You guys are killin' me. You get a smoother/burnished cut when the blades are dirty. The heat and smoke even stain and preserve the wood for you. Let the blade do the work...that is what you bought it for anyway.

We have a 60 gallon ultrasonic cleaner that we clean 30 blades at a time. It works great! No more scrubbing.

Now please go burnish some wood and send the dull, dirty blades to me for resharpening.