and chemically inert. The base material, zirconium oxide, was originally developed in industrial applications where hardness, wear resistance and non-reactivity are necessary, and metal components don’t quite reach such...

Ceramic Knives and Odors...

I came back from the market yesterday and was so excited to try out my new ceramic kitchen knife. On the dinner menu was steak with garlic potatoes. Potatoes are always fun to cut so I made sure that was on the menu. It’s also a good test of how sharp and well the knife handles. I went straight for the potatoes. After a good rinse, I started dicing. Wow…I was impressed! The...

Cutting Paper Thin Tomato Slices...

I’m putting my ceramic knife to the ultimate test today. Tomatoes! I’m making sandwiches for lunch today so I thought it’d be a good chance to test out my knife on the notoriously hard-to-slice tomatoes. A sharp blade is always a necessity, otherwise, you’ll end up with a chopping board full of ketchup or thick uneven slices. I imagine ceramic knives would succeed in doing...

No Tears Cutting Onions?...

I’m making kefta kabobs tonight. It’s my first attempt and already I’m a little terrified just by looking at the recipe. The recipe calls for minced onion. We all know what that means…be prepared for a waterworks show! But rumor has it that using ceramic knives can cut down on those dreaded tears. Fact or fiction? Let’s put it to the test. I bought the smallest onion I...

Ceramic vs Metal...

www.myceramicknives.com How does a ceramic knife differ from a metal knife? The only difference is the material the blade is made out of. If you know anything about knives, you’ll know the blade is the most important part of the knife, thus making ceramic and metal knives very different. What happens when you replace the most important part of a knife? You’ll get a bunch of pros...

Kyocera KC-130-WH Knife Review...

The ceramic knife I tested, and ended up buying was the Kyocera Classic Series 6 inch (model #KC-130-WH). The WH stands for ‘wooden handle’. There is a plastic handle version as well, but the wooden handle feels a lot better in build quality. I’ve always heard Kyocera was the leading manufacturer of this product, and after using it, I can see why. Here is my full review of...

Ceramic Knives Keep Apples Fresh?...

www.myceramicknives.com I was talking to a chef friend of mine who also uses a few Kyocera ceramic kitchen knives. I asked him what he really likes about it. Aside from its sharpness, he also mentioned that his fruits don’t oxidize and turn brown as fast when he uses his ceramic knife to cut it, particularly apples. I knew ceramic knives are chemically inert, and that...