Kyocera Revolution Series 5-1/2-Inch Santoku Knife
Kyocera Revolution Series 5-1/2-Inch Santoku Knife
I'm very impressed with the ceramic blade of this Kyocera knife. You can
see here on Amazon that Kyocera is making a submarket with this ceramic
technology. It really delivers -- it's sharp, light, and seems strong
in the up/down direction. I've used a lot of different knives across the
price spectrum for a broad range of cooking tasks, and this one slices
cleaner, faster, easier than any knife I've ever used.
I never
*really* imagined using a knife this sharp. It's what I imagine a
hand-crafted Spanish Toledo steel sword or Samurai blade would be like.
Except smaller. And lighter. And white.
However, be careful!
Because it is both very lightweight and very sharp, the knife handles
differently than any knife I've used before. And it is sharp enough to
do real damage quite quickly. For instance, I received one of these
knives as a gift from a friend who had recently got one for herself. It
turns out that we *both* cut our fingers in the first few weeks of using
our fancy new knives! In each case, we sliced through a fingernail that
with a less-sharp knife might have afforded some protection. (I'm
typing now with a bandage on my index finger.) I will be very attentive
while using this knife from now on!
But, you know, it is a really nice, sharp knife.
The
knife comes with care instructions that emphasize the the brittleness
of the blade to lateral forces: don't knck the edge against anything
hard, don't smack the flat of the blade to crush garlic. No dishwasher.
The special care is a small price for having such a unique knife in the kitchen!
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Kyocera Revolution Series 5-1/2-Inch Santoku Knife