The blade shouldn t come in contact with other utensils.
How to use ceramic knife stone.
Ceramic knives may take a while to go dull but you ll eventually need to sharpen them in the future.
Sharpening rods are two rods set in a base at a specific angle 30 degrees for the ones i use.
I suggest you invest in an electric knife sharpener or a sharpening rod as these tools are effective in sharpening ceramic knives.
After sharpening put away the stone until the knife tells you it s dull again.
Sharpening a knife with our acclaimed byx co arctic fox ceramic bonded sapphire pocket stone.
An expensive knife deserves the care of manual sharpening on a whetstone.
Until that time hone the knife on a steel rod.
Many of these rods are made out of alumina ceramic.
Long term care with sharpening.
A while back i received a question that asked about the best way to sharpen stainless steel knives a common problem especially considering how much easier it is to sharpen carbon steel than stainless steel well it seems a lot of you benefited from that article and as a result i thought it d be a good idea to do a very similar article detailing how one can sharpen ceramic blade knives.
Don t use ceramic knives to cut through tough thick or frozen foods.
Use one hand to hold the knife so the blade is at a 20 degree angle.
Likewise dropping a ceramic knife can cause considerable damage.
The rods can be round square or triangular as long as the knife has a smooth surface to slide along.
Ceramic diamond rods.
Place the fingertips of your other hand on the flat part of the blade near the sharp end.
The edges are refined as they are carefully dragged against the sandpaper like surface of the stone.
Never toss a knife in the sink as this can easily chip the blade.
A work sharp knife and tool sharpener on the other hand is best suited for people who own multiple ceramic knives.
Hold the knife against the stone.
The edge of the blade should be facing away from you.