KYOCERA Revolution Ceramic Nakiri/Chef’s Knife – Large Blade for Chopping

Whoever named these knives Chinese or Asian cleavers--or even vegetable cleavers--did the world a profound disservice. The minute some folks get their hands on a "cleaver" they try to hack through a steer's shin bone with it. End of knife. A cleaver is a heavy butcher's tool made for hacking, more of a hatchet than a knife. This is a Chinese-style all purpose knife. In some Chinese kitchens, this may be the only knife you find. It is made for cutting vegetables and meat without bones. That is all it is made for except that the wide blade makes it easy to scoop up whatever it is that you have just rent into little pieces. This one is ceramic. It is very sharp. It will stay very sharp for years if not mistreated. The blade is a bit narrower than most steel Chinese knives but plenty wide enough to scrape up your garlic and celery. Cut only on a wooden or plastic block. Do not hack or pry. Do not try to resharpen it yourself. Pack it back to Kyocera and they'll put a new edge on it and get it back to you quickly at no charge. One other thing. Do not try to crush garlic by laying the blade over a clove and smacking it with the heel of your hand. You are likely to end up with a broken blade and shards of very hard ceramic embedded in your flesh. It is much tougher than glass but if you think of it as glass you'll take better care of it. This truly is a superb knife. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine. Good cooking to you!

I currently have 4 Kyocera knives and have broken two of the Santoku knives over the years. I hand wash, dry then place directly into the holder. I bought a Kyocera branded holder specifically for these knives which works great. They don't stain, stay extremely sharp and are a joy to use especially when cutting tomatoes. I broke my two knives once by trying to cut through an entire bulb of garlic. The root was pretty hard and I think I twisted a bit while cutting. The blades are pretty strong when pressure is applied straight down but very fragile if you twist. You could break one on an apple. The other time I dropped it on the floor. I understand the risks of them being fragile but they are so nice to use that I accept cutting produce (without pits) or boneless meat. The Santoku and peeler set I think is a great valu. I also bought the pearing knife, 5" slicing and Nakiri. Add to your wish list and watch for price drops then get a lower priced one to try. It's a luxury but I'd replace any one that breaks again.

THE vegetable cleaver....almost. It doesn't have the weight of a really big blade to get through tough stuff like pumpkins or melons or a whole head of cabbage but once the big knofe action is done, this is the knife for prepping vegetables. It is light, sharp, easy to maintain and just allows you to power through swiftly and with less fatigue. The only think better are my Shun KenOnion knives but at many times the price.

Got this for my daughter for XMAS. This knife is extremely impressive in its sharpness. We were challenging each other to see just how thin we could slice a tomato and ended up with transparent slices that were barely visible. It's that sharp! Super cool. So why 4 stars, then? For a relatively expensive knife, the plastic handle feels really cheap and light. Also, they spent maybe 8 cents on the packaging, which feels like the packaging you'd get when buying a knife from the dollar store. C'mon. This was an $85 knife. If this wasn't shipped in a larger box with other things (in my case) I could easily see it being damaged in transit since ceramic blades are somewhat brittle.

Bought this as a traveling knife because of weight. Have been using the cheap knives for 13+ years on the road. Honestly I haven't used this long enough to give it a longevity review yet but it's sharp and cuts well

So, about 7-8 years ago someone in my family gave me a Kyocera knife and I thought what the heck is this thing? I have had Shun, Henkels, Wustof and thought this Kyocera knife was probably junk that they wanted to unload. Let me say that the only reason I had to get a new one after all this time is because I snapped the tip off the blade of the original gifted one. That knife stayed sharp for 7-8 years with no sharpening. They are light weight and a decent multi purpose knife.

This knife is super sharp and super thin. The blade chipped on the second use.

Look, this is a ceramic knife. You can chip it if you misuse it, break it if you put to much twist in the blade, and you can't use it to smash garlic for the previous reasons. BUT, I LOVE THIS KNIFE. It's a vegetable cleaver so it's meant for vegetables. But I use it for everything. I generally don't debone in my cooking, I'm usually cutting up veggies or slicing boneless meat. Or making blue Apron meals. Because it's ceramic it keeps a very sharp edge, and while they have a sharpening service, you won't need it for a couple of years if you treat the knife correctly.

Excellent knife, use for more than a year now and is sharp like the first day. Only use common sense and use properly and the knife will las sharp for ever.

Great knives. Have some of the other styles and they have retained their sharpness for years / outperform steel blades for cutting things like vegetables. Blades can chip sometimes as they are ceramic but doesn’t impact performance much, they are much thinner than steel & slice through most things like butter.

Beautiful black blade and handle, and is well-balanced. I love ceramic blades and this one that is replacing my old chipped one in incredibly sharp! Too bad it doesn’t come with a knife sheath

Not a huge fan of the handle's design but otherwise it's a very good knife. The handle itself is pure plastic as far as I can tell and has a sort of gritty texture but overall I'm not a fan of the actual feel of it. That however is a purely personal feeling about it and I'd still recommend this knife to anyone especially given the support Kyocera appears to give their knives.

The grip is nice; it is small enough for small hands but isn't clumsy in larger hands. The edge is symmetrical and even along its whole length. Very good quality without being too fancy.