Today ceramic knives enjoy wide popularity among hostesses and it is quite possible to get them in any shop of ware. They are very convenient in use, have durability, durability and sharpness. Certainly that when using such knives it is necessary to know all subtleties of treatment of them. Whether often many are interested it is possible to sharpen ceramic knives. According to the statements of some producers the ceramic knives do not need sharpening. It at all not so. In spite of the fact that ceramic knives are in a stupor and wear out not so quickly as the others, they need all the same to be sharpened. There are also several recommendations how to sharpen ceramic knives of the house.
Positive characteristics of ceramic knives
- The question whether it is necessary to sharpen ceramic knives interests many. Yes, it is necessary, but is not more often, than a knife from steel. At the same time on a ceramic knife there will be no rust unlike the knife made of other material.
- The ceramic knife has ease of a cut and beauty of a cut that is important parameters when choosing.
- Appearance which does not cause a feeling of presence of danger.
- Availability of oxide of the zirconium allowing a surface of a product not to be oxidized. At contact with ceramics there are no allergic reactions that is very important for the people located to an allergy.
How to sharpen ceramic knives?
If it is not possible to carry knives from ceramics in a specialized workshop, or there is desire to independently learn to sharpen them, then it is necessary to remember the simple rule: ordinary tochila or an emery grater the ceramics will not manage to be ground. It is possible to use special sharpened for ceramic knives, possessing an abrasive surface, firmer, than ceramics. It is very good if sharpened will be with diamond dusting – returns to a ceramic knife former sharpness.
Sharpening of ceramics is quite long-term process, connected with the fact that the edge of a ceramic knife is impossible with effort to press to a tochil. It is also recommended to pay attention to smoothness of sharpening and not to strike with an edge a grinding stone. Today in the market it is possible to acquire one of two options of house sharpeners: electric and manual.
Sharpening of a ceramic knife electric sandpaper with a diamond wheel
At absence of a special sharpener, ceramic knives can be ground electric sandpaper with a diamond wheel which grain has to be no more than forty microns. The angle of sharpening needs to be observed with an accuracy, and it has to make 50-60 degrees, at the same time it is necessary to sharpen a knife at the minimum speed.
Sharpening by diamond paste
It is also possible to apply diamond paste with the abrasive making no more than five microns. Paste is applied on a smooth surface then sharpening is carried out manually until the surface does not become smooth. Such process is quite labor-intensive and takes away many forces and time.
Sharpening of a ceramic knife is also carried out when using an ordinary thin abrasive.
The huge popularity was gained today by the Japanese sharpeners of Kyocera which are universal due to ability to level the cutting part of a knife, also they can correct chips and settle sharpening level. By means of automatic control it is possible to choose the correct distance between the grinding planes that will allow to execute high-quality sharpening by all cutting part.
It is necessary to remember that ceramic knives it is possible to sharpen a certain number of times and not to apply it on the surface made of glass.