Do ceramic knives need sharpening: how to sharpen blades

They say that you cannot give knives. A friend presented me with a ceramic knife. She said that this is not a gift, but just like that. I could not be happy alone, having received such a knife from my aunt.

I continued our "mini-flash mob": on occasion, running to my sister, grabbed a sharp ceramic knife for her. I told her how easy it is for them to cut literally everything!

A week later, my sister called to clarify if neither I nor my friend were sharpening knives. And whether it is necessary to sharpen them at all. In order to answer her and know how to properly handle this ceramic product, I decided to study this issue.

Advantages of a ceramic knife

I won't even talk about how the dull knife annoys the hostess - you yourself know that. This is probably one of the reasons for the popularity of knives made of special material. Of course, this is not the kind of earthenware used to make tableware. Rather, it is the material that dentists work with.

Reference. The basis of ceramic instruments is zirconium dioxide. When hot sintering zirconium powder mass, a super-strong material is obtained from which the blades are made.

Amazing durability is not their only advantage.

• Such a blade will not rust or scratch. Products retain their high-quality appearance and properties when interacting with different products.
• Smooth surface easy to wash. Caring for the knife does not give the hostesses any problems.
• Tool weight is small, but this does not affect its strength.
• Knives are sold sharply sharpened. They are keep their sharpness for a long time, allowing you to easily cut products of any structure and density.

Do I need to sharpen ceramic knives

Of course, sharp blades were in every housewife's home even before the Japanese company began producing them from zirconium in 1985. True, most of them dulled rather quickly and required sharpening.

Zirconia blades stay sharp for much longer. This raises questions: will it always be like this or will they also have to be sharpened?

Reference. Tools made of zirconium ceramics do not require sharpening for 1–2 years. However, gradually the blade becomes dull, like the rest of the knives.

So, dear hostesses, you can't do without sharpening at all, you have to sharpen! but processing of a zirconium blade has its own characteristics.

How to sharpen

To make it clear that special treatment is a necessity, you need to pay attention to another quality of the instrument. He's fragile! Yes, yes, for all the strength of his knife the blade is easy to damage. Therefore, sharpening requires knowledge and skills.

Reference. During processing, the sharpening of the blade should be maintained: one-sided or double-sided.

And one more important detail is the degree of inclination of the edge of the blade. Excessive seam can result in brittleness on a sharp edge.

Woman

If you have to return the sharpness to a kitchen tool yourself, you will have to take care of an assistant. In the absence of a man who can be entrusted with an important task, a lady can only entrust sharpening to a sharpener - electric or manual.

reference. High-quality processing of the blade will be provided by an electric sharpener. She herself will determine the desired angle of inclination, quickly and efficiently perform the work.

A woman only needs to insert a knife and turn on the sharpener. It is better to perform actions by following the instructions.

Working with a manual model differs only in the need to apply physical force. And, of course, it will take more time.

Man

Attempts to sharpen the instrument by hand are best left to men. They can do this using different means.

Probably, it would be possible to do without this part of the text: it is useless to prompt a “armless” man, it will spoil something anyway. And the "rukasty" himself knows everything and can prompt. Therefore, we will simply list how a zirconium surface can be processed.

reference. To sharpen a ceramic blade, manufacturers advise using diamond-coated tools or surfaces.

In addition to mechanical and electrical sharpeners, there are several other suitable options for work:

• electronic gape;
• diamond paste;
• diamond bar;
• diamond-coated machine.

Get started if you already have such experience. If not, train with regular steel blades. And take the ceramic to a special workshop. Or get a sharpener. It can be useful to several families at once, so you can purchase it by paying for the purchase together.