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Title: Re: Ceramic Knives
Post by: Jim on May 27, 2021, 07:06:29 pm
Ceramic knives have made redundant all our other knives in our kitchen :)
Title: Re: Ceramic Knives
Post by: DJoksch on May 27, 2021, 07:00:35 pm
I bought a ceramic knife from one of my double reed suppliers.  I was just a ceramic pairing knife.  Although it worked great for carving oboe and bassoon reeds, my wife figured out is worked even better as a pairing knife. I made a spring assist knife to replace it as an excuse to try out the surface grinder.  Not as good as the ceramic knife.
Title: Ceramic Knives
Post by: Jim on April 29, 2021, 11:05:58 pm
If you've never owned a ceramic knife for use in the kitchen, do yourself a favour and buy a 4" & 6" at least to start.
They are cheap on eBay, you can't sharpen them (at least not easily) and I just buy a new set when they start to dull in 12-18 months.

They are like razor blades, I would never go back to using a carbon or stainless steel knife again regardless of the brand or quality.