20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding, 4 May 2010
This review is from: Kyocera FK Series White Ceramic 13cm Slicing Knife (Kitchen & Home)
Simply the best slicing knife I've ever had. It is much lighter than a steel knife, but also incredibly sharp. When I've had it a few months, I'll revisit this review, but if it's all it promises to be, it should stay sharp for a long time. This really does slice those overripe tomatoes that can be so difficult to slice without the knife slipping on the tomato skin. This just goes straight through and makes it simple to cut thin, even slices effortlessly. Fantastic. I suspect that just one of these will be enough to complement my set of steel knives, but I didn't find it any more expensive than, say, a Global. I do hope it keeps that edge too.
Four months on and my first impression has not changed. This is still a fabulous slicing knife. I use it every day for fruit, vegetables or raw meat. It is still as sharp as when I bought it (as far as I can tell). If Koopar had a problem, he should have returned the knives. One of the reasons I use Amazon so much is that they operate a no quibble returns policy. I wouldn't do it deliberately, but I have dropped my knife on my stone floor and have even found myself tapping the back of the blade on the edge of a cast iron pan to drop pieces stuck to the blade. I still don't have any chips anywhere on the blade and am now confident that I won't.
Nine months on and I am still pleased, but the blade acquired a small chip a month or so ago and is losing its sharpness generally. I have bought a diamond Kyocera grinder and it sharpened up really well. The purchase was worth it as I now have two other Kyocera knives and hope they will last for years. The grinder is easy to use, sharpened the orginal knife very well and in the process completely smoothed out the chip. Tip: For best results, read the instructions for the sharpener and take your time using it.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy Cutting, 17 Nov 2007
This review is from: Kyocera FK Series White Ceramic 13cm Slicing Knife (Kitchen & Home)
Incredibly sharp and easy to use, it makes cutting anything like vegetables or raw meat and fish a pleasure. It is possible to cut extremely thin slices with minimal effort and very basic culinary skills. Highly recommended.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
best knife ever, 1 July 2010
This review is from: Kyocera FK Series White Ceramic 13cm Slicing Knife (Kitchen & Home)
We bought one of these in Yokohama 6 years ago. It just snapped this week, due to bad handling.
It was still the sharpest knife we had, despite being used every day.
So remember not to attack really hard things, and don't bend it too far.
I really don't understand why it's taken so long for them to be available in the UK.
kyocera now market a sharpener too, so the knife should last ages used carefully.
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