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(New Post!) Shenzhen Ceramic Knife Review and GIVEAWAY!!!

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My sister is getting married in about 8 months. She recently asked me for a list of household items that I absolutely love but that might not be on her radar to add to her registry. One thing that immediately crossed my mind was high quality knives.

We received Cutco knives as a wedding gift 9 1/2 years ago, and to this day, they have not needed to be sharpened. They get used constantly. I absolutely love them.

But let me tell you what I DON’T love….the hoops you have to jump through to buy them, and the expense. While I think the price is ultimately justified by the quality, it really stinks having to fork over so much money for a knife. I don’t even dare to dream about owning a full set of those bad boys. But what is worse than the price is the fact that Cutco knives are difficult to buy. There is NO option for buying directly online. You MUST contact a local sales rep and work through that person.

And I’ve already explained how ambivalent (at best) I feel about working with direct sales reps. The pressure to buy more always feels like it is there, and that just makes me uncomfortable. And then you get asked to consider hosting a party, which can be tempting because it would be nice to get a hefty discount on your own purchase. But then you’d have to host a party. When all you want to do is buy a knife. Sheesh.

I recently had the opportunity to try out some high quality knives that are very easy to buy and that are much more affordable than Cutco. They are called Shenzhen, and they are ceramic knives. I’d never heard of ceramic knives until learning about this company, but I was really intrigued to try them out.

There are a few key benefits to using a ceramic knife:

1. Ceramic knives’ hardness means that the ceramic blade will resist wear and remain sharper than a steel blade.

2. non-stick surface makes the ceramic blade easy to clean.

3. No metallic taste or smell. The ceramic blade will not interact with your food’s taste, as metal can do.

I have used our chef’s knife to cut through butternut squash, and it slices with complete ease. I’ve been very impressed! Right now you can buy a 3 piece ceramic knife set which includes a 6″ ceramic chef’s knife, a 4.8″ ceramic slicing knife and a 3.2″ ceramic paring knife (exactly the knives you need the most when starting a collection), all for $64.98 which includes free shipping. That’s a great price for high quality knives that will go a long time without needing to be
sharpened!

Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is going to win a chef’s knife from Shenzhen (ARV $34.99)

 



Be sure to enter my other current giveaways, found on the sidebar of my page.

Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

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  5. Definitely the six-inch chef’s knife. It is the most used knife in our kitchen. We use it for everything. Thanks for the chance at a great knife.

    ezmerelda at mail dot com

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  8. Thanks for the giveaway…we could use a Shenzhen Knives’ 3.2″ Ceramic Paring Knife !
    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  14. I need the 2 pc everyday set. Im not a cooking pro, and cant sharpen a knife to save my life! I have a nice knife block, but I only use 2 of the knives and they are getting dull and I think Im ruining them when I try to sharpen them lol

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  15. I would love the 3.2″ Ceramic Paring Knife. I need a new small paring knife as mine is cheap and isn’t very sharp anymore.

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  34. The chef’s knife would be the most useful here. We have a couple of good smaller knives, but not much that’s bigger, especially now that fall is here and we’re slicing harder fruits and veggies!

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  38. Obviously I would like the 3pc collection but if I had to choose one then it would be the 6″ chef’s knife. I cut a lot of meat and freeze it so it’s in portions that are just enough for my family since we aren’t big into left overs.

    boylaneely at hotmail dot com

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  63. Definitely the 6″ Ceramic Chef’s knife! I currently only own one Chef’s knife so it seems like it’s always dirty.

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  69. I cook alot and have a lot of friends and family so it’s hard to cook if the knife
    is dull a paring knife would help.

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  83. I use my chef’s knife so much! It’s not great quality, so I have to sharpen it ALL THE TIME. It gets bad enough I have to take it to my dad to sharpen out the dings on his power grinder! A ceramic one would be wonderful.

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  93. I really need the 6″ Ceramic Chef’s Knife – that’s the size I use most, for just about everything, and my current knife is NOT at all sharp! So bad, so in need of being replaced with a good one like this!

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  104. I would love the 4.8″ ceramic slicing knife, those seem to be the ones we reach for the most and take a beating!

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  128. Oh goodness, wouldn’t I love to have some Cutco knives! My mom has a full set – my dad sold them long enough to acquire a set for her – so I grew up using them. But I definitely agree that it’s incredibly frustrating to only be able to purchase through a rep.

    Anyway . . . either the slicing knife or the chef’s knife would be a great addition to my kitchen. Lots of veggies and potatoes to cut. 🙂

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