Forschner Regular Cut Steel Shapener

I purchased this honing steel to keep my new set of Victorinox knives in the best condition possible. I highly recommend this product and have since purchased an additional one for my parents' kitchen back home.

My cooking friends recommended that I get a steel at least 2" longer than the longest knife I planned to use it with. I purchased the Victorinox 40521 10-Inch Chef's Knife, Black Fibrox Handle at the same time, so I opted for this 12" steel over the less expensive 6" or 8" steels available elsewhere. I am very satisfied with this decision, as this steel is sufficiently long to hone all of my knives with ease.

This steel is 'regular cut', which has a surface that is intermediate in roughness between a 'coarse cut' and a 'smooth polished' Victorinox Honing Steel 10-Inch Round Smooth Polish, Black Plastic Handle steel. While a diamond steel such as Victorinox Diamond Honing Steel 12-Inch Oval with Solid Core, Black Plastic Handle is intended to remove metal and offer rudimentary sharpening capabilities, a honing steel such as this is designed only to realign the microscopic edge of the blade which becomes 'folded over' with use. A regular-cut honing steel like this is almost certainly what you want diamond steels increase the rate of wear on a knife and can easily ruin the cutting edge with improper technique.

When done correctly, this realignment significantly improves the cutting performance and prevents damage and pitting to the cutting edge, maintaining the knives between sharpenings. While sharpening might only be performed every year or so, honing should be performed before each time the knife is used. This procedure only takes a few seconds (a quick Internet search will show you how to do it) and makes a huge difference to the utility and longevity of your knives.

The most dangerous tool in the kitchen is definitely a dull knife. Whether your knives are stamped or forged, a quality steel is a great investment that will keep them cutting like new.

it's a great steel. i've worked in restuarants for over 20 years and this steel is solid and i use it all the time.

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I was looking for a well-made, high quality honing steel and this one fills the bill. It is very functional and doesn't sport a fancy handle made of exotic wood. The handle is durable plastic with a nice solid metal "D" ring. It is made in England of Sheffield steel some of the best. It is graded as a medium hone, and does an excellent job on keeping my knives sharp. Exactly what I wanted at a decent price.

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This is a great length and is easy to work with. I like how quickly the knife gets sharpened. Deb

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well made and works great. good quality for the price. my husband is a chef and is happy with it

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