KYOCERA Revolution 2-Pc Ceramic Knife Gift Set: 5.5” Santoku & 3” Paring

These are two great knives from Kyocera, the world's leading advanced ceramic company. I've been using their knives for over five years, every since my brother gifted me with a set of their white-bladed ceramic knives. Now, I'm a convert to ceramic knives who would never go back to steel knives, and, I preach their virtues to all who will listen. Those older Kyocera knives from my brother are still going strong, but, I wanted to upgrade to the more durable black-bladed knives. At $61.50, only 50 cents more than the white-bladed version, and over $25 cheaper than buying the paring knife and santoku individually, this is a great deal. The knives come nicely presented in a box, with a small red ribbon securing the knives to a black foam protective encasing. These knives will make a fantastic gift for a home chef or foodie. Made of ceramic, both the santoku and paring knife are very, very sharp and will likely never need sharpening. You won't believe how easily these knives slice and mince. The santoku is very comfortable in the hand and has a good balance to it. This is likely to become your most often-used knife in the kitchen, your "right hand," as it were. The resin handles are comfortable to hold and offer a good grip. The one caveat I would mention with respect to these knives is that, like all ceramic knives, the blade is brittle to a certain extent. Not brittle in the sense that you have to worry about damaging it during normal use; not at all. No, I mean brittle in the sense that, if you drop it on the kitchen floor, it may very well break or chip, depending on how it lands. The black-bladed version (as opposed to the white-bladed ones), are the knives that I recommend, as they undergo a special process which makes the blade harder and more impervious to chipping than the white ones. For a slightly higher price, I think that the extra durability is worth it. But, either way, you'll be getting a great knife which will prove itself to be a very useful addition to your knife collection. If you treat them carefully, they will provide years of good service and enjoyment. Note that, if your knife blade does suffer some minor chipping (which usually doesn't noticeably affect performance), you can send it back to Kyocera and they will re-sharpen all of your knives (as many as you have) for $10. You just pay the $10 and one-way shipping costs. As always, store your ceramic knife in a knife block after use -- never in a drawer. And, use them with wooden or plastic cutting boards only.

Summary ------- Advantages: 1) The sharpest commercial knife you can purchase 2) Will hold its edge much longer than carbon or stainless steel knives 3) Great ergonomics (nice handle and beautiful appearance) Disadvantages: 1) Brittle blade 2) Can only be sharpened by the manufacturer Overall: Buy this set Detailed information and advice: -------------------------------- A bit of background information if you are unfamiliar with ceramic knives. There are basically three types of knives you can purchase: 1) High stainless steel knives - Fairly sharp, hold their edge well, somewhat difficult to sharpen. These are the knives that you are most likely to purchase at a store. Prices range from very cheap to very expensive (I own a Wusthof set, so I know how expensive they can get). 2) High carbon steel knives - Very sharp, dull easily, easy to sharpen. These are the cheapest, easiest to sharpen, and lose their edge the fastest. These also tend to be used by professionals (I managed over 80 "knife hands" early in my career and this is all we used - people would dull on average 6 per day). 3) Ceramic knives - Supremely sharp, hold their edge practically forever, impossible to sharpen. Expensive, and prone to breaking if not used properly. Most people purchase high stainless steel knife sets, and these are adequate for general utility. But it's not the best strategy for a well prepared chef to follow. The best approach is to have multiple knives and use them for specialized purposes. Here's what you should do: 1) Buy this ceramic set. Use it for everything except boning, prying, and crushing. Under no circumstance should you ever use it for boning, as you will likely chip the blade (i.e no knife work that requires any prying or side-to-side motion). Hand wash, and don't drop on your tile floor. They will last you forever and you will wonder why you ever used anything else. (I've owned a 5" ceramic utility for almost 10 years and it still hasn't required sharpening). 2) Go to your local restaurant supply store and buy at several 6" high carbon steel boning knives. They are generally very cheap, and very cheap looking. Use these knives for general cutting and boning. Sharpen them frequently (a quick run over a steel after every use is best). If you follow this strategy you will be amazed at what you can do with the ceramics, and you will also have the best (and cheapest) boning knives to decrease the chance that you'll ever chip one of your ceramics. Hope this helps anyone who has stumbled onto this backwater Amazon page in their pursuit of the ultimate knife!

Incredibly sharp, comfortable to hold and use, beautiful to look at. These will become your go-to knives. I've had them for a year now and I like them as much as the day I got them. I can't see that they've lost any of their edge at all. I do treat them well because ceramic knives are brittle, their only downside as compared to steel. Never, ever pry with them. Be careful not to drop them onto a hard surface. Oh, and I scored the bottom of a glass pie plate with one... Here I am one year after writing my original review, so that's two years since I acquired these knives. I still love them and they're still as sharp as a serpent's tooth. This update is to add a warning/recommendation. Before I got these knives I had purchased an inexpensive ceramic knife. It was because I liked that one so much that I wanted these. Four days ago I demonstrated to myself the brittle nature of ceramic knives - luckily on the inexpensive one! I was cutting cheddar cheese. Why use a ceramic knife on cheddar cheese, you ask, when it is clearly not necessary? There is no answer to that; I just like using the ceramic knives. I was being careful, I thought, to apply pressure straight down, with no force in any other direction. I must have failed at that, however, because the ceramic blade snapped right at the handle. The dangerous bits were all aimed safely away from my fingers so there was no bloodletting, and I was very happy that it was only the inexpensive knife that I broke. My warning/recommendation, then, is to be careful of any twisting or lateral forces that you might apply to the knife handle. These are beautiful but expensive utensils and it would be sad to damage one by using it inappropriately. And now I'm reminded of another suggestion. My brother and I had bought a set of 4 of these Kyocera knives and a bamboo block for our dear, sweet mum. She has cut herself 3 times. Advice #1: do not use an unwise chopping technique where your knife meets the edge of your finger. It may be safe with a steel knife but it is *not* safe with an ultra-sharp knife. Advice #2: when hand washing the knife, rest the handle firmly on the edge of the sink with the blade over the sink, with the blade flat. That will keep the knife stable and still while you use your sponge with the other hand. If you don't do this, and the knife and the sponge are both moving freely, you may cut yourself. It boils down to this: if you've been cooking long enough to have developed bad habits that are safe(ish) with less-than-razor-sharp steel knives, pay extra attention when using very sharp ceramic knives. Carelessness can result in lopping off a chunk of finger faster than you can say, "Oh darn, I'm bleeding all over our dinner!"

After reading all the praise for ceramic knifes, and wanting one after i saw Ming Tsai use these on Food TV a long time ago, i finally ordered the set. They are SHARP, of course i read all the dos and don't of them, but the Santoku is now my go to knife for nearly all kitchen tasks. I also bought a Shun 8" Chefs knife, a victorinox 10" and a Deba at the same time, but i use this one more, at least until i am more proficient at sharpening. They have a good feel in the hand and handle very well. I was worried about chipping the blade (still am) but one of my major concerns cutting apples and lemons (with the seeds) was proven not necessary. Obviously i would not take the blade anywhere near an avacado or mango pit! Chopping/slicing tomatoes has been one of my major issues in the past, for wanting to get a really sharp edge, this knife makes it a pleasure - however there have been one or two instances where the knife pressed against the skin rather than going through, probably because of a grip/angle issue on my part. you do tend to go slower with the ceramic mostly out of fear for hurting the blade, on onions this can be a bad thing at times (you get a fine cut, but due to being slow you can get the fumes) should improve with time and confidence of the blade. Garlic is also another thing, you can absolutely NOT crush/smash the garlic with the broad side of the blade (i'll use my palm or a pestle if its handy, if i have to pick up another knife i may as well finish with that one!) Its only been two weeks or so, but i am keen to see how long the edge actually holds, Kyocera do make a sharpener, but for the price i figure you could simply buy another set (especially if this one keeps an edge longer than a year) and then simply send the dull ones in to Kyocera - but for less than 60 bucks a good investment. I didn't buy the knife block, i do have a blade guard on it, and i keep it either on top of or inside the original box, at least for now.

I live in the U.K. and all I will do is copy and paste my review from amazon uk. I confess to being a lazy git. I don't mind paying for quality products in the slightest, £114 plus £10.26 postage and packing for this set of excellent knives is well worth it IMHO. Sometimes if I am dieting and getting into shape I can eat seven times a day so I do a lot of food preparation daily. *******HOWEVER ******* I went to AMAZON.COM and bought this exact same set and it cost me £53.31 Yes, you read that correctly. £70 cheaper !! Much less than half price than buying it from AMAZON.CO.UK. I have just copied and pasted my order below: Item(s) Subtotal: GBP 37.61 Shipping & Handling: GBP 6.81 ----- Total before tax: GBP 53.31 Sales Tax: GBP 0.00 Import Fees Deposit GBP 8.89 ----- Total for This Shipment: GBP 53.31 Rip off Britain ??? It certainly seems like it. I only got them from AMAZON.COM because a reviewer also mentioned how much cheaper it was. I bought them on 07/03/14 and they arrived at my house today 13/03/14. Six days to get here from the U.S.A. ! Now about the knives, well balanced, light, lightsaber like sharpness and they look fantastic to boot. I experimented with my steel knives and both of these Kyoceras with some grapes, bananas and tomatoes. It's like comparing a can of Fosters to Remy Martin Louis XIII. I wish I had bought a set of these years ago. They are truly something special. Also my mum tried them and mentioned how much easier they were to use, she suffers from arthritis and it looks like I will be buying another set for her. I read many reviews and the only negative thing I found was how easy they can be damaged. Some people have used them for prying and boning - idiots. What did you expect ? People like you shouldn't be allowed anywhere near sharp knives anyway.They are only for specific tasks, they won't replace your entire knife set but they are an excellent addition and you will find yourself using them more and more. Your friends, families and neighbours will all want a set too

Sharing kitchen utensils for so many years, I never had any motivation to replace my hand-me-down tools. However, once I started having my own place, I was able to start buying the good stuff because I didn't have to worry about roommates mis-handling my kitchen utensils. I knew my hodge-podge collection of knives were not the sharpest out there, but I never realized how sharp knives can be until I received these knives. It was a Black Friday lightning deal and I have never heard of ceramic knives before so I decided to do some quick research. I read the reviews and was convinced that these were worth the investment so I bit the bullet. Once they arrived, I found myself gliding through vegetables so quickly and so easily that I feared losing some fingers in the process. I was able to slice food so thin and with such precision and speed that one time I didn't even notice I made a small slice into my finger :-0 It wasn't anything crazy, just a little cut, but man, these knives are sharp! I'm no knife expert so keep in mind I just had mediocre knives before, but this set definitely gave me much more motivation to cook because it greatly reduced my kitchen prep time drastically and made it more fun. I used to have difficulty cutting up raw carrots, especially when they needed to be really small, but these knives make life so much easier now. I've had the knives for almost four months now. They're still in great condition and I don't foresee them breaking or chipping or needing sharpening any time soon. I don't cook that often though. Maybe once or twice a week at most. I did make sure I followed the advice of other reviewers and only use them for straight cutting and avoid any boning or prying motions. All in all, they're super sharp, lightweight, and the black blades actually look pretty cool too :)

Bought a set of these knives as a gift. They were slightly more expensive than the white but they were what a family member asked for. The larger one broke and was covered under warranty but what was returned to me was a white knife. After talking with Kyocera about exchanging the white knife for a black one, I was told that color wasn’t available and if I were to read the warranty, they could send me a comparable knife regardless of the color. It might seem trivial, but what’s the point of a Warranty if you’re not going to replace what was originally purchased or refund the difference?

A very nice set for the price. These are, however, delicate knives and will chip or break if you are too aggressive, such as twisting while attempting to cut something that is thick, say bone in poultry, beef, or pork. A new set is nice and sharp and will last a long time with proper use and care.

Bought them as a present for my dad, who loves a good sharp cooking knife. He is very happy with these! They are definitely up to standard! And the box they came in is a very nice touch. Ideal for a nice gift.

These knives not only look amazing but are also the sharpest you will ever come accross. It is true that you need to keep them in the presentation box rather than in the draw with your other knives and be a little careful about what you use them on but my goodness they are worth that little extra effort.

Assolutamente perfetti. Belli, affilatissimi, leggeri e precisi Un solo problema sul coltello grande, ma dovuto a mie colpe ( una piccola scheggiatura sul filo, a metà della lunghezza, dovuto ad uno sciagurato impatto su un osso) In ogni caso non influisce sulla qualità del taglio, che resta preciso e semplice

Buena presentación, venia con su caja y dos fundas de plástico transparente, no se descuiden con el filo porque te puedes cortar fácilmente

Mio padre lamentava la carenza di coltelli in cucina e ho voluto fargli un regalone visto che il nostro passatempo principale in questi tempi casalinghi è cucinare. Di pregiata fattura, sono ergonomici e soprattutto tagliano che è una meraviglia (quindi attenzione a maneggiarli). La custodia ha dei copri-lama in plastica che non è proprio ben aderente, ma efficace per prevenire "tagli da cassetto". Spedizione impeccabile, arrivata con quasi una settimana di anticipo rispetto allo stimato (maggiorato, sicuramente, visto il periodo). Consiglio per chi vuole investire in un prodotto di qualità.