Giveaway: Shenzhen Knives

This giveaway has ended. I’ll announce the winner on Sunday!

I‘m back for another Home for the Holidays giveaway! We’ve got 15 giveaways across the entire network this week—all great gift ideas, perfect for the holidays.

Today I’m featuring a practical gift that has made a difference in my kitchen. I know it will be a pleasant addition to one lucky winner’s kitchen as well.

I’m giving away a three piece ceramic knife set and a vegetable peeler from Shenzhen Knives! The winner will receive it just in time to use for all that upcoming holiday cooking.

Read on to learn more about these knives and how you can win.

If you, like me, are mainly used to steel blades, these white ceramic knives will look different initially. Each set comes in a padded case to keep them secure, and you can continue to store them there or in a knife block.

I was a bit skeptical about how the ceramic blades would work, but the difference was clear immediately. They were much sharper than the knives we’d been using for years. My husband and kids, when helping with chopping onions and other veggies, commented about how easy these are to use.

My kids have especially enjoyed the vegetable peeler–in the past they found our other peeler cumbersome and usually left the job up to me. This one they could use with no problem.

What makes a ceramic knife different from a metal one? Well, ceramic knives are made out of zirconium oxide. The ceramic blade undergoes high-pressure molding before being fired. Then it is ground and polished on a diamond wheel to form the ceramic blade’s edge and attached to the knife handle — giving a very hard edge that rarely needs sharpening.

One thing to remember, that we learned the hard way, is that these knives need to be used with either a wooden or plastic chopping board. Using them on glass will dull them more quickly or may result in chipping. Luckily we switched over to our plastic board without any damage to the knives. (Note to self: Always read instructions first!)

Ceramic blades will not rust. Their chemical inertness to both acids and alkalis and their ability to retain a cutting edge far longer than forged metal knives makes them a very good culinary tool for slicing and cutting through boneless meat, vegetables and fruits.

Shenzhen Knives provides high quality ceramic knives at an extremely affordable price by cutting out layers of distributors and doing the majority of their marketing online, enabling them to pass on savings directly to the consumer.

One Simple Homeschool reader will win a 3-piece ceramic knife set and a vegetable peeler from Shenzhen Knives!

How to win

Everyone has two chances to win. Here’s how:

1. Comment on this post, answering this question: How old are the knives you currently use in your kitchen?

2. For an extra entry, ‘Like’ Simple Homeschool and Shenzhen Knives on Facebook. Then come back and leave another comment here, telling me you did so.

This giveaway has ended. We’ll announce the winners of all the holiday giveaways at the end of the week.

749 Comments

My set of knives is only about a year old – it’s mostly steak knives, though – not nice cutting knives. =P

As old as our marriage, so 6 1/2 years!

5 years–at least!

About seven years…love a good knife!

My knives are just a few years old but are dull and some are even rusting. I could use a good set of knives. I am tired of buying cheap ones.

I liked Simple Homeschool and Shenzhen on FB

I actually am not sure how old our knives are…maybe 15 years or so? Would love to win these for my parents!

My knives were a wedding present- they are almost 14 years old

Our knives are about five years old; we got them when we got married.

What a great giveaway! Our knives are under 5 years old, but we’ve used ceramic before and prefer it.

I have “liked” you both on FB.

My knives that I am using at about 5 years old, but are a cheaper variety and starting to fall apart. I also have some that I have no ideas how old they are, that I got at a garage sale. Do ceramic knives break? They sound neat!
martha(at)lclink(dot)com

I also liked you and the knife site on FB!!! martha(at)lclink(dot)com

Oh, my, we have a couple of knives owned by by 65 y/o husband’s grandfather & then there’s those that we were given we when got married. Thanks for the opportunity!

I already follow Simple Homeschool on FB & now I like Shenzhen Knives, too. Thanks, again!

My knives are not very old, but they aren’t very good! 🙂 I would love to win these!

I like you both on Facebook!

My knives are 10 years old (and they were the cheapest thing on Target’s shelves when we bought them!), so I’d LOVE these. Fun!

Too old and brand new. We recently decided to get a new set of knives as our old wooden handled knives were too old and showing their age. We purchased a new set and I’m not in love with them. I’m still holding onto the old. Thank you for introducing us to Shenzhen Knives and for the great giveaway!