Product Description

Kyocera Advanced Ceramics and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation have partnered together to give those who love to cook an opportunity to support the fight against breast cancer. Kyocera Advanced Ceramics is offering a Special Edition 5.5¿ Santoku Ceramic Knife with an ergonomic pink-colored handle. Ideal for slicing and dicing fruits, vegetables, boneless meats and fish, it is sure to be a cherished addition to your cutlery repertoire. Kyocera will donate $5.00 for each knife sold to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, with a guaranteed minimum donation of $10,000.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67692 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Size: 5.5" Pink Santoku
• Color: Black
• Brand: Kyocera
• Model: FK-140 SE
• Dimensions: .90" h x 2.40" w x 12.20" l, .40 pounds

Features

• Ultra lightweight
• Use on a wood or plastic cutting board
• Comfortable ergonomic handles provide precise control
• Easy maintenance
• Hand-wash and let dry

Customer Reviews

Great knife
I've been using this knife frequently for over a year now and it is still razor sharp and the first knife I reach for whenever I cook. Ceramic knives do have some problems though, the first is that they are fragile. I broke my first knife in half when the tip got stuck in a peach pit and I tried to pull it out. The other problem is that they are extremely light, so not good for say, butchering a whole chicken. This is NOT a heavy duty knife. But when cared for and used properly, no steel blade can slice cleaner or faster than these Kyocera ones. Also remember that these knives can't be sharpened. Their cutting edge last 10x longer than steel ones but they have to be sent back to Kyocera to be sharpened, don't try to hone them either.

Don't Cut Your Fingers Off!
What a knife! I did not buy this particular knife from Amazon, but was an impulse buy at an asian market which had these at a competitive price.

The blade almost looks like a cheap plastic utensil, but don't let the looks deceive you. . . this knife is sharp! There was no sleeve in the packaging, and I got a nick on my finger handling the knife the very first time.

Also with the blade being so hard, you will need to be sure that the knife takes no hard shocks or flexes too much, or the ceramic may break. I would use a mat for cutting on a Granite(or Corian) countertop to avoid chipping the blade(or maybe cutting a groove in the stone!). There are places near the edge that look translucent and you can see the very fine lines along the blade from what I assume would be from the grinding process to finish the blade.

Cutting veggies and meat is very nice, but make sure you are using a hardwood board, or cutting mat, as this sucker leaves very fine grooves on supermarket cutting boards. If the knife were any heavier the cutting would do itself!

As seen on TV.
I bought this knife after seeing how they are made on a television show. I have been very pleased with it's performance.

The knife is only for cutting through flesh - fruit, vegetables and boneless meat only. Do not expect to use this knife on bone-in meat without chipping the knife.

As far as cutting, it is very sharp. I get clean and easy cuts, including frozen meat. I was running late making dinner one night, pulled out a package of frozen chicken breast and chopped it into slices in no time.

The manufacturer recommends this knife be cleaned and stowed immediately after use - if you leave in in the bottom of a stainless steel sink, be prepared for a dull and/or shattered knife (when you forget the knife is in the sink and you drop in a heavy pan). Hand wash only!

My only gripe is the handle. As mentioned in other reviews, it is very smooth with no features to grip - it can get slippery with prolonged use.