How do boker ceramic blades compare?

[Artfully Martial]

With say one of my VG10s or D2s?

 

[ERdept]

Supposedly stays sharp longer, but do not apply ANY undue lateral force that you could get away with on your steel knives to a ceramic blade. It will snap. The factory recommends that you send back for sharpening. If they're so good, why aren't the knife stores populated with them?

Bottom line, just get a good steel blade.

Cliff

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Ceramic is extremely fragile for ordinary use. Drop it onto the counter and it may shatter. Cut into bone and it may chip. The edge on ceramic is often too obtuse to be really sharp, as a way of preventing some chipping.

I have a small Boker folder that's fun to use on fruits and vegetables, but it's hardly ideal, especially at the prices they charge.

If you need to go exotic, try titanium. Mission has a couple of small knives that work well, but don't compare to a good steel for razor sharpness, either.

Boker has a new Cera-Titan material that's supposed to be sintered Ti and ceramic and works like metal but cuts like ceramic. I dunno. You could try it and give us a review!

 

[STR]

They sell it as a way to cut fruits and veges and meats without the taste of metal getting on the food. Frankly I've never noticed metal taste on anything I've cut up so to me that is pretty much bogus. They also say they stay sharp longer. Well, I guess if you want to say they do. From my take after owning a Boker Ceramic Titanium folder I would say it comes with a less than shaving sharp edge and stays that way for a very long time. In other words it takes a crappy edge and keeps it.

I would say based on my own experience with mine that there are several other guys out there with them that would gladly let them go so if I was looking to try one out or knew someone that did I'd suggest starting a want add and getting a used one to save some money. That way when you get it and realize it isn't what you were hoping for you don't feel so bad about dumping lots of $ for a crappy knife. My folder cost me $195 when I got it. I got this right after they first came out which was just plain stupid. Live and learn. I just thought it was a very handsome knife but as is sometimes the problem with 'impulse buys' you do stuff and then wonder why you did it.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

If they're so good, why aren't the knife stores populated with them?

This doesn't really mean much, M2 blades are not very common either.

Ceramic is extremely fragile for ordinary use. Drop it onto the counter and it may shatter.

I had one just break in half during shipping. Some companies will warrenty accidental breaks however.

Cut into bone and it may chip.

It cuts into bone well, you just can't chop through it.

The edge on ceramic is often too obtuse to be really sharp, as a way of preventing some chipping.

This is more dependent on the style of knife, I have seen them that were far more thin and acute than many steel knives.

They sell it as a way to cut fruits and veges and meats without the taste of metal getting on the food.

Some people can notice this with carbon blades, it isn't anything I have noticed. Ceramics won't brown lettuce like steel knives can though.

In other words it takes a crappy edge and keeps it.

It can get very sharp, shaving easily, push cut fine paper, etc. .

-Clif

 

[DGG]

My wife uses a ceramic chef knife that works very well. It is a Japanese style, I forgot the style name. She whacks away on all sorts of food and has never had any problems with chipping, etc. It is made for active kitchen use. It has been around for many years and has never been sharpened. I think some day it will get dull and I think my diamond DMT stones will cut it but won't mess around with it until I need to. It is so hard the normal Rockwell-C ratings don't apply. It wasn't terribly expensive either. It is fine in the dishwasher also.

I would suggest it as an EDC if you will not be doing any prying. It is hard but lacks the plasticity (spelling?) of a steel blade. If you are going to pry fence staples out of a fence post this is not what you want.

Hopes this info helps.

 

[rnr]

My folder cost me $195 when I got it. I got this right after they first came out which was just plain stupid. Live and learn. I just thought it was a very handsome knife but as is sometimes the problem with 'impulse buys' you do stuff and then wonder why you did it.

Give you $100 cash money and pay shipping for it. My version of impulse buying.