Are the harbor freight ceramic knives any good?

http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-...ife-98186.html

What is the good and bad?

On 12/27/2016 12:27 PM, Hazuki Nakamura wrote:
> Are the harbor freight ceramic knives any good?
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-...ife-98186.html
>
> What is the good and bad?
>


Pros
10Stays Sharp
6Easy To Clean
5Comfortable Grip
4Quality Construction
2Very Sharp

Cons
2Not Dishwasher Safe
1Blade Cinters With Misuse
1Can Not Be Sharpened
1Cheap Plastic Handle
1Dulls Quickly

On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:32:43 -0800, Taxed and Spent
> wrote:

> Pros
> 10Stays Sharp
> 6Easy To Clean
> 5Comfortable Grip
> 4Quality Construction
> 2Very Sharp
>
> Cons
> 2Not Dishwasher Safe
What's the point of buying a ceramic knife if it's not dishwasher
safe?

> 1Blade Cinters With Misuse
I don't know what "cinters" means, but any knife or sharp object can
be damaged with misuse.

> 1Can Not Be Sharpened
I think they've figured out how to sharpen ceramic knives at home.
https://www.amazon.com/Kyocerca-DS-5...ixitam-20&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Diam...ag=ifixitam-20

> 1Cheap Plastic Handle
What happened to "quality" construction?

> 1Dulls Quickly
"Dulls quickly" makes the "stays sharp" pro a lie.

Ceramic knives might be sold at give away prices, but now I know why.
As inexpensive as they may seem, they are a waste of money.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On 2016-12-27 5:05 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:32:43 -0800, Taxed and Spent
> > wrote:
>
>> Pros
>> 10Stays Sharp
>> 6Easy To Clean
>> 5Comfortable Grip
>> 4Quality Construction
>> 2Very Sharp
>>
>> Cons
>> 2Not Dishwasher Safe
> What's the point of buying a ceramic knife if it's not dishwasher
> safe?
>
>> 1Blade Cinters With Misuse
> I don't know what "cinters" means, but any knife or sharp object can
> be damaged with misuse.
>
>> 1Can Not Be Sharpened
> I think they've figured out how to sharpen ceramic knives at home.
> https://www.amazon.com/Kyocerca-DS-5...ixitam-20&th=1
> https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Diam...ag=ifixitam-20
>
>> 1Cheap Plastic Handle
> What happened to "quality" construction?
>
>> 1Dulls Quickly
> "Dulls quickly" makes the "stays sharp" pro a lie.
>
> Ceramic knives might be sold at give away prices, but now I know why.
> As inexpensive as they may seem, they are a waste of money.
>

I have three ceramic knives and all three of them are badly chipped. I
have a good quality knife sharpener and a special hand held ceramic
knife sharpener, but they are nowhere near as sharp as they used to be.
The first few years I had them they were razor sharp. I don't think that
they were abused. They just aren't as durable as steel. My wife still
uses them regularly, but I tend to use the steel knives.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:32:43 -0800, Taxed and Spent
> > wrote:
>
>> Pros
>> 10Stays Sharp
>> 6Easy To Clean
>> 5Comfortable Grip
>> 4Quality Construction
>> 2Very Sharp
>>
>> Cons
>> 2Not Dishwasher Safe
> What's the point of buying a ceramic knife if it's not dishwasher
> safe?
>
>> 1Blade Cinters With Misuse
> I don't know what "cinters" means, but any knife or sharp object can
> be damaged with misuse.
>
>> 1Can Not Be Sharpened
> I think they've figured out how to sharpen ceramic knives at home.
> https://www.amazon.com/Kyocerca-DS-5...ixitam-20&th=1
> https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Diam...ag=ifixitam-20
>
>> 1Cheap Plastic Handle
> What happened to "quality" construction?
>
>> 1Dulls Quickly
> "Dulls quickly" makes the "stays sharp" pro a lie.
>
> Ceramic knives might be sold at give away prices, but now I know why.
> As inexpensive as they may seem, they are a waste of money.

That's been my experience with them, total waste.

Cheri

On 12/27/2016 3:27 PM, Hazuki Nakamura wrote:
> Are the harbor freight ceramic knives any good?
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-...ife-98186.html
>
> What is the good and bad?
>

We have two of them. Very sharp. Seems to be holding up well. I was
not sure how good they would be at that price, but we were pleasantly
surprised. Give it a shot for the small monetary risk.

On 12/27/2016 5:05 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:32:43 -0800, Taxed and Spent
> > wrote:
>
>> Pros
>> 10Stays Sharp
>> 6Easy To Clean
>> 5Comfortable Grip
>> 4Quality Construction
>> 2Very Sharp
>>
>> Cons
>> 2Not Dishwasher Safe
> What's the point of buying a ceramic knife if it's not dishwasher
> safe?
>

Ours go in the DW. No problems.

Taxed and Spent said:

> 10Stays Sharp
> 1Dulls Quickly

Can you clarify how it "stays sharp" and "dulls quickly" at the same time?

On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 04:08:12 -0000 (UTC), Hazuki Nakamura
> wrote:

>Taxed and Spent said:
>
>> 10Stays Sharp
>> 1Dulls Quickly
>
>Can you clarify how it "stays sharp" and "dulls quickly" at the same time?

I can clarify... Taxed and Spent is a pointy headed imbecile.
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On 12/27/2016 8:08 PM, Hazuki Nakamura wrote:
> Taxed and Spent said:
>
>> 10Stays Sharp
>> 1Dulls Quickly
>
> Can you clarify how it "stays sharp" and "dulls quickly" at the same time?
>


These are from the reviews on the page you cited.

On 12/27/2016 8:52 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 04:08:12 -0000 (UTC), Hazuki Nakamura
> > wrote:
>
>> Taxed and Spent said:
>>
>>> 10Stays Sharp
>>> 1Dulls Quickly
>>
>> Can you clarify how it "stays sharp" and "dulls quickly" at the same time?
>
> I can clarify... Taxed and Spent is a pointy headed imbecile.
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> Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. . . .
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just have another, and call it a night.

My ceramic paring knife does beautifully in the dishwasher, but it's not really any sharper than my other knives. The tip is now missing, and I don't have any idea where it went. My favorite paring knives are Victorinox.

Denise in NH

On 2016-12-29 12:54 PM, wrote:
> My ceramic paring knife does beautifully in the dishwasher, but it's
> not really any sharper than my other knives.

When my ceramic knives were new they were razor sharp, and they stayed
very sharp for a long time.

> The tip is now missing,
> and I don't have any idea where it went. My favorite paring knives
> are Victorinox.
>
Kinda scary to think about those pieces that are so sharp and wondering
what might have happened to them.