"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> My mom gave me one for Christmas last year, and it
> was okay but I was thinking about dumping it because
> I prefer my regular kitchen knife. The ceramic one
> had a straight blade and I'm used to the curve of
> a conventional kitchen knife. The ceramic knife
> did seem to be plenty sharp.
>
> About a week ago I lost it. I think it fell in the
> trash. Because I was already thinking about throwing
> it away, it didn't seem to be a significant loss.
>
> But then there was a sale on pineapples at the nearby
> Asian food store. The first time in a year that I
> tried peeling a pineapple with a steel knife the
> difference was very noticable. Even freshly sharpened,
> the steel knife didn't do nearly as well going through
> pineapple skin. I had been using the spiral method
> of removing the eyes with the ceramic knife, but that
> was just too difficult with the steel knife.
>
> So I bought a new ceramic knife. This one does have
> a curved blade. On my first pineapple with this knife,
> I could tell it was even sharper than the old one.
> I've only had it a little while, but it already seems
> to be a great knife. It's made in China, and it's
> called THE CERABLADE, or at least that's what's printed
> on the blade. I bought it at the Asian food store for
> $21. They had two smaller sizes that were cheaper,
> but I thought I should get what I wanted rather than
> save a couple bucks and live in misery for the rest
> of my life. There wasn't any sale or discount, so
> I imagine that price can be beaten on the net.
>
> I do take care not to drop it or use it on any hard
> surface. The edge only sees fruit and a wooden cutting
> board. Only cut myself once so far. On the first day
> I had it, it was sitting edge-up in my dish rack when
> I accidently dropped a pistachio in the vicinity. When
> I reached down to hunt for it, my arm lightly brushed
> against it and got cut. I barely felt it, but it sure
> bled for a while. I'm a little more careful now.

I have three inexpensive ceramic ones. First one bought online. The other
two were bought at TJ Maxx. They're small. They're good. And I like that
the ones I have came with sheaths so I can use them for travel.