Kyocera Innovation White 4.5-inch Ceramic Utility Knife, Blue Handle

Ceviche is a good test of a knife, because the fish is cut into small cubes and then soaked in lime juice. This blue-handled Innovation White utility knife has a 4.5-inch ceramic blade that slices raw fish cleanly and leaves no metallic taste in the cure.

Blue handles conventionally mark the knives reserved for seafood in kitchens that color-code their tools, which makes this one easy to keep on task. Kyocera rates the zirconia and alumina blade at double the edge life of its older ceramic. Pin bones and frozen fillets are jobs for steel, since ceramic chips under that kind of stress.

Sharpening is a question customers bring to us before they buy ceramic. The answer is diamond, either the Kyocera Diamond Wheel Sharpener at home or EVERSHARP, the shop Kyocera authorizes for repairs, for chips and heavy wear (Kyocera’s sharpening service page explains the process).


Building a Blue-Handled Set

The 3-inch Paring Knife and 5.5-inch Santoku share this handle color. Outside seafood work, the black-handled utility knife suits general prep, and the red-handled one is the raw meat choice.

SKU: TK-110 WH-BU

Availability: In stock

$50.00
  • Details

    Specifications

    • Model: TK-110 WH-BU
    • Series: Kyocera Innovation White
    • Blade length: 4.5 inches (11 cm)
    • Overall length: 9.1 inches (23.1 cm)
    • Blade: White Z212 zirconia ceramic (zirconia and alumina), plain edge
    • Handle: Blue synthetic resin (elastomer), designed by Yohei Kuwano
    • Weight: 0.09 pound (41 g)
    • Made in: Japan
    • Packaging: Plastic-free retail box

    Care

    Cut on a wood or plastic board. Marble, stone, glass, tile and plates will chip a ceramic edge. Kyocera recommends a steel knife for carving, boning, prying, frozen food and cheese, and advises against flexing the blade or twisting it in the cut.

    Kyocera rates Innovation White knives as dishwasher safe and says they can be sanitized in a mild bleach solution. In the dishwasher, use the top rack, as Kyocera advises for its plastic-handled knives. If the white blade picks up stains from foods such as beets or turmeric, Kyocera suggests a paste of baking soda and water. A ceramic blade can break if dropped on a hard floor, so store it in a block such as the Kyocera Universal Knife Block or in a Kyocera 4.5-inch Edge Guard.


    Warranty

    Kyocera’s limited warranty covers its knives only when they are bought from an authorized Kyocera reseller, and Knife Merchant is one. For purchases made after July 13, 2023, coverage runs one year from delivery and excludes misuse and accidental damage.

    Additional Info

    Blade Length (Inches) 4.5 in.
    Blade Length (mm) No
    Blade Width (inches) No
    Grind Single Bevel
    Steel Type Ceramic (Zirconium Oxide)
    Rockwell Hardness No
    Stainless Yes
    Handle Material No
    Spine Thickness (mm) No
    Brand Kyocera Advanced Ceramics
    Country of Manufacture Japan
    SKU TK-110 WH-BU
    Manufacturer's Part Number TK-110 WH-BU
    Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price No

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