05-24-2018, 01:54 PM
I bought a Kyocera Kyotop 5" slicer a few years ago when they came out. The major difference in this new line from Kyocera was that the blades are basically sintered twice. They are sintered like normal, then go through what Kyocera calls a "Hot Isostatic Press". This is supposed to make them harder and tougher than their regular ceramic blades.
They also look totally different than regular ceramic blades, so they made enough of a stir that I went ahead and got one, with the plan of seeing how sharp I could get it.
That plan was a bust. I never did get it sharper than new, and concluded that the new ceramic blades must indeed be harder and tougher than normal ceramic blades.
It seems Kyocera doesn't stand around waiting for others to catch up. They have more lines of ceramic knives now, but their "double sintered" ones are still top of the line.
I really do like the Kyotop knife. It looks great and doesn't seem to lose it's edge, but I still wish it was sharper.
They also look totally different than regular ceramic blades, so they made enough of a stir that I went ahead and got one, with the plan of seeing how sharp I could get it.
That plan was a bust. I never did get it sharper than new, and concluded that the new ceramic blades must indeed be harder and tougher than normal ceramic blades.
It seems Kyocera doesn't stand around waiting for others to catch up. They have more lines of ceramic knives now, but their "double sintered" ones are still top of the line.
I really do like the Kyotop knife. It looks great and doesn't seem to lose it's edge, but I still wish it was sharper.