How To Clean Ceramic Knives

Never put your ceramic knives in the dishwasher.

How to clean ceramic knives.

Wipe the knife clean right after each use. A quick rinse with a mild detergent is all that is needed to keep your knife clean. I hope you enjoy this video. Instead use something mild like soap and a sponge with a scouring or scrubbing pad warm water to make the remnants of steel and ceramic less sticky on your sharpening block or rod and or a magic eraser that s mildly abrasive but mostly absorbs and removes all of those ceramic particles away from your sharpener.

Insert the grit abrasive belt as well as the outdoor knife guide into the work sharp knife and tool sharpener. Kitchen knives will be harder to clean if you allow debris to get stuck on. If there s anything stuck on the knife quickly wipe it down with a sponge or dish towel. After that change the abrasive belt with a higher grit.

When it comes to sharpening ceramic knives diamonds are the way to go. In this quick tip of the week i show you how easy it is to clean your ceramic sharpening rod in just 2min. Diamonds are a ceramic knife s best friend. How do you clean a ceramic knife sharpener.

That goes for any knife but especially for ceramic ones. You should always clean your ceramic knives by hand. Quick maintenance with a sharpening rod is also not possible. After using a knife quickly run the knife under water.

After cutting non greasy food such as fruits or veggies i sometimes just give it a rinse in warm water no detergent. To save your elbow grease you may also try using a nylon mesh scrubber. Ceramic knives have the disadvantage that they are difficult if not impossible to sharpen them yourself. You don t want to be using anything that might eat away at them or your hands for that matter.

Warm soapy water is best. Using your other hand slide the blade 5 6 times at both sides. Allow any food or debris to brush off and drain down the sink. Kyocera ceramics are rated 1 they stay sharp longer than most knives.

The diamond sharpener was not a great means of sharpening either. The use of a good mild dish soap rather than harsh detergents is the ideal way to go. Since they are ceramic i usually soak them with some vinegar solution or rub the cut side of a lemon wedge all over the stains and let the acids stay there for hours before cleaning them with baking soda. The biggest concern with ceramic knives is the chipping of the blade.

That s because ceramic is so hard that you need something even harder to sharpen it.