Shenzhen Knives. Ceramic Knife Set - 2-Piece (5” Slicing and 4” Paring) with Ceramic Peeler

I am so happy with my ceramic knife purchase! To be honest, I was kind of skeptical about what the quality of the product would be since the price was so competitive, but I think this knife set is an AMAZING value! Seriously, two knives plus a ceramic peeler for under $45 is so awesome! I love to cook a lot and use knives to prep food every day, so I definitely feel like I put my knives through a lot of wear and tear. Amazingly, these knives have passed with flying colors! First of all, the handles are designed for comfort and ease of use - the ergonomics are great, and I love the soft rubber surface. And I totally notice the difference in blade sharpness, as compared to regular steel blades. I usually have to sharpen my steel knives pretty often to keep a nice sharp edge, but haven't felt like I will need to do that with these ceramic knives for a long time. I think at first, the sensation of cutting was a little different with ceramic than steel, but you can tell immediately how sharp these blades are! They cut through tomatoes like a dream, and even go through hard butternut squash really well. Even the peeler easily skinned the butternut squash! One thing about ceramic knives in general that should be known is that you have to be a bit more careful with the blade than with a metal blade, since the ceramic material could possibly shatter or break if dropped. So yeah, that means you probably shouldn't use it to cut bone (which I never do anyway!), nor toss around or drop on the floor. I guess this could be inconvenient to some cooks, but for me really isn't an issue. Also, I think I should mention that the peeler is horizontal, which is different from my previous peelers. Although it took a little time to orient myself, it doesn't effect my positive opinion of the product. All in all, I love this knife set and would totally recommend it to any and all of my friends and family! Too bad I didn't buy more sets for Christmas presents!!

They call this the vegetable series but the knives are not that sharp and I have a hard time cutting carrots with the larger of the two knives. There is no way that you cut open a squash with it. I even had trouble cutting through grape tomatoes. Not what I expected. I have used ceramic knives that were really sharp. The peeler does work nice though and it very efficient. I didn't really buy the knives for the peeler though, it was an added bonus. Addendum: The company contacted me after reading my review and wanted to make sure that I was satisfied with their product. I appreciate a company that wants to make sure their customers are happy and would order from them again and I would encourage other buyers to order from such an upstanding company.

I didn't notice anything special about these knives. They were no sharper than anything else I own. Disappointed and cannot recommend.

Shenzhen knives came with a display show case which present them as collectible. With the Shenzhen knife I need not spend too much effort to slice grape fruit. It makes every slicing job as easy as cutting Tofu. However the ceramic peeler takes off too much. If the manufacture narrows the gap between the blade and the guide a little bit it would be perfect. I do not intend to use this product for daily chef works. As a fragile collectible ceramic item with a show case and such a low price I like this product very much.

One of the things I found most annoying about cooking was cutting up all the veggies, especially onions, tomatoes, and peppers, which seem to find their way into every meal I like. Part of the reason is that I've only had crappy IKEA knives at home. I've tried using a knife sharpener but they're still really dull and it takes quite a bit of effort to chop through everything. I heard about Shenzhen from a friend who swears by ceramic knives so I got the Fruit & Vegetable Series set. I was pretty excited when the set came, and I immediately started shopping my veggies with the slicing knife. It was an amazing feeling -- the knife cuts through super smoothly and I was getting some really clean cuts through the tomato skin, which felt great after all my troubles with the IKEA knife. I've been mainly using the slicing knife as I don't eat too many fruits to use the paring knife (allergies). As for the peeler, I've been having an awesome time making lemon peels for my favorite cocktails. The thing is wicked sharp so you have to be pretty careful. I also found it really fun to use for shaving thin slices of cheese. I'm hoping these last me a while, and I'm really tempted to get the Shenzhen chef's knife so I can do some mean chopping on meats and potatoes.

Bought these for myself, and I love them, unfortunately my wife loves them more and we're always fighting to use the ceramic knives vs the steel knives! Ceramic Knives: I like the handles, it makes the knife easy to grip and hold. I think they are plenty sharp, way sharper than any of my steel knives in my drawer. It is a little bit of a hassle to heed the additional care and handling instructions of the ceramic knives, but not a overwhelming negative. Ceramic Peeler: I like the horizontal blade design, it's different and takes some time to get adjusted to the orientation of the blade. Performance wise, I love it, cuts very well and smoothly. Especially great for potatoes and carrots. Great buy, I would RECOMMEND!

Our one requirement for making this purchase was that the knives should be sharp. One knife was just that; super sharp! The peeler and the other blade were extremely dull. Better quality control would sell a lot more knives. Returned these for a refund. The handles are cheap also. They came in a pretty box, though. Maybe you really do get what you pay for.