Victorinox Cutlery 9-Inch Round Sharpening Steel, Black Plastic Handle Review

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(More customer reviews)Since I often see these tools reviewed with references made to "sharpening" a knife, it is worth noting that (name not withstanding) they do not sharpen. (Forgive me if you know all of this). If you took a knife which was actually dull, and spent the day using this tool on it, you would never get it sharp.What this tool does do, and well, is repair the damage that ordinary use does to your already sharpened edge.If you look at a freshly sharpened edge under adequate magnification, (try a BelOMO 10x Triplet Loupe Folding Magnifier ) you will see a (more on less) regular edge.Prepare a meal with that knife, and look at it again, and you will see all sorts of small insults to the edge.These flaws can dramatically reduce the performance of a knife which is still actually quite sharp.This tool performs the task of smoothing out those little insults, and allowing you to get the full benefit of the sharp edge which is already present.The steel performs the same task as the leather strop Fromm Razor Strop2 1/2" X 23" W/HDL Russia which used to hang on the arm of your barber's chair, and in fact I have a leather barber's strop I have used for the task.

While this is a very affordable and useful steel, I would point out that it is only suitable for short knives.Your steel should always be a bit longer than the knife you are polishing with it, and so, while this steel is fine for a boning or paring knife, it is unsuitable for a slicing knife or a large chef's knife.That said, I find the small size convenient for use with small knives, and keep a larger steel for use with my big knives.If you can only afford one steel, you may wish to consider something bigger that would work for both large and small knives.Unless you have a large slicer or other really big knife, a 12" steel is probably big enough for almost all home use.

This is a tool you should be using at least every other time you use your knife.An actual sharpening should only be needed once or twice a year.Keep in mind that using the wrong cutting surface will ruin any edge - never cut on glass, marble, Formica, or any hard surface.A hardwood J.K. Adams TCB-2014 20-Inch by 14-Inch Traditional Carver or bamboo Wusthof Bamboo Cutting Board cutting board is best.

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The R H Forschner by Victorinox 9-inch Sharpening Steel is made is Sheffield, England of highest quality steel.Regular use will maintain the edge on your fine cutlery.Sharpening Steel has a continental cut and black plastic handle.

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