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Do You Need a Ceramic Knife Set?

Monday, October 19th, 2009
Ceramic Knife Set

Ceramic Knife Set

The type of knives you use in your kitchen is very important.  The wrong type will find you sharpening the blades time and again, while the right choice will hold its edge, even through repeated cuttings.  The wrong choice will discolor, rust, corrode and basically become unusable over a relatively short time.  The right choice will remain in pristine condition, offering great looks and tremendous use.

What is the wrong choice?  Steel knife sets, for all their glittering glory, can be terrible options in the modern kitchen.  A ceramic knife set is a far better option and can provide numerous benefits to you.

Why should you consider ceramic in your kitchen?

First, a ceramic knife set is incredibly durable.  These blades are harder than steel, which means that you will have to sharpen the blade ten times less than with a steel knife.  In addition, you will find that ceramic knives provide numerous other benefits that can lead to a happier kitchen life in addition to that edge retention.

Ceramic knives do not rust, which is why these types of blades are used by divers around the world.  Ceramic knives will not pit or corrode like steel and high-acid foods will not etch the knife blade.  All of these problems can reduce that gleaming steel knife to a rusty mess that won’t cut butter, much less your vegetables or boneless meats.

Therefore, it’s important that you consider the benefits offered by having a ceramic knife set in your kitchen.  These knives can help ensure that you have reliable cutting tools that offer a razor edge to anything you care to set before them.  Whether you are butterflying shrimp or slicing tomatoes like paper, ceramic knives are the best possible solution for your culinary needs.

To find the ceramic kitchen knife set that suits your needs best, browse our selection at www.keramikoskitchen.com.

Determining the Best Kitchen Knives for You

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Even if you are a cooking neophyte, you likely understand the need for the right kitchen knives.  What are the best kitchen knives for you?  It is essential that you find the right set of knives.  The wrong choice can leave you with a less than enjoyable experience; ragged cuts and wasted time sharpening blades repeatedly.

What are the elements that make up a great knife set?

Size – Your ability to grasp a knife’s handle is one of the first things that you should determine.  How well does the handle fit your hand?  How well does the grip conform to the contours of your palm and fingers?  If you cannot grasp a knife correctly, using it can be very dangerous.

Weight – How heavy is the knife?  Steel kitchen knives are often very heavy (if they are of high quality), while ceramic knives are much lighter.  Lighter knives are better options for most people, as they help to alleviate the strain from muscles and tendons in the fingers, hands, wrists and forearms.  In addition, it’s easier to make thin cuts with the best kitchen knives than with a knife that weighs a ton.

Blade Type – The type of blades offered in the set is of paramount importance to you.  The best kitchen knife sets give you ceramic blades on all the included knives, while subpar sets will offer steel.  Even high-carbon steel is inferior to ceramic in every way.

As you can see, ceramic makes the best knife sets. Steel will corrode, lose its edge and provides a poor experience, while ceramic knives will stand the test of time and make a tremendous investment option.

If you are looking for the best knives to use in your kitchen, ceramic should be at the top of your list.  The Keramikos Kitchen line of quality ceramic knives offers choice and versality.  Follow this link to browse now!  www.keramikoskitchen.com

Ceramic Chef Knives Stand the Test of Time

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Ceramic Chef Knives

Ceramic Chef Knives

How often have you bemoaned the cruel fate that leaves you sharpening that chef knife once more? It can seem as though you have to sharpen it almost the second you’ve made a cut. In fact, if you’re using a steel chef knife, you might just be sharpening it every few cuts. Ceramic chef knives can help you avoid this horrible fate and find more time in the kitchen that doesn’t involve a whetstone.

Ceramic chef knives offer some startling benefits over their steel brethren. The first benefit is hardness, which is the quality that allows ceramic blades to keep their edge longer. Ceramic knives have a hardness rating of about 8.2 (steel comes in around 5.5 or so), which means that they can hold an edge ten times longer than a steel chef knife.

Ceramic chef knives never discolor, won’t rust or corrode and you don’t have to worry about the blade being etched by certain types of food. Therefore, these knives are far more enduring than an equivalent steel blade. Because you will not have to worry about the knife corroding over time, you can enjoy the unique beauty (and lots of use) that comes from these blades.

Ceramic chef knives also offer other benefits. For instance, you will find that ceramic blades are denoted as chemically inert. You will not find this with steel blades. What this means is that the blade has a tightly closed microscopic structure (unlike steel). Why is this important? First, you will not have to worry about transferring the taste of one food to another. Second, you won’t have to worry about cross-contamination. Finally, you won’t have to worry about that metallic tang that steel knives leave behind.

