Turns out that her kiln will go up to about 1700. However...the trick is to get the knife out while it's still hot. You'd need a shoulder length glove to reach down inside. It's designed to reduce the temp from 1500 to room temp over a period of 3 or 4 hours, not quickly.

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― George Orwell

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