Do Your Knives Have Knife Temper Damage

Do Your Knives Have Knife Temper Damage

Do your knives have knife temper damage.Knives are like people as they come in all shapes and sizes and all have different roles to fulfill in life. Just like people, if you are unaware or careless with your knives and they fall in with the wrong people, they can become victim to S.T.D.  No, not a Sexually Transmitted Disease but equally damaging to a knife is knife temper damage.
The temper of a knife is the degree of hardness in a blade and the amount of heat from ‘dry grinding’ or dishwashers will produce enough heat which can directly affect the temper of a knife,thus reducing its ability to hold a sharp edge for an extended period of time. Over 90% of issues we see with knives can be directly linked to these above factors.
But the good news is that knife temper damage can be reversed.
As with S.T.D with humans, Xtra Sharp can prescribe a course of antibiotics for your knives in the form of ‘Mirror Cut’, our Trade Marked WET LINISH water cooled knife sharpening system
However, this will take a little time but over a period of 6 or so ‘Mirror Cut’ sharpens, the heat affected steel close to the cutting edge of the knife is gradually removed revealing the original hardened parent metal, thus restoring your knife to its original tempered state.
The old saying, prevention is better than cure is so true and caution is of the essence when you are considering the sharpening of your knives. Be very aware of the methods used by sharpening service providers as the majority of them employ Dry Grind techniques which are detrimental to the well being of your knives.When using a knife sharpening service make sure they are using some sort of water cooled system so you do not get knife temper damage.If you take care of your knives they can last you a lifetime.Looking for a knife sharpening service to come to you check out Our Prices