I seem to need to cut myself with every new knife I get. The Kyocera 6" Nakiri was no exception. Good thing was though, it is so sharp, I barley felt a thing. This knife really does cut vegetables beautifully. It also glides right through cooked or raw meat. But, the other reviews are not kidding, the blade is delicate. I would not even cut a hard cheese with it. Not perfect for all situations but if you need to take apart 5 pounds of onions or julienne a few bunches of carrots then there is no better knife. The porous nature of the blade does make some minced herbs want to cling to it (think cilantro) and the edge is so sharp it makes me nervous to really whip the herbs off with my fingers. Just respect and baby the thing and you will get lots of great use out of it. The handle is a bit slippery when wet.
A cleaver is a heavy butcher's tool made for hacking, more of a hatchet than a knife. This is a Chinese-style all purpose knife. In some Chinese kitchens, this may be the only knife you find. It is made for cutting vegetables and meat without bones. That is all it is made for except that the wide blade makes it easy to scoop up whatever it is that you have just rent into little pieces.
This one is ceramic. It is very sharp. It will stay very sharp for years if not mistreated. The blade is a bit narrower than most steel Chinese knives but plenty wide enough to scrape up your garlic and celery. Cut only on a wooden or plastic block. Do not hack or pry. Do not try to resharpen it yourself. Pack it back to Kyocera and they'll put a new edge on it and get it back to you quickly at no charge.
One other thing. Do not try to crush garlic by laying the blade over a clove and smacking it with the heel of your hand. You are likely to end up with a broken blade and shards of very hard ceramic embedded in your flesh. It is much tougher than glass but if you think of it as glass you'll take better care of it.
This truly is a superb knife. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine. Good cooking to you!
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Bottom Line:Completely without reservation, I would enthusiastically recommend the Kyocera Revolution Nakiri knife to a friend, and give it as a gift. I would most certainly buy another Kyocera Revolution Nakiri knife again.
Pros:
* INSANELY SHARP! This knife is way, way, way, way sharper than any razor-blade or Exacto knife I ever used. The finest steel knife is as sharp as a bowling ball compared to this knife. The edge of this knife covers the entire length of the blade, unlike most knives.
* Extremely durable. I used this knife frequently and regularly for over 5 years, it has never been sharpened after it left the factory, and it still effortlessly slices through tomatoes, meat, and more like butter. The plastic handle will never loosen, separate, or warp like wood handles do.
* Excellent ergonomics. The handle is PERFECTLY molded to fit in the hand with fantastic comfort. Even when wet, this knife handle will not slip in one's hand. Also, this knife is very well balanced. So, using this knife is very easy and feels very natural to one's hand.
* Nonstick (as in nothing sticks to it like glue). It is very easy and quick to clean by hand.
* Sanitary. Since the entire knife is non-porous, it is completely incapable of absorbing any mold, virus, or bacteria. Knives with wood handles have gaps where bacteria and mold can get trapped between the rivets and the handle, or the tang and the handle, or in the wood. The handle of the Kyocera Revolution Nakiri knife is molded over the tang of the knife and no rivets are used, so there are no gaps where bacteria, mold, and viruses can collect. The non-porous plastic handle of this knife will not absorb bacterial, mold, or viruses like wood does. This knife literally can never rust.
* Food cut with this knife tastes better. This knife can not absorb smells or odors, so it can not transfer smells or odors from one food to another even onions and garlic. Steel knives react chemically with some foods, which can alter their flavor. The ceramic blade of this knife does not react chemically with food, so foods cut with this knife retain their proper flavor.
* Multifunctional. In addition to acting as a blade, the design of the tall knife blade combined with the extremely straight cutting edge enables it to be used conveniently as a spatula to transfer cut items to another location, like a bowl.
* Fast drying. Water barely sticks to the ceramic blade, so water evaporates from the blade faster than it would from steel. This handy characteristic saves time for people who wash the blade before they begin cutting the next different food.
* Complimentary lifetime sharpening. Kyocera will sharpen this knife for free (not counting the USD$10.00 required for shipping the sharpened knife back to the customer) for the lifetime of the purchaser. This is good because the special skills and equipment required to sharpen this knife are not available outside a factory that creates ceramic sharp edges.
Con:
* Somewhat fragile. This knife can shatter like a sheet of glass if dropped on a hard surface, so extra care is prudent when handling this knife. This knife can not be used to cut bones, as doing so will likely damage the knife.
Other Comment:
* Some people might feel that not being able to sharpen this knife by one's self to be a con. I disagree, because the knife only very, very infrequently needs sharpening.
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I use this knife almost everyday even though I have to wash by hand, I always reach for the Koycera Ceramic knives. Fits hand and wrist well, great for people who have arthritis or painful wrist joints.Want Kyocera Revolution Nakiri Vegetable Cleaver, 6-inch Discount?
Like all Kyocera ceramic knives, this is a great knife AS LONG AS you remember that as with any ceramic knife, if you drop it onto a hard surface, you'll literally be picking up the pieces! Like all ceramic knives, manufacturing constraints are such that none are very big, so there will always be a place in my kitchen for my favorite 10" Wide Wusthof chef knife. Wusthof Classic 10-Inch Wide Cook's Knife
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