ceramic knives

[rjo333]

I just bought the Mastrad Ceramic Knives on offer at Lakeland.

Opinions?

[Shaw Tarse]

I know nothing

About them, is it still terminal for a ceramic knife if you drop it?

[rjo333]

Yes, they will chip if you drop them.

The plus side is they are very sharp, and stay sharp for years. They don't rust.

[Stu R]

mixed opinions. They're razor sharp and can hold a lovely line, but I've yet to try one which had good feel and balance compared to my collection of metal knives. They chip VERY easily.

[escargot]

Stu R said:

mixed opinions. They're razor sharp and can hold a lovely line, but I've yet to try one which had good feel and balance compared to my collection of metal knives. They chip VERY easily.

I agree.

[FaineantFreddy]

Had a couple of Kyocera ceramic knives in the past. One ended up with several chips out of the cutting edge and the other literally snapped in half (can't remember now if I dropped it or was just using it).

Although sharp, I always had the overriding feeling they were just too fragile.

Ceramic blades are just too light to achieve a good balance. The whole knife just ends up too light IMO.

You can get steel knives as sharp anyway.