What about sharpening ceramic knives.
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Should be fine. I don't own any ceramic knives, honestly. But I'd say if you took it nice and slow and didn't crank the belt speed all the way you should probably not have any problems. Also be careful with the lower grit belts as they take off a lot of material.
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I wouldn't if I were you, it's really a quick and dirty machine. Maybe with a lot of experience it would work. You have to be really careful with kitchen knives too.
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I never have been used the ceramic knife, but I heard that knife must sharpen by manufacture.
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You need a diamond belt. Not included. I have not yet found a diamond belt for this ws ko edition I am hoping they will offer one soon.
95123
This sharpener doesn't do serrated knives but it will hone the edge of a Scalloped edge on the ceramic (fine) side only.
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Dear SG, I'm not very good either, at sharpening. So I bought one of the relatively inexpensive ceramic rod sharpeners. they have a plastic frame that holds the knife at about twenty degrees, all you have to remember is to pass the blade over the rod aproximately the same number of strokes for each side to keep them even. You can't really mess up to bad, just set the sharpener on a flat surface and run the blade it's full length on the ceramic rod, use aproximately the same presure on each side of blade. Not much pressure is required. You will notice as t he blade is sharpened it will get more and more shinny on the cutting edge. No oil or water is necessary on these types of sharpeners as would be on a traditiional stone.The edge you can get with six or seven passes on each side of blade should be plenty sharpe enough for the average job.Don't let the blade get too dull between sharpening as it lenthens the amount of time necessary to bring up a good cutting edge. Best of luck on it, start off with your cheapest blade even though the chances of doing any harm are small. Gary petersen
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It won't hurt, but a sharpener won't improve an inferior product. Invest in good knives.
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Hi Ian,We advise against dishwashing ceramic knives as they may move around get chipped. Alternatively we recommend handwashing with dish soap.-Shenzhen Knives Team
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There is a place to sharpen ceramic stone knives. I don't have any, so I haven't used it,
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I do not know about sharpening kitchen knives. I used the DMT stones for sharpening chisels and handplane blades. In those cases I would go from 1200 to 4000 grits.
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It might work for ceramic blades in the right and left hone modes but I would call the Customer Service Dept at the Edgecraft Corporation for advice at 1-800-342-3255 before attempting this. To my knowledge ceramic knife companies state that the knives must be returned to them for resharpening. In my experience with ceramic knives is that the blade will get seriously chipped and is then ruined and not worth resharpening.
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no grooves, they're not needed when using a ceramic sharpener. this thing is a beauty: it can be used to sharpen serrated knives, such as bread knives, or slicers. on conventional knives, just use it as you would a conventional steel with grooves.
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I do not have ceramic knives, so I really don't know. BUT diamond is the hardest substance, I would think yes, but you should contact the manufacture of you knife to find out for sure.
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From what I've experienced I would use a wet stone first then keep the edge straight with the ceramic steel. After that I would use the ceramic steel before and after each use. Your knife should stay sharp longer with minimal effort.
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Yes, to a razor fine edge. Use a quality knife steel like one from Chicago Cutlery, etc. A ceramic rad works too.
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Hi-Would you please clarify your comment? Are you saying you can use the ceramic side on a serrated knife, but not the steel, coarse side? Do you happen to know what you need to sharpen a serrated knife?Thanks,
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They can. Gently using, cleaning & storing in a knife block help. I really like these knives and for the price won't freak out if I break one. I have broken more expensive ceramic knives before I bought these.
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Diamond zirconia sharpeners is the only way to sharpen ceramic knifes. The answer is most definitely.
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I have no idea. I sharpen mine on a normal knife sharpener with carbon tip blades. any normal knife sharpener would work. I sure would not use a ceramic knife sharpener. I love the knife.
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YesBut recently I have been using ceramic knives,the ceramics do hold an edge much longer.The henkels are great but you do need to keep them sharp either with a ceramic,pr diamond steel or a sharpening service or device....I love my good knives,sharp....