8 best honing steels

• 10-inches knife sharpening steel rod is for all types of knives, including kitchen, household, sporting, and pocket knives; sharpens standard knives
• The steel rod is made of carbon steel and plated with nickel-chrome; the fine surface of the steel rod prevents the cutting edge from damage when sharpening
• Easy to use, right or left-handed, with an ergonomic handle that fits all hands; slip-resistant rubber bottom means your sharpener is easy to handle and stays in place during use
• Quick, safe, and easy to use
• Use a non-woven cloth soaked with cooking oil to wipe the body and dry it; if washed with water, be sure to wipe the rod dry completely after washing and hang in a cool place to air-dry; do not put the sharpener into the dishwasher

User questions & answers

Question:	Is the utopia sharpener ok for a knife with a serrated blade
Answer:	Yes, if you sim card support 2G: GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz; 3G: WCDMA850/1900/2100.
Question:	what is the "proper sharpening angle" of this tool
Answer:	Hello, you need to confirm with straight talk sim card operator whether it supports GSM850 / 900/1800 / 1900MHz; 3G: WCDMA850 / 1900/2100.If so, it’s work it.
Question:	What is the diameter of the steel rod? I want to know if it will fit in my knife block
Answer:	You need to confirm with the sim card operator whether it supports 2G: GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz; 3G: WCDMA850/1900/2100, frequency range 3G (B1/B2/B5/B8) + 4G (B1/B3/B5/B7 /B8/B20), if supported, it is ok
Question:	Is this a honing rod or sharpener. huge difference in the two
Answer:	Sorry, this is 3G smartphone, if you sim card support Frequency band 2G: GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz; 3G: WCDMA850/1900/2100, and yes work it

Product features

Quick at Work

Who doesn’t like spending lesser time in the Kitchen? Make it possible now by using the perfect knives sharpened with the knife sharpening steel rod. This 10 inches rod is the best for daily maintenance needs of your favorite knives. It makes your knife sharper quickly by pushing away very tiny material away from your knife. It works best for all type of knives, including kitchen, household, sporting, and pocket knives. It sharpens all standard and serrated edge knife blades in the blink of an eye!

Easy and Safe to Use

Now, much less effort is needed to sharpen your knives with this rod because its ergonomic handle fits all hands, whether you are right or left-handed, making it easy to use. The slip-resistant bottom durable handle will make the rod easy to handle and will stay in place while being used, so it becomes safer for you. Use the rod without any fear of being hurt!

Care Instructions:

Please use non-woven oil cloth soaked with cooking oil to wipe the body of the sharpening rod and dry it. When washed with water, make sure to wipe it dry completely after washing and hang it in a cool place to dry off completely. Avoid putting the sharpening rod in the dishwasher or in water.

Product description

With each use of a kitchen knife, from paring and petty to carving and cleaver, the razor-sharp blade sustains a natural, very slight bend. While the blade edge remains sharp, the sharpest edge is not necessarily making contact with the food. In order to gently realign the blade’s edge, use the Shun Classic Combination Honing Steel about once a week. This stainless steel rod, measuring 9 inches in length, is crafted with Shun’s superior precision and relentless attention to detail. Equipped with both smooth and micro-ribbed surfaces, this tool provides essential, specialized blade care, thereby prolonging the knife’s sharpness. A built-in angle guide ensures even more precise honing by guiding the user to the correct 16 Shun angle. The premium PakkaWood handle enables a secure grip and the most controlled use, while the ebony finish adds to the classy look of a piece that belongs in every kitchen proudly boasting Shun Classic Cutlery.

• Shun Classic Combination Honing Steel gently realigns blade edge which naturally bends a tiny bit with each use; regular honing ensures the sharp edge of the knife is always in contact with food
• The 9-inch stainless steel rod is crafted with two honing surfaces: a smooth surface for everyday care, and a micro-ribbed surface, suitable for weekly care
• Shun’s hard, incredibly sharp steel blades mean honing is only required about once a week, depending on the user’s level of use; maintain perfect blade care with Shun’s Honing Steel
• A beautiful and essential addition to any Shun Cutlery collection, this Classic piece is a handsome gift for a host, hostess, parent, grandparent, wife, husband, newlywed, homeowner, chef and cook
• PakkaWood handle ensures secure grip and ebony finish matches the Shun Classic series of knives; built-in angle guide matches Shun’s 16( blade angle, making it easy to hone at the correct angle

Product features

Shun

“Shun” (shoon) is a concept at the very heart of Japanese cuisine. In Japanese, shun is the word used to describe local, seasonal food when it is at the peak of its flavor and freshness—