Get your Knives out.

[Steve]

Now I understand. My wife doesn't use my knives Her choice not mine, apparently I'm somewhat precious about them

[keith157]

Now I understand. My wife doesn't use my knives Her choice not mine, apparently I'm somewhat precious about them

My wife only uses a couple of the "cheaper" knives, then again I do do most of the cooking an prep. I too find it difficult to pass up a good offer but have manged so far (this year )

[Smokey Toad]

I had the same problem as Ben

I sent the knife back to Global, next week I had a new one!

Mine broke next to the handle next whilst cutting carrots.

There where Small Pit marks which looked like rust spots, when it snapped I could see the rust spots had started to spread beneith the surface.

I was once told this is because they are made from 2 pieces of metal and this was the join. (Not to sure if this is just hearsay or the truth.)

Bad experience of the knife but good customer service.

[keith157]

I had the same problem as Ben

I sent the knife back to Global, next week I had a new one!

Mine broke next to the handle next whilst cutting carrots.

There where Small Pit marks which looked like rust spots, when it snapped I could see the rust spots had started to spread beneith the surface.

I was once told this is because they are made from 2 pieces of metal and this was the join. (Not to sure if this is just hearsay or the truth.)
Bad experience of the knife but good customer service.

Having watched the Furi video which shows how they make their knives, and presumably most hollow handled metal knives are similar, then yes that's where the join is.
My small santuko has strangely split from the edge upwards near the heel of the blade. Wierd or what?

[oddsocks]

i have been looking at ceramic knives, anyone use them, and if so are they any good?

[JEC]

i have been looking at ceramic knives, anyone use them, and if so are they any good?

Amazingly sharp perhaps the sharpest I've ever used, however the massive trade off is a life in fear of braking them, they will break if you knock, drop, cut bone or generally misuse them, it honestly doesn't take much to ruin one they do not forgive anything.

[oddsocks]

i have been looking at ceramic knives, anyone use them, and if so are they any good?

Amazingly sharp perhaps the sharpest I've ever used, however the massive trade off is a life in fear of braking them, they will break if you knock, drop, cut bone or generally misuse them, it honestly doesn't take much to ruin one they do not forgive anything.

hmm. and as the worlds clumsiest person that would be a major disadvantage for me.

[keith157]

i have been looking at ceramic knives, anyone use them, and if so are they any good?

Amazingly sharp perhaps the sharpest I've ever used, however the massive trade off is a life in fear of braking them, they will break if you knock, drop, cut bone or generally misuse them, it honestly doesn't take much to ruin one they do not forgive anything.

I have to agree with JEC. They are beyond razor-sharp, scalpels are now made of ceramides but boy they are really fragile. I haven't chipped one yet (I have a parer & a santoku) but they are mega expensive to get re-ground, and a basic electric diamond sharpener is over £60.00p.
If you fancy trying them ALDI regularly have them from £6.00p upwards. I have both a Kyocera (mega expensive santoku) and an ALDI special, the parer, and to be honest there isn't much difference between the edges when you get them. I haven't used them enough to check for longevity of the edge, only had them for a couple of years .
Being inflexible you can't use them too much for close boning but for boneless raw and cooked meat, fruit & veg they are great, they also don't transfer flavours, but use one of the modern "soft" cutting boards or mats just to preserve your edge.

[Swindon_Ed]

I looked at ceramic knives when i upgraded my set a few months ago and i was put off ceramic knives by stories of people dropping them and breaking them.

I ended up going for Japanese steel knives as they can be just as sharp, but where they cover the harder brittle steel that the cutting edge is made of with softer more flexible steek it makes them less prone to breaking when dropped. Also when they do need sharpening (they've not yet) i'll be able to do this myself.

[hifigary]

I have a pair of ceramic knives (Aldi specials), and tend to use them more than most of my knives. I did drop one at Christmas and you have never seen someone move his foot as quick as I did - was more concerned it would go through my foot than the damage to the kkife. It chipped the tip off the blade - but is still fine for general use.

If you can pick an Aldi one up when they next do them, it is a worthwhile knife to the collection.