F. Dick - 10" Diamond Steel , Oval

I have and use "sharpening" steels. They sharpen nothing. They are properly used to stand up the teeth (which you cannot see with the naked eye) that you bent over by smashing them down against the food you cut. This will stand them up over and again, until they break off. Then you NEED a sharpener.

This is a sharpener that looks like a steel. The diamond dust on the surface lets you cut new teeth into your knifes. You just stroke a few times, then do the other side. You can choose the angle. 22 degrees or so is normal. Many like the super sharp 12 degree. But that dulls faster, and is not so good for tougher cutting. A cleaver may have a more aggressive pitch. Then you go back to the first side for another two or three more. Then a final stroke on each side.

The diamond wand will even allow you to dispense with the steel altogether if you do not like the procedure and you do not care about the increased rate of wear. Ever see an old, busy butcher with knives that have a very small depth to their blades? They are not made that way. They have just been honed that many times.

You might prefer the oval to the round shape. But I saw only oval steels on Amazon, not the diamond sharpener. F. Dick makes superior quality, long lasting sharpeners and steels both.

Also, this is what you need for the hardest steel knives that take forever on a stone. Finally, you must use diamond on ceramic. That is the only way to restore that razor sharpness.

This is an excellent product, as are all of my F. Dick steels. Since I steel my knives on a regular steel after every use, I use this steel only occasionally. But when I need to actually sharpen a knife, a few light strokes across this diamond steel restores the edge to a razor sharpness.

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