The majority of questions we receive from this site seem to have a common theme. Most of our readers are looking for instructions on how to properly care for their ceramic knives. Most manufacturers will include a set of instructions with their knives, but in all honestly, the care instructions are the same across all knives. Here is our officially, unofficial guide on...

How are ceramic knives made? It's no easy task, but with today's technology, it's seems easy. The process is a mixture of old school techniques combined with a bit of modern technology.

The raw materials (mostly water and ceramic powder), are mixed in a drum, not the musical instrument but something similar to a sealed cement mixer. This part of the process creates...

Japan is know for having all the best gadgets before we get them here in the states. During all my visits to Japan, I am always so excited to bring back something neat. This trip didn't disappoint at all. Along with the bags full kitchen gadgets, I came back with something I never knew existed, a Kyocera Knife Sharpener that is designed to work with metal AND ceramic knives. As we all know, a ceramic...

Kyocera offers free knife re-sharpening on all their ceramic knife products. Sounds almost too good to be true! Nothing is free nowadays but Kyocera's service is pretty darn close.

My good old husband put a small chip on the blade of one of my knives. I didn't even really notice it until he fessed up and told me about it. I thought that would be a fine...

After decades of relentless work on perfecting ceramic knives, Kyocera announced that this past year, they have sold over 5 million knives. That's a lot of knives, and a lot of work. They have reported steady inclines in sales over the past decade and have doubled their knife sales from just 3 years ago.

Kyocera first introduced their knives to North America in...

After purchasing a few ceramic knives, I realized I didn't have anywhere safe to store them. A knife block worried me too much about the possibility of chipping the blade against the hard wood. My knife drawer wasn't even a consideration. Metal vs ceramic clinging together in a drawer didn't settle right for me.

Then I came across this beauty. A...