Imanishi WZ 400 same as Latte 400?

[Choppin]

Anyone has experience with both stones and can confirm they are the same?

WZ is the plain off-white stone; Latte is the golden marbled one.

Burrfaction mentions the WZ is the “white version of the 400 Latte”, which means the only difference is the color? (I know, not the most reliable source lol).

thanks!

 

[JBroida]

with resinoid and magnesia stones, the coloring is just that... it has no effect on performance. But on ceramic stones, most coloring agents burn up at the high temps, so things that affect color also affect performance (i.e. blue coloring is often due to cobalt being added... and cobalt has an effect on the performance). This is not a comment on the quality, similarity, etc of the stones, but rather a statement on how coloring relates to kiln fired ceramic stones, having gone through a lot of testing to get things to work the way we wanted.

 

[Choppin]

with resinoid and magnesia stones, the coloring is just that... it has no effect on performance. But on ceramic stones, most coloring agents burn up at the high temps, so things that affect color also affect performance (i.e. blue coloring is often due to cobalt being added... and cobalt has an effect on the performance). This is not a comment on the quality, similarity, etc of the stones, but rather a statement on how coloring relates to kiln fired ceramic stones, having gone through a lot of testing to get things to work the way we wanted.

thanks Jon, I guess that answers it