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I'll second that.

Global and water sharpener for me!

Mukho - a little off subject, but sumak (or sumaq) is either dried barberry or dried and powdered barberry. You can get it from delis, especially Persian/Middle eastern ones. www.coolchile.co.uk sell it.

sorry - but i really need to know what sumak is and where i can get it from - thanks

Thanks for that, i could do with a sharp knife, i'll check out the global!

Sorry, missed the question.
My ceramic is 6 inch general purpose, about 40 ukp several years ago. Good for tricky vegetable decorating but not a serious alternative for general work. For that I prefer Global; excellent blades and I love the hygienic one piece construction.

Honey - no idea, ask Etchi! I've never used a ceramic knife.

Fudge's Mum. Ok, you annoyed us by posting that.

Only joking!

Remind me to keep away from you lot ... just give me a hint if I'm starting to annoy you

Are the ceramic knifes very expensive tim?

That makes 3 of us as sharp knife nutters! I use a whet stone on my knives every Sunday, and always steel them before every use, using the fishmonger's style of sharpening. I love them to be razor sharp. It makes them a pleasure to use, and much, much safer. No worse injuries than having a semi-sharp blade and having to use force to cut.

Knives are never permanently sharp, even looking at them dulls the edge.
Just be resigned to sharpening them every time you use them.
The best piece of kit I have is a ceramic sharpening steel, from a well known Japanese company. The second best is a ceramic bladed knife, which never needs sharpening, but is fairly fragile.