TASK DEFINITION: Given a paragraph about cooking, and a set of conversational question answers about the paragraph, generate a relevant question to the topic of the paragraph. The paragraph has the prefix 'CONTEXT:'. Each conversation question has a prefix `Q:` followed by the answer prefix `A:`.
PROBLEM: CONTEXT: Yes, ceramic knives are the "new thing," but that doesn't make them superior. The problem with ceramic knives is that you can never sharpen them, and, as mentioned in the comments, they may chip. Don't get a ceramic chef's knife or paring knife; the answer to your question is zero.If you really want a ceramic knife, then buy a ceramic bread knife, although you won't be getting any extra performance for the money.Ceramic blade mandolines, however, are great. The ceramic blade will be sharper and hold the edge longer than a steel mandoline, and since you don't sharpen a mandoline anyway, it doesn't matter that ceramic doesn't sharpen. Note, a separate, and good, question would be "what knives do I need?" The answer is it depends, but I concur that you should not buy a "set" of knives.  <sep>  Q: How many ceramic knives do I want? A: the answer to your question is zero  Q: Oh really? I've always had stainless steel...why are they not superior? A: The problem with ceramic knives is that you can never sharpen them, and, as mentioned in the comments, they may chip 

SOLUTION: So, you buy them, they come sharp but then through use, they get dull and become useless and you have to throw away??

PROBLEM: CONTEXT: A chinoise will not--I speak from daily experience--filter out vanilla seeds. A coffee filter would, but my question is: why on earth would you bother? It's annoying to do (and depending on what the product is, filtering through a coffee filter would ensure you lose other things), and seeing actual vanilla seeds in the final product tells your guests that you are using real vanilla beans, not extract.Professional kitchens do not, generally speaking, attempt to remove the seeds for the reasons noted above.@stephenmacdonald, most dessert recipes that call for a fine mesh strainer do so because there is the possibility of chunky things ending up in the product. In the case of that recipe, I would guess it is to prevent chunks of undissolved gelatine from ending up in the final dessert.  <sep>  Q: Can I filter out vanilla bean seeds? A: A chinoise will not--I speak from daily experience--filter out vanilla seeds. A coffee filter would, but my question is: why on earth would you bother  Q: When I use seeds I scrape out of vanilla beans in my desserts, it always leaves black specks. ###It doesn't seem to alter the taste, but it's not as pretty as professional works. A: seeing actual vanilla seeds in the final product tells your guests that you are using real vanilla beans, not extract  Q: That makes sense. I'd rather my panna cotta be pristine and white, though. A: Professional kitchens do not, generally speaking, attempt to remove the seeds for the reasons noted above 

SOLUTION: Oh, really? Do they use imitation extract? I don't recall seeing the bits of seeds in restaurant food.

PROBLEM: CONTEXT: Short answer: No.Long answer: this could probably be made to work, but only for a short time. At some point, and probably within a few uses, the rapid heat cycling from the fire would cause the pizza stone to crack.Pizza stones are made from corderite or clay, sometimes with grog. This offers a smoother surface than firebrick, but that smooth surface is because of a higher amount of vitrification and less airspace in the ceramic. This means they are less resistant to cracking due thermal shock, and the fact that your pizza stone is 1/4 a thick as firebrick makes that worse.In contrast, firebrick is a standard 2.5" thick, and made from higher-temperature materials with more airspace in the clay itself. These properties give it both higher thermal insulation, and higher thermal mass (so that it cools down slower). Both of these properties help it resist cracking.  <sep>  Q: Pizza stone as floor pizza oven vs firebrick A: This offers a smoother surface than firebrick  Q: Does it get as hot as firebrick? A: the fact that your pizza stone is 1/4 a thick as firebrick makes that worse  Q: Are there any advantages to using pizza stone? A: offers a smoother surface  Q: Is there an advantage to firebrick? A: both higher thermal insulation, and higher thermal mass 

SOLUTION:
Ok, is there anything else you can add to help me with my decision?