More and more housewives prefer ceramic knives. This innovation, which came relatively recently to the kitchens of the whole world, is gaining increasing popularity.
Pros and cons of ceramic knives
A ceramic knife is a pressed and burnt at 1500 degrees zirconia. Of course, this kind of knife aesthetically looks very attractive, stylish and unusual. Also, ceramics are safe for health, which many accentuates. These knives are very hygienic, neutral to the effects of odors and staining. The knife is light and thanks to a very high quality and sharp sharpening it allows you to cut very soft foods quickly and thinly. Sharpening is very rare.
But such a seemingly ideal product has its drawbacks. In addition to the high cost, due to costly production, these knives are very fragile. Because they can not cut a variety of products, and when falling, the knives are often broken or on their surface chipped, after which the quality of cutting is deteriorating. Negatively affects the quality of ceramic mates and temperature changes, which makes it unacceptable to wash them in dishwashers or very hot water.
How to choose a ceramic knife
When buying ceramic knives, you should pay attention to their shape. For each type of product developed its own form of knife, with a certain length of the blade and handle.
The color of the ceramics is also different. Black knives are produced mainly for professional use, this color is due to a special composition into which the dye is added. Such knives are processed much longer, resulting in increased hardness and resistance to various influences, which at times increases the cost of the product. Most ordinary buyers purchase ceramic blades with a white blade, which are much more affordable.
When purchasing knives from ceramics, do not save too much. Some unscrupulous manufacturers reduce the time of processing and holding the knife, to reduce the cost of the process. The color of ceramics, which did not pass the required cycle during manufacture, differs yellowish, sometimes cream shades. This blade is of poor quality. The ceramics of high quality are snow-white, sometimes even somewhat transparent.
How to sharpen ceramic knives
To sharpen such knives, there are special sharpeners, suitable only for ceramics. Sharpeners are mechanical and electrical.
To sharpen ceramic knives should be very rare, and the process is quite complicated. Therefore, it is better to entrust such sharpening to specialists, thereby reducing the risk of deformation and damage to the blade.