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The following list of Kyocera Advanced Ceramic products can help you find the right knife or kitchen tool for your specific needs.

Ceramic Knives

Paring Knife - small, all-purpose knife ideal for peeling, coring and detailed work

Utility Knife - medium sized knife for general cutting tasks

Slicing Knife - long, narrow knife for cutting thin slices

Santoku Knife – general purpose knife, straight edge, blunted tip, well-balanced

Chef's Knife – all-purpose cook’s knife, curved to rock knife on cutting board

Sashimi Knife - ideal for slicing long pieces of fish

Micro Serrated Utility Knife – serrated blade ideal for slicing through smooth skins such as tomotoes

Nakiri Vegetable Cleaver - large rectangular knife used in cutting a variety of vegetables

Professional Chef's Knife - all purpose cook’s knife, curved to rock knife on cutting board

Cooks Tools

Vertical Peeler – classic upright design

Y Peeler – horizontal peeler features 2 eye corers

Perfect Peeler – rotating head for left and right-handed usage, non-slip grip

Mega Peeler – wide, large blade for heavy-duty peeling tasks such as

Double-edged Slicer – double-sided ceramic blade for twice the slices

Adjustable Slicer – 4 different widths available, no set-up required

Wide Julienne Slicer – sharp wide teeth for match stick vegetables

Ceramic Fine Mill – advanced ceramic grinding mechanism produces fine grinds

Ceramic Coarse Mill – advanced ceramic grinding mechanism produces coarse grinds

Medium Grater – ceramic grater with rows of ultra sharp teeth, dish style to catch juices, non-slip grip on bottom, ideal for ginger

Small Grater – ceramic grater with rows of ultra sharp teeth, dish style to catch juices, non-slip grip on bottom, ideal for ginger

Steel Sharpener – advanced ceramic grinding wheel to produce razor-like edge on steel knives

Handled Sharpener – advanced ceramic rod dual fine and coarse edge, ideal for steel knives

Ceraplaner Utility Scraper – multi-purpose scraper for furniture refurbishing or grill and pan cleaning.

Scissors – ultra sharp, rust proof and durable blades ideal for medical, engineering, or boating\water based industries.