Kyocera is a Japanese company specialising in technical ceramics, which makes kitchen knives with ceramic blades. These blades are very hard, light and do not oxidise, which makes them pleasant for cutting fruit, vegetables, fish and boneless meat.
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Paring knives: FK 75 and FK 110 for small preparations.
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Utility knife: FK 130 for everyday cutting.
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Santoku: 14 cm ceramic santoku knife.
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Mandoline: CSN-202 with a ceramic blade for even slices.
Ceramic calls for a few precautions: avoid bones, frozen food and twisting the blade, and use a wooden or plastic board. Couteaux Fontaine, Geneva cutler since 1832, free delivery in Switzerland from CHF 200.
