The black ceramic is a new ceramic that is much durable than traditional white ceramic.
Mac black ceramic honing rod review.
Generally speaking anything above 57 hrc does not get along with a steel honing rod.
Keep you mac knives in the best condition with the black ceramic honing rod use the rod to refresh the edges hones only black ceramic is harder than both white ceramic and steel and does not rust hand wash is recommended not dishwasher safe.
The tip of the rod has a rubber end cap to stabilize it on surfaces.
This ceramic honing rod from mac cutlery is a designed to safely and effectively refresh edges on japanese kitchen knives.
The mac black ceramic honing rod also features two grooved sides for more aggressive honing and two smooth 2000 grit sides to polish blades.
At 10 5 this honing rod polishes your knives smooth.
The surface will realign edges quickly and work better on japanese cutlery which tend to be harder.
Reviewed in the united states on march 9 2018 this is the perfect honing rod in general but particularly for mac knives and many of today s harder steels.
This unique sharpening rod is ideal for those using japanese made western knives in commercial kitchens.
It features a medium surface of approximately 2000 grit.
The rod is designed with coarse and fine sides to cater touchups to the condition of the edge.
The rod must be significantly harder than the steel blade so that the softer blade hones when rubbed against the harder rod.
Mac black ceramic honing rod with robthe mac black ceramic honing rod is an extremely hard 81degrees rockwell compared to metal rods steels at 62degrees and white ceramic rods at 76degrees.