Metal–ceramic interfaces in Ni–YSZ (YSZ, yttria‐stabilized zirconia)‐textured porous cermets prepared by reduction of NiO–YSZ directionally solidified eutectics have been studied by transmission electron microscopy and X‐ray pole figure experiments. Before reduction of NiO, the interfacial plane is
but after reduction, the Ni phase does not maintain the same crystallographic orientation as the NiO parent phase. Ni undergoes an interface‐induced crystallographic reorientation to form the lower energy (002)Ni∥(002)YSZ interface. This process has been studied as a function of the reduction temperature, and it seems to be more effective at ∼800°C. Metal–ceramic low‐energy interfaces prevent Ni particle coarsening and impart long‐term stability to the cermet.