Shop for a Good-Quality All-Purpose Ceramic Knife

Ceramic knife is a recent entrant to the kitchen utensils market. Though, these knives have a sharp cutting-edge, care should be taken as they are fragile and break easily.

Lightweight ceramic knives are quite exotic looking kitchen utensils. People are surprised by their profile and performance during food preparation so much that many people are buying and learning to take care of it. Nowadays, there are many world-renowned brands that offer a wide range in ceramic kitchen utensils. They come in two hues, viz., white and black. White colour ones are less brittle than their black counterparts. This is due to the fact that the former undergoes additional processing to change colour.

Ceramic is a material which is second in the quality of hardness only to diamond. The knife is made from a tough and hard material, referred to as ‘zirconia’. After the blade is cut and shaped, its edges are sharpened by grinding with a diamond grinding wheel. The edge is said to last long and does not need frequent honing as does a carbon steel knife. Due to its brittle nature, honing needs special care, else the edges can chip off and damage it. It’s always better to get it sharpened by a professional. Even while using it, care should be taken so as not to let the edge crack and chip off. It should be stored in a safe place, after it is washed and dried carefully post each use.

Keramisk kniv is suitable for use by both home cooks and professional chefs. If you want to butik allknivar for a ceramic one; make it a set with a carbon steel chef’s knife. Ceramic chef’s knife can do all the food preparation work, with some limitations. When used carefully, you’d be surprised by the heavyweight cutting, it can accomplish. Whether it is western-style or Japanese-style, it is surprising how much precision the thin, unassuming blade displays on the cutting board. It can cut carrots into baton sizes or ripe tomatoes into thin slices with ease. It is ideal for paring and slicing fruits and vegetables. Unlike carbon steel kitchen utensil, ceramic all-purpose knife does not react to food acids nor does it retain the rusty taste from lemon on its blade.

Keramisk kniv is best used with a plastic handle, as it does not slip and has a soft grip, which makes working with it easy and comfortable. Truly, if you butik allknivar, it will do all food preparation work and also do away with the need to keep many knives. When using a ceramic kitchen utensil, look at following reasons for its care: It has a thin and sharp blade that can chip when dropped. The blade can be damaged when not used properly, while cutting or slicing food. Cutting and slicing should be done on a wood or plastic cutting board. Even, if it is an all-purpose knife, refrain from using it for cutting through frozen food, jointing meat, prying, or slicing a block of cheese.