I got an expensive kitchen knife a while back, and I love it, but now it's getting pretty old and sharpening it is just a pain. That’s why I decided to get the Yoshiblade ceramic knife, no sharpening needed!
I saw an ad for the Yoshi Blade that that made it look really cool. It was made of some high-pressure molded ceramic material -- it sounds so futuristic! The commercial said that only a diamond was harder than the ceramics in the knife. What caught me more than anything, however, was that fact that it was a no rust knife. I have a tendency to leave my dishes sitting in the sink sometimes, and my nice knife would start getting rust spots after a couple days. Ugh! And, of course, that meant that I would have to scrape off the rust while I was re-sharpening it.
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After I ordered it, I mentioned it to a friend who works at a restaurant. He actually told me his whole restaurant was getting ceramic cutlery because it was super sharp, but also didn’t leave a taste on the food like freshly sharpened knives can. That was reason enough for me to get a Yoshiblade, but I had already gotten one, hehe. Though he said each knife was about $300, my $20 Yoshi Blade was looking better and better!
When it came, I could see why ceramic knives were so sought after!
The first thing I did was peel a tomato like they do in all the commercials. I felt like a pro chef or something, I made a tomato skin flower like they do in all the infomercials! I knew it would be sharp, but it was amazing what the blade could do. I use it for everything now. The knife also came with a really handy ceramic peeler. I just threw my old, rusty peeler in the trash -- how satisfying!
I thought I was just getting another knife when I went to buy the Yoshiblade, but it's definitely the only knife I'll use from now on. The friend that works at a restaurant came over and said it was identical to his $300 knives. Super sharp, super durable and long lasting.
Go check it out, buy Yoshi Blade and hopefully never sharpen a knife or smoosh your bread again!
19 Customer Reviews of “Yoshiblade”
Review by Al August 26, 2011
This is a rip off! We ordered Yoshiblade item number YB-2000R for $39.97. Then they charged $27.96 for shipping handling. Unbelieveable! They don’t state the amount of shipping and handling charges in their advertisements. I feel like contacting the Cusumer Fraud Division of Interstate Commerece for their fraudulant or misleading advertising!
Review by G A MANN July 28, 2011
TERRIBLE KNIFE, COMPLETE RIP OFF, NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO RETURN.
Review by G A MANN July 28, 2011
THE YOSHIBLADE I GOT IS TRASH, NOT WORTH A $1.00. STILL SEEKING A RETURN ADDRESS TO SEND IT BACK. SAVE YOUR MONEY, WILL NOT CUT BREAD OR ONIONS AS SHOWN ON TV.
Review by philip jenuwine March 19, 2011
tv add did notcovince me. in the cucumber test,with the steel knife you did not
go all the way to the table the yoshi knife the blade hit the table. with the bread
and meat they both went back and forth with the knife,a sharp knife wold go throu
smoutley with out moving the main pice you cut. let me now if i am wrong,I did want
one of your knifes
Review by John March 3, 2011
oh yeah, i meant to clarify on the cost of kyocera. to get the same set you get from the commercial, 2 knives and 2 peelers for 2o bucks. Well they have very cheap blades, but to get the equal set from kyocery, it would cost you 70 bucks. so again if ur money strapped, Yoshiblades will work just fine
Review by John March 3, 2011
Charline, there is a huge misconception about HARD and STRONG. I have been a jeweler for 16yrs and i hear this one ALL the time. Here goes, diamonds are HARD but not strong. This is because of their molecular make up. Diamonds have a very weak molecular bond, thus making them very susceptible to breaking, especially any diamond with corners, i.e. princess, marquis, trillions. A diamonds molecular make up is VERY hard though. For example, Silly Putty is VERY VERY strong, it just keeps on stretching, however, Silly Putty is obviously not very hard at all. See my point?
The commercial uses a little trickery to make you think that because its as hard as a diamond that it is strong. Oddly enough im a HUGE knife collector, and lemme tell ya, the worst knife you could ever have is one made of diamond. it will shatter the first time you strike something with it, bends the wrong way or something that places stress on the molecular bonds. Ceramic knives are indeed incredible for kitchen uses, but they are best used on items that don’t require a chopping motion. Ceramic knives main use is a slicing motion and thats really it. Your blade probably broke because stress was placed on the tip somehow, this is the most common breakage a steel knife will recieve, next to chips in the cutting edge.
Id still recommend any ceramic knife, but ive heard bad reviews about how the parts of the Yoshiblade are married together, sounds kinda ghetto.
If you want a great ceramic knife, id really suggest a kyocera blade for overall quality, but dont get me wrong, a Yoshiblade is made from the same ceramic as a kyocera and cuts just the same. So, try a Yoshi again. If your money strapped it beats paying the hundreds a kyocera could cost, and a kyocera is just as easily broken as a Yoshi.
I hoped this help.
Review by Randy March 3, 2011
Junk!!
Will not even cut the palm of my hand!!
Tested against my carbon steel & stainless knives: no comparison. This is a sales scam!
Carbon & stainless cuts much thinner & easier than this blade. Comparisons with potatos, tomatos & lettuce, show no comparison. I’m not going to test on meat as it own’t even cut my hand when I try.
Junk!
Review by Charline February 20, 2011
We love the Yoshi Knives we bought 6-8 months ago – haven’t tried the peelers yet.
However, need to ask a question, since the blades are supposed to be SOOO strong, next to diamond, why has the tip of one of our knives broken off? We are ever so careful with them, as I’m soooo afraid that I’ll cut myself. I looked over the warranty and nothing is mentioned about that. Would like to send it back in exchange, but it does seem that the shipping is rather expensive – what can I do? Suck up the $ and send it back with explanation?
Review by Ted February 3, 2011
What a piece of junk! The plastic handle has a knob that extends below the edge of the blade, so cutting flat or chopping is out of the question. Cheap thing chipped while cutting an onion. Threw it away. I don’t need razor sharp bits of a Yoshi knife in my salad. The peeler went in the trash with the knife. It is totally useless.
Review by RICK January 7, 2011
I recently purchased the blade sets (4 knives and 4 peelers) from this company’s website. I was angered by the excessive shipping ($34) while the order was for $33.00. I contacted their customer service and got nowhere. Also, unlike most sites, once I confirmed to buy the two sets they would not let me alter my order. Beware about the shipping from this company.
Review by Marge December 8, 2010
haven’t used my new yoshi blades – have to be sure all my wits are about me because it is obviously so sharp.
Inquiry: have you received any reports about your website being hacked? A few days after I ordered the knives, I received a phone call from a woman “thanking me for ordering the Yoshi knives”. She went on to ask for verification of my address, credit card number (which she already had the first and last numbers for) and other information which I was reluctant to offer. Have to admit the call blindsided me and should have remembered that you had already sent an invoice of verification – but she was smooth and I was off guard. Wonder if a warning should be posted, or if this was an isolated case.
Review by jan tupper November 27, 2010
I bought this product and loved the knives but after a couple of months the blades came apart from the handles.
Review by markk November 18, 2010
Molly.
About that sheath . It is made stiff so it will not come off in the drawer . if it came off and you reached in the drawer to get something and ran your finger across this knife it would slice you all the way to the bone . Trust me I have had that happen with another very sharp knife I own .
Just get a good grip on the sheath and the knife handle and push a little . make sure you have the curve of the blade pointed in the right direction with the sheath .
Love this knife !
Review by markk November 18, 2010
Wow ! I was not really expecting anything good . Most things on TV suck so bad .
I like a good knife . This ceramic is razor sharp make no mistake about it . The first thing I did after removing it from the package was shave the hair right off my arm . It slices paper thin slices of veggies .
Is it going to last a long time ? I do not know . Is it made of the best ceramic ? I doubt that but are you paying 150.00 for it or 20.00 ? The best ceramics go through many processes to make them so hard they never lose an edge and that is why you pay big for them . But I bet it lasts quite a while before losing that edge .
I have bought a lot of them cheap knives and found that not one of them has ever been even remotely sharp . Ginsu knives suck oh so bad .
buy this knife and you will be so happy you did it .
Review by Marly November 6, 2010
I purchased a Yoshiblade knife approximately one month ago. I used it recently to cut the stem from an artichoke. It cut the stem; however, the blade snapped at the same time. I now have a yoshiblade in two pieces.
Would appreciate info on how to get a replacement or refund.
Review by BELINDA November 3, 2010
DO NOT waste your money on this! It is a rip off! I have only used my peeler 2 times and it broke. They told me to send it back and told me to pay $9.99 shipping and handling. The junk is not worth sending it back. I hope the knife last longer than this did. Beware!
Review by Molly August 7, 2010
I bought mine at Walgreen’s today. I can not insert the protective blade into the sleeve. It goes in just a little but then gets stuck and won’t slide in any further. Anyone else having this problem?
Review by Randy April 10, 2009
This thing is crazy sharp. I always assumed those infomercial demonstrations were phony until I actually cut the skin off a tomato with this thing. Plus it has Yoshi in the name, go Mario!
Review by Jenny March 23, 2009
Don’t waste your time sharpening knives any more, get a ceramic knife and never buy a knife again!