5.5" & 3" White Blade Black Handle - Gift Box Knife Set

After numerous purchases on Amazon, I feel compelled to leave a review. If this is your first knife set, then you don’t know how good you have it! The lightweight knives easily slice through all of my veggies. Clean cuts without crushing the vegetables, like tomatoes. The blades are extremely sharp, so take care when slicing thin. Simply pushing the knife forward as you cut produces wonderful results. I use a bamboo cutting board; avoid anything a stone cutting board or cutting directly on counters. Worth the investment!

Speedy service, great quality, and a great price! Perfect for the kitchen! Much sharper than typical metal knives and stays sharp. You never have to sharpen it! Also, dishwasher friendly. Just don't drop it or use it to cut on metal or the blade could chip or crack. Highly recommended product & seller!

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!"

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

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.

These reviews are seriously misleading. Both knives broke in under 60 days, and the manufacturer refused to honor any warranty—just a 25% discount to buy the same defective product again. Absolutely not. An $82 price tag for knives that fail this fast is ridiculous. The quality feels like a $20 bargain-bin set at best. Save your money and look elsewhere.

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.

I bought these knives from one of Amazons deals and was a little worried about being a single parent spending 40 bucks on two knives. After reading several reviews I figured that I could buy them, try them out and then return them if they didn't live up to standards. Well, I was more than impressed with these and have actually gotten rid of the two month old knife set that I bought (that was not only cute, matching the rest of my kitchen, but the wood block and set took up precious counter space). Like I said I loved this two knife set upon opening them. They are VERY sharp and love the fact that I can slice anything even bones without a problem. I recently moved from a 4 bedroom to a 2 bedroom and had to downsize many things. I only took these two knives and love the fact that they serve for any kitchen job thus far. They are kept in the drawer out of sight, so I don't fear that the kids could easily grab them, and they take very little space. These knives come in a nice little case that protects them from sliding around the drawer and hides them from unwanted eyes. I have had these knives for over three months and they are working like the day I opened them, and since I use only these knives on a daily basis, I would be more than happy to have them sent in when they need to be sharpened and or buy new ones when these can no longer preform. I will keep you updated if I should have any problems. By the way, you must be extra careful of these knives because they are very sharp and will cut you without effort. I have not seriously hurt myself, but have cut myself without even realizing so. Overall best investment in a long time!