OXO Good Grips Professional Sharpening Steel

Greg
It came quickly, 6 days with Amazon's free shipping. It came today and within 10 mins all my knifes were very sharp. I then gave my new OXO 6.5 knife (I ordered this with the hone) a few passes over my sharping stone then 10 light passes on the hone "WOW" I can shave with this now.

I like the handles/grips on all of my OXO products.

Very pleased. Well worth the price (14.95)

Make your knives razor sharp
This sharpening steel is obviously a quality product. My first time to use one of these. A few strokes on the steel after sharpening on a stone and wow my knives are now truly razor sharp. Well worth the money. Comfortable handle. Overall length 14 inches, actual steel portion 9 1/4 inches. Length is adequate for my kitchen knives.

Honing steel - Not a Knife Sharpener.
I love this. I use it with my OXO Santoku knife and OXO slicer.

However to be accurate, this is made of steel, so actually it's a honing steel (which realigns the edge to improve sharpness). It is NOT a sharpening stone (which takes metal bits off the knife), and is not fragile (most sharpening stones are ceramic, and break if dropped).

That means if you have a dull knife, this product will not help - you need a sharpening stone to get the fine edge back.

However, if you use this honing steel frequently to KEEP your sharp edge in tact, it can help you MAINTAIN a sharp edge and help you to avoid needing a sharpening stone.

Great handle, simple and straight-forward directions.

I would recommend it.

Click to Editorial Reviews