Ceramic knives
Tell me about ceramic knives. Good? Junk? Will I shoot my eye out?
I don't know if they're worth it. Supposedly stay sharp forever, but brittle. I would stick with conventional steel knives.
Looking on Amazon: Hardly any of their ceramic knives have reviews; guess they're not too popular there either.
After a brief look around the internet, it seems like the cheaper knives do get dull and are prone to chipping.
I have a (probably) cheap Boker santoku I got for a gift.
If you can find one for $20 or $30 you might give it a shot, but I wouldn't pay more than $50 for one.
Pros:
didn't cost me anything
has stayed sharp over 2 years (which is a good thing because I'm not paying to have it sharpened)
easy to clean when my wife sticks it in the sink and allows food to dry on it
Cons:
Don't drop it-it's brittle
Don't cut bones with it. I split a chicken and lost a 1/8" chunk of blade. Don't know if it was the bone or I twisted it while it was in the bone.
Can't be sharpened on my kitchen knife sharpener. I'll throw it in the garbage when it becomes unuseable.
I have a 4 pc set. My wife has managed to break the tip off of 3 of the 4 in a year. They are sharp as hell.
I have one that I got as a Christmas gift 4 years ago.
It is still cut my finger while using it sharp even after using it 3-4 times a week.
the only thing I don't like about it is that I have to be careful with the blade as it is very brittle.
Thanks guys!
