An age-old problem for all housewives spending most of their time in the kitchen is stupid knives. In such cases, it is often said that there is no master in the house. But now this problem is solved! It is enough only to buy a set of ceramic knives , in order to once and for all forget about the unprotected knives in the house.
Yes, you have to spend once, but everyone knows that quality kitchen utensils, dishes and utensils for the kitchen can not be cheap. But the effect of using such knives will last a long time.
Perhaps you will ask why buy an entire set of ceramic knives , maybe you can do with a single knife? But here too the answer lies on the surface. You can only work with one knife in the kitchen? We doubt it. That's just it.
The standard set includes, as a rule, from 3 to 6 different knives, here there is a knife universal, cook, and also a knife for cutting bread, meat, vegetables, fillets, cheese. As a rule, such sets are equipped with a separate stand. A set of ceramic knives on the stand allows not only to keep all the knives at hand and rationally use the kitchen work area, but also protects them from blunting. After contact with metal objects, ceramic knives lose their properties.
A set of ceramic knives photo
A set of ceramic knives on the stand
If you are not yet convinced of the need to have a ceramic knife in the household, here are a couple of facts that will interest you. Ceramic knives are made of zirconium oxide, harder than only a diamond. Hence we conclude that they are several times harder and sharper than steel knives, and when properly handled, they have high wear resistance.
In addition, kitchen ceramic knives are environmentally friendly and hygienic. First, they are made of environmentally friendly materials. Secondly, such knives do not rust, do not oxidize when they come into contact with food and do not spoil the taste of products. That's why they are recommended by experts for cooking children's dishes.
Ceramic Kitchen Knives
Ceramic Knives for Kitchen Photo
Selection of Ceramic Knife
Here we smoothly and imperceptibly got to the most important question - how to choose a ceramic knife? First you need to determine its purpose. What are you going to cut with this knife: bread, meat, fish, vegetables, cheese? After all, as already mentioned above, each knife is responsible for its function. If there is no opportunity to buy a universal set, then just decide on the range of your tasks, which you often have to cut - this is the knife and buy.
Ceramic knife - how to choose
The next factor to look out for is the color of the blade. On sale there are knives with white and black ceramics. Here the difference is not only in color, but also in the hardness of the blade. Black knives during production for a longer time are in the oven, which increases their hardness. Therefore, it is believed that black ceramic knives are more wear-resistant.
Next, you need to look at the cost of knives and the manufacturer. At present it is prestigious to have Japanese ceramic knives of untwisted brands in the house, but for many people their cost is quite high. Cheaper models, but also of high quality, are made in Europe or at joint Chinese-Russian factories.
The most famous companies producing ceramic knives: Austrian firms Bergner and Wohmann, Japanese firms Samura, Kyocera, Kenji Knife, German firm Mayer & Boch, Austrian firm Kelli. But here it should be noted that most Western firms producing ceramic knives have their branches in China, so do not be surprised if you read on the packaging of the popular brand of the manufacturing country - China.
Set of ceramic knives Bergner
Ceramic knives Kenji Knife
Knifes ceramic Kenji Knife
Set of ceramic knives Bohmann
Traditionally, the best knives for knives are Japanese knives. But the network is such an opinion that the whole "brain" of the production of zirconium ceramics is not in Japan, but in neighboring China. To believe this statement or not is your choice, only here the real Japanese knives cost 2-2.5 times more expensive than those made in China. Is it worth it in this case to overpay - it's up to you.
Rules for the use of ceramic knives
First of all, it should be noted that zirconium ceramics can easily be damaged. Ceramic knives must be protected from blows in all possible ways, so that cracks and chips do not form. Such knives can not:
- drop onto the floor;
- abruptly throw on the table or in the kitchen sink;
- is to be washed in a dishwasher( if you can not do without a washing machine, then use covers for the blade);
- cut them on a glass board or in a bowl( cutting boards can only be used from wood, silicone and plastic);
- to cut solid objects, incl. Try to cut meat balls or cut frozen foods;
- try to use it as a scraper or a bottle opener.
All for the same reason( prevention of chips) keep ceramic knives in stands or in cases.
Also, it is necessary to stop separately on the sharpening of ceramic knives. Such knives practically do not need sharpening, but only if they are correctly used. But if it's time to sharpen the knife, then it's best to entrust it to professionals who know how not to damage zirconium ceramics - sharpening should be done at a certain angle and slowly. But if you still decided to sharpen such a knife at home, then get a special sharpener for ceramic knives, with which you can not only make the blade sharp, but also remove the small chips. In such sharpeners there is a diamond abrasive, since only a diamond is stronger than zirconium ceramics.
Sharpening of ceramic knives
Sharpener for ceramic knives
Where you can buy ceramic knives
With all the advantages of ceramic knives we figured out, there was one outstanding question: where to buy ceramic knives? In principle, if you are a fan of online shopping, then come to the aid of specialized online stores selling knives. In offline, such knives can be bought in stores where they sell dishes and kitchen utensils.
In conclusion, I would like to say that recently, sets of ceramic knives are pushing steel from the kitchens. But it's not surprising, according to their performance characteristics, ceramic devices are much better than steel ones, the main thing is to learn how to use them!