If this sounds appealing, then you should certainly consider purchasing one of our many quality ceramic chef knives available in our online store at www.keramikoskitchen.com.

Why use a ceramic knife?

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Kris Jensen-Van Heste of About.com writes a great article about the benefits of using ceramic knives in your kitchen everyday.  The full story is outlined below.

Q. What is a ceramic knife, and what is it best used for?

 

A. The appeal of ceramic is its hardness. Think back to science class; remember the Mohs hardness scale? It rates minerals from 1 to 10, with diamonds at the top of the scale (10) as the hardest substance on earth. Stainless steel, of which most kitchen knife blades are made, ranks at about 5.5 on the Mohs scale. A properly made ceramic blade scores 8.2 on the scale – about 50% harder than stainless steel. The ceramic material itself is zirconium oxide that’s been heated in a process called sintering, which bonds the ceramic powder particles together by closing its pores

So what’s the big deal about hardness? It’s all about holding an edge. A quality ceramic knife blade will slice and slice and slice – literally for years without needing to be resharpened because it’s among the hardest materials on earth and won’t give way to the abrasion that comes with daily use the way stainless steel does.

There are other reasons these knives are found in the kitchens of the most exacting professional chefs. Ceramic blades have been described as ”chemically inert,” meaning they will have no effect on the flavor or appearance of foods they come into contact with. The ceramic material’s pores are so tightly closed that there’s virtually no opportunity for any transfer of taste or smell between foods, such as garlic and apples. No color change will happen to foods you’ve sliced as sometimes occurs with steel blades because ceramic doesn’t react to acids and other agents in food.

Another advantage that ceramic users champion is the comparative light weight. The same size stainless blade weighs significantly more.

Over the long term, ceramic knives retain their like-new appearance better than stainless because they don’t pit, rust or corrode.

There are drawbacks to ceramic knives. Unlike stainless steel, ceramic blades tend to be fragile, and the less you pay, the more likely they are to shatter if dropped. A common casualty is the blade’s tip, which will break off if it takes the brunt of a fall. Reputable makers will retip a ceramic knife for free as long as it wasn’t used to pry or scrape, which is a no-no for any type of knife.

Ceramic knives do one thing, and they do it better than any other knife: They slice. That’s the job most manufacturers recommend their ceramic blades do, and a good ceramic blade will let you slice a vegetable so thin that it’s translucent. It’s possible to chop with a ceramic knife, as long as it’s in a pivoting motion with the tip held down against the cutting surface. You’ll endanger your knife if you use it as a cleaver and bring it down on the cutting board with any force.

Ceramic knives must be washed and dried by hand for long life and optimum results.

Ceramic Knife Video Demo at West Coast Women’s Show at Abbotsford Tradex

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Keramikos Kitchen ceramic knife demonstration at the West Coast Women’s Show.



Keramikos at the West Coast Women’s Show @ Abbotsford Tradex

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Keramikos will be displaying the hot new ceramic knives at the West Coast Women’s Show at the Abbotsford Tradex this weekend.  Come by our booth #227 and see the live demonstrations for yourself. 

See how sharp these knives are, how good looking they will be on your kitchen counter and receive a free silicone kitchen utensils gift with each knive set purchase (gift with purchase available at the show only.)

West Coast Women’s Show Location
Abbotsford TRADEX
1190 Cornell Street
Abbotsford, BC  V2T 6H5
(604) 850-1533
Click here for a map

West Coast Women’s Show Dates and Times
Friday, October 24 open from 1 pm to 10 pm
Saturday, October 25 open from 10 am to 9 pm
Sunday, October 26 open from 11am to 5:30 pm
 
* SAVE $2.00 off the Adult Admission by purchasing your ticket at participating London Drugs stores.

Keramiko’s Kitchen at the Vancouver Home and Garden Show

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Come and visit Keramiko’s Kitchen at the Vancouver Home and Garden Show.  We are demonstrating the unique Ceramicut Ceramic Kitchen Knives.  Here’s a picture of our booth set up at the show plus some showcase items that are for sale at the show until Sunday October 19th.

If you didn’t buy a Ceramicut Knife set at the show and would like to place an order just give us a call during regular business hours at:

Phone: 604-984-2855
Email: info@keramikoskitchen.com