Ceramic Knives Or Blades Made Of Steel?
Experiences with ceramic knives compared to the knife steel ceramic knives are often called as an alternative to traditional steel knife. Because your sharpness, due to the fact that they not have to sharpen. Is to believe that advertising promises? The most common counter argument is the high risk of breakage if it fall off once, then shattering – so is often among the doubters. My experience with ceramic knives look like this: A ceramic knife is definitely a meaningful experience to the normal chef’s knife made of steel, however you must be aware of some limitations in the clear. The today’s ceramic knives are high-tech products. If you hear ceramic, one thinks first of containing containing ceramics, vases and bowls. Thus, the ceramic blades have but nothing to do.
You must have rather the ceramic used for the blade products in context, where large hardness is required in medical technology, automotive and the aerospace. The blades are made in the first They are line of zirconium dioxide under high pressure and at high temperatures produced. The so reached hardness exceeds the hardness of steel and ensures a high sharpness. Still a Resharpening no longer, as in steel knives is needed, because the hardness due to a very long persistence of the sharpness. Advertisement promises should be allerdigs anything exaggeration of lifelong sharpness. In my experience, you must renew the sharpness after some time, this is the case with my blades, I used every day after about a year.
A steel knives must be sharpened known mass in constant intensive outlet, almost daily. A great advantage is the lower weight in contrast to conventional blades. The lightness is already a very good argument, when working in the kitchen, there goes the cutting much easier. The great hardness and sharpness are the already above mentioned risk of breakage in return. Softer steel is flexible and thus reduced fracture risk. The very hard ceramic must be used with consideration. If a ceramic knife on the floor, then it is not broken in any case. It must hit a very hard floor coverings have very unfavorably. In many cases, some softer wood, Cork or plastic floors, often nothing happens. On stone floors, the risk of breakage is of course higher. Who now happen, then it’s not a total loss. Often are only small outbreaks, one at back grind, can repair. The leading manufacturer of Keremikmessern offered as mostly a sharpening service. This sharpening service is also by some manufacturers (for knife manufactured by them, of course) free of charge, please check with your dealer. It’s only postage. Then is to note that it tilted the knife not to edit anything hard like bone and always reasonable cutting pad – a cutting board made of wood or plastic – used in the work. This note applies not only to ceramic knives but for every high-quality knives in the kitchen. In compliance with the instructions and if you can live with the restrictions, then you will enjoy with a ceramic knife.