Customer Reviews for ZWILLING - Professional 12-inch Sharpening Steel - Stainless Steel
Customer Rating
5
on April 15, 2020
Posted by: al728
This honing steel is fantastic if you have a knife that’s longer than eight or ten inches. The handle is very comfortable. It’s an easy way to keep your knife sharp and maintained
The weight of this steel is superb for honing knifes. Easy to use and stable this will keep your edges straight and burr free until it's time to resharpen the blade.
Uniquely designed Honing Steel. So comfortable & easy to use. must admit, had to look at a video to learn how to use one, but much easier than I anticipated. Glad I bought this to keep my knives sharp.
WIth frequent use the teeth on the edge of the blade become misaligned. Easily renew the edge by honing with this sharpening steel. In determining which length steel, ideally choose one about 2 inches longer than your blade.
This 12" honing should be used regularly in between sharpening. This honing steel a maintenance tool to align the blade’s edge and stays sharpened to it's angle to increase cutting efficiency. It is also recommended purchasing the super-eraser to clean any metal residue buildup.
Once you learn and practice the technique, you will use this steel all the time to keep your sharp knives sharp. Quality 12 steel will handle honing that 10" chef knife
Just like you change the oil in your car, or you comb your hair everyday, if you invest in good knives, you will want to hone them regularly to maintain the edge. This steel is a good option. The length is a little longer than some of the others. There are great tutorials online to get started.
I bought this before I had purchsed a block set, which usually always comes with a honing steel. I have to say though, this one has an awesome handle! I love it and it has a ring to hang it. I can now keep my burrs at bay by honing on a regular basis.