When it Comes to Steel or Ceramic Knives There’s Really No Comparison. These Kyocera Ceramic Blades Slice with Surgical Precision, Harder & Sharper Than Steel – the Second Hardest to Diamond in Fact! They Won’t Rust & They’re Impervious to Acids, Juices, Oils & Salt! Usually $191.85!
Well, can be had cheaper, but Kyocera for $69.95 it is a steal. Please mind you this is a quality product, not the el cheapo $15 ceramic knife.
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Aren't they run by the same people?
Yep. Happens all the time. I bought a Baby cot toy from dealme.com.au for $47 posted recently. Run by Dealsdirect (actually invoiced by them!). Sells for $70+10 postage on their main site.
I'm sure there are better thread examples for the "don't buy from COTD" tagline…
This just tells me it is a bargain.
Kyocera ceramic knives are very good products.
My wife bought the first one around $200 from her friend's recommendation a few years back. It already hurts when $200 can buy a bunch of butcher's knives. After the first use our comments are we will never go back to conventional metal knives for slicing.
* Ceramic knifes can't be used for chopping!
I have used $15-$20 ceramic knives, they appeared pretty good, much sharper than conventional metal knives.
How are these Kyocera ceramic knives compared to the generic ceramic knives?, are they even sharper, and/or retain the sharpness much longer?.
Better quality, better retain sharpness, better balance. But - I have not used them as yet, going by reviews.
I have already learned to purchase any "work" tools I use on a regular basis from a reputable brand.
That applies to kitchen as well as to workshop.
There is a space for what I call "el cheapo" stuff - things I don't use that often, gadgets, toys (I mean not kiddies toys, toys for adults…errr.. not THOSE toys, mean meritline type of toys :-)
Put it that way, if you are looking at trying good ceramic knife this is great price and great brand :-)
I've used kyocera (I paid 50bucks for the set when i bought it in japan).
Pros: Relatively sharp and did not seem to dull for the few months that we were using it. Inexpensive as well
Cons: It snapped when I dropped it! Also it isn't as good for the more complicated tasks. I bought a wustof (cost me like 150 for a chef's knife?) and it was incredibly sharp. However it doesn't matter how expensive the knife is if you don't look after it with maintenance. Honing with a steel (I bought a diamond coated one for 40bucks off amazon) will ensure that it stays f***ing sharp for around 6 months. The rest of my family uses my knives without honing and even the wustof became dull within a month or two. Sharpening with a whetstone (1000 Grit) and polishing (3000 grit) (process takes around 30mins per knife - hard labour) - However the knife returns razor sharp (probably more sharp than when you bought it!)
But yes I agree with TM001 :) Quality and feel is important - but at the end of the day, lack of maintenance will leave you with a dull knife anyways! If you're lazy, just get someone to sharpen it for you (4-6bucks a knife by machine usually)
Not a bad price but for me personally I couldn't go ceramic for fear of them breaking (I take alot of care with my knifes but the wife doesn't think that's important).
As for their sharpness are they really that much sharper than a well sharpened knife?
I've had furi (which I really didn't find comfortable) and I've tried global and was tempted when I tried wusthof but I found scanpan to be the best knifes for me.
Knifes aren't the kind of thing you should buy off the Internet (especially expensive ones), if you are considering it go to a knife store and try them to make sure your comfortable and your not buying a dud.
Don't Kyocera make printers? Never heard of them making knives as well. I guess printers and knives must go hand-in-hand nowadays :)
Kyocera = Kyoto Ceramics. The company manufactured ceramics, crystals, gems, etc for decades before they made their first printer or photocopier.
Kyocera was founded as Kyoto Ceramic Co. Ltd. and renamed.
Did you know that Westinghouse does not make only fridges but nuclear plants too? :-)
Yep, it is funny but a lot of large companies today have their hands in very diverse portfolio of products/services. But Kyocera ceramic knives got quite good reputation. I can't comment on the Westinghouse nuclear plants though, not many of my friends purchased one. :-)
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/72716
Moral of the story? Don't buy from COTD.