Title: Ceramic knives?
Post by: Serious on June 29, 2010, 05:03:00 AM
Post by: Serious on June 29, 2010, 05:03:00 AM
Seems these are becoming more available now, as well as a bit more affordable (£30 for a single white knife or £40 for one of the black ones still isnt exactly cheap by some). I was wondering if anyone own or had tried one?
Title: Ceramic knives?
Post by: addictweb on June 29, 2010, 07:22:08 AM
Post by: addictweb on June 29, 2010, 07:22:08 AM
Ive seen cheap ones on DealExtreme, also curious if they are any good.
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: Eggtastico on June 29, 2010, 08:25:05 AM
Post by: Eggtastico on June 29, 2010, 08:25:05 AM
I had a ceramic potato pealer.. f**king great until it snapped (not the ceramic)
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on June 29, 2010, 10:04:22 AM
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on June 29, 2010, 10:04:22 AM
Whats the benefits, surely a decent steel will last a lifetime if looked after properly?
The only advantage I can see is that these do not need sharpening as much, but they are also brittle.
The only advantage I can see is that these do not need sharpening as much, but they are also brittle.
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: Serious on June 29, 2010, 13:06:21 PM
Post by: Serious on June 29, 2010, 13:06:21 PM
The blades arent quite as brittle as they might be, the advantage is they dont rust, dont absorb flavours from food, or taint it with a metallic taste.
They are also extremely sharp and hard, about half way between steel and diamond. It takes a fair bit to blunt one, but they arent recommended for un-boned meat. The black ones are harder than the white ones due to extra processing.
Sashimi chefs use them for slicing fish.
http://www.mingspantry.com/kyoccerkniff.html
They are also extremely sharp and hard, about half way between steel and diamond. It takes a fair bit to blunt one, but they arent recommended for un-boned meat. The black ones are harder than the white ones due to extra processing.
Sashimi chefs use them for slicing fish.
http://www.mingspantry.com/kyoccerkniff.html
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: matt5cott on June 29, 2010, 17:52:34 PM
Post by: matt5cott on June 29, 2010, 17:52:34 PM
Intriguing, who is taking the plunge with DX then? :mutley:
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: Eggtastico on June 29, 2010, 18:26:24 PM
Post by: Eggtastico on June 29, 2010, 18:26:24 PM
Quote from: matt5cottIntriguing, who is taking the plunge with DX then? :mutley:
ive been tempted a few times, but worried about customs
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: zpyder on June 29, 2010, 18:30:00 PM
Post by: zpyder on June 29, 2010, 18:30:00 PM
I wouldnt worry too much. When I was back at college I got all manner of knives sent to me from America via ebay. Some of which arguably may not have been legal at the time due to the "assisted opening" mechanisms involved. They never got pulled up by customs, though I did wonder if I was on a govt. watchlist or something.
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: matt5cott on June 29, 2010, 20:47:53 PM
Post by: matt5cott on June 29, 2010, 20:47:53 PM
Quote from: EggtasticoQuote from: matt5cottIntriguing, who is taking the plunge with DX then? :mutley:
ive been tempted a few times, but worried about customs
"That punk pulled a Glock 7 on me! You know what that is? Its a porcelain gun made in Germany. It doesnt show up on your airport X-ray machines, and it cost more than you make here in a month."
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: Beaker on June 30, 2010, 08:01:13 AM
Post by: Beaker on June 30, 2010, 08:01:13 AM
Theyre Awesome. I still have 3 I picked up when I was working a chef in 1999/2000. Got a Filleting knife, standard carver and small vegetable knife. All very nice to use, though at the time the Special "Please recommend us to your other pubs" discount was about £100 for the large one, and about £75 each for the others.
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: Quixoticish on June 30, 2010, 10:25:53 AM
Post by: Quixoticish on June 30, 2010, 10:25:53 AM
Quote from: BeakerTheyre Awesome. I still have 3 I picked up when I was working a chef in 1999/2000. Got a Filleting knife, standard carver and small vegetable knife. All very nice to use, though at the time the Special "Please recommend us to your other pubs" discount was about £100 for the large one, and about £75 each for the others.
I never got on with ceramic knives for filleting, they didnt seem to flex enough to do the job properly.
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: Eagle on June 30, 2010, 19:31:09 PM
Post by: Eagle on June 30, 2010, 19:31:09 PM
Ceramic blades are also used in bomb disposal for conductivity reasons.
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: Beaker on June 30, 2010, 19:31:10 PM
Post by: Beaker on June 30, 2010, 19:31:10 PM
Quote from: Chris HQuote from: BeakerTheyre Awesome. I still have 3 I picked up when I was working a chef in 1999/2000. Got a Filleting knife, standard carver and small vegetable knife. All very nice to use, though at the time the Special "Please recommend us to your other pubs" discount was about £100 for the large one, and about £75 each for the others.
I never got on with ceramic knives for filleting, they didnt seem to flex enough to do the job properly.
to be fair it wasnt much good for filleting for that reason, where it did pay for itself was cutting shapes in to veg and fruit for a "nice" finish.
Title: Re:Ceramic knives?
Post by: Pete on July 01, 2010, 18:30:54 PM
Post by: Pete on July 01, 2010, 18:30:54 PM
Quote from: matt5cottQuote from: EggtasticoQuote from: matt5cottIntriguing, who is taking the plunge with DX then? :mutley:
ive been tempted a few times, but worried about customs
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"That punk pulled a Glock 7 on me! You know what that is? Its a porcelain gun made in Germany. It doesnt show up on your airport X-ray machines, and it cost more than you make here in a month."
Youd be surprised at what I make in a month.