The Benchmark Ceramic Kitchen Knife Set has white ceramic blades with black rubber handles and a storage block, covering a 3-inch paring knife, a 4-inch utility knife and a 5-inch cook’s knife.
Ceramic blades are zirconium oxide rather than steel, and they hold an edge many times longer than any kitchen steel because the material is far harder. They also never rust or react with food. The trade is brittleness. A ceramic blade will chip or snap if twisted, dropped or used on bone or frozen food, and it cannot be sharpened on an ordinary stone.
That makes ceramic a specialized choice for produce, boneless meat and soft work rather than a general kitchen knife. The three sizes cover paring, general utility and larger board work, and the block keeps the edges from knocking against other tools in a drawer. Explore more Kitchen Knives.
- Ceramic holds an edge far longer than kitchen steel
- Never rusts or reacts with food
- Brittle: avoid bone, frozen food and twisting
- 3-inch paring, 4-inch utility and 5-inch cook’s knife
