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Ceramic blades are, by nature, harder than steel, which means they will hold their edge even longer. And these are proven to hold their edge twice as long as conventional Kyocera ceramic blades Read More
Bear.Bear.MintI'm going to offer a differing POV, coming from a Kyocera knife owner. The ceramic billets of the Innovation line are made in Japan, as are the Revolution, Fuji and some of their older discontinued lines. The Innovation knives are finished in China - handles, sharpening, knife blocks. The Kyocera Premier Elite and Limited knives that I own have Pakka wood handles, and the finished blades all include the "Made in Japan" bit stamped on the blade. The Innovation knives that my brother owns don't include the "Made in Japan" bit on the blades, and the shipping box they came in had "Made in China" on it. There's a couple of stores near me that carry Innovation knives (Uwajimaya in Beaverton and an H-Mart) - the cases have "Made in China" on them, Kyocera's web portal offers "Made in Japan" for them.
I know what Kyocera's web site says. I'm considering a set of these, but the price seems low as they're twice this price for the newer compound and I'm wondering if they're not the older Zirconia Z206 units I can find at this price pretty much anywhere. I'm only picking nits here - as the billets are manufactured in Japan and it's the newer ceramic compound, this price is a steal IMHO. I'll waffle for a day or two and get in with this Drop more than likely...
I'm not buying the Kyocera premium. Many other, highly reviewed ceramic knives on Amazon that's a fraction of the price of these, per piece. For example, I just bought this long, serrated one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016G2V7EI/
GaryFungI'm a big fan of ceramic knives, to be quite honest all the others "x" branded knives have chipped at some point while my Kyocera knives remain intact, and this was from cutting carrots and other safe foods against a cutting board made from bamboo or plastic; $155 for 4 knives and a knife block is a pretty good price, however if you're only looking for a main ceramic chef knife for cutting vegetables and boneless meat then I would suggest the Kyocera Legends FKR-150FL for $40-$50 which is my main one.