TUO Honing Steel for All Kitchen Knives Daily Sharpening Maintenance - High Carbon German Stainless Steel with Pakkawood Handle - 9-inch Sharpening Rod with Case - Fiery Phoenix Series

Please disregard the reviews that claim this is not an excellent As the name implies, it is not a sharpener at all, but a honing steel, used to polish the edge of As far as I can tell, it does the job quite There is no way to revive a dull edge by honing steel. If the steel isn't cutting well anymore, sharpen it with a sharpener in order to restore it's edge, then hone with it to a razor's edge Every time you use a razor, sharpen it. The steps for each procedure can be found in a variety of videos. I find this length is perfect for all the knives I use, from the 8" bread knife up to the 10" chef's knife. There are plenty of more expensive options out there, but I cannot imagine how they would be better.

Jadiel McKenzie

| Jan 02, 2021

Amazing! I've never seen anything like it! When I installed my new high carbon knife I received as a gift, I replaced a "standard" steel in my knife block with one designed to fit the knife I received. There is one minus, and it is not a detriment to the tool itself, which is that it won't fit into the block because the gauge is thicker than the one I have. So, it stays in the nice cardboard box it came Steel is ground nicely, and it is hefty and helps to keep my knives sharp for a longer period of time. "Fiery" is a beautiful piece of wood and at the price I paid, I'm very happy with it.

Morgan Harvey

| Mar 27, 2021

The decision turned out to be a great one! 2) I am so pleased with my There is no doubt that it The best way to put it Make sure the knife is out of the knife block and ready to use. The stone does not have to soak for 10 days as it needed to be It needs to sit for 15 minutes before you can start using I also agree with those who have said the handle is lovely.

Anais Bradshaw

| Sep 19, 2020

Honing steels such as this are excellent. did not think this would be such a big improvement over the knife that came with an old Faber knife set, but it works so much better than that one. The old one would bring the edge back a bit with quite a bit of effort, like 20 strokes per side. This brings the edge back as if the blade had just been sharpened in just a few I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the service. On a dozen knives, the largest being a pair of 8" chef knives, I have had no problems with it.

Kase Wolfe

| Dec 11, 2020

A 10-inch honing steel is much longer and more convenient, but the honing steel with an 8-inch length feels awkward on a knife. The blade has to be 12" in length, and the steel has to be 12" long.

Liberty Beck

| Sep 14, 2020

Immediately after I bought this one (but I had been waiting for his birthday to give it to him), he purchased a more expensive one for himself. Despite the fact that this is "amazingly better" than the more expensive one, he returned the more expensive one.

Dustin Haas

| Dec 02, 2020

While it already looks and feels good, today I learned that pakkawood is not actually wood, but is a wood plastic composite. It will probably be easier to clean in the long run, but is not what I expected. The knife can be honed on it without a problem, and it appears to be well built. I definitely plan on keeping it.

Giovanni Davidson

| Jun 11, 2021

Several years ago, I owned a stainless steel that was manufactured by another company. I used Tuo knives for years. It was important to me to have knives and steel that matched. It was a good choice for me to make. A steel that I used for decades to sharpen knives is perfect for my hand. I liked how it felt in my hand while sharpening knives. The tool is very useful.

Paul Foley

| Feb 17, 2021