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Electric Uncapping Knife Temp.

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#1 ·
I picked up a couple of pierce electric uncapping knives at a tag sale today. Having never used on of these before, I was suprised just how hot these things actually get. I can see how scorching the honey could be a problem. There is a small set screw in the center of the knife which I believe controls the temperature, but I am thinking about adding a dimmer switch of sorts to control them better. My question is; what is the optimum temperature I should be looking for?
Mike
 
#2 ·
In theory you want it to cut the wax and not scorch the honey. In my experience it always gets too hot at the start and then when I'm doing a run of uncapping it gets on an even keel. Then I turn it off while I extract that batch and when I turn it on it scorches again. If anyone has a solution, I'd love to hear it.
 
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