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Janet Bostwick
 
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"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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>> What's the deal with ceramic knives? I know nothing about them. They're
>> touted as never needing sharpening and unbreakable. I'm not interested
>> in buying any more knives, but I just want to know something more about
>> them.
>> Janet

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> Eventually you send them to the factory for sharpening. Anything will
> dull in time. They are breakable also. Under normal use, they hold up
> well, but there have been reports of blade breakage under some
> circumstances.

Sending to the factory seems inconvenient. Do they actually cut any better
than a good stainless knife? Or slide through food more easily?
Janet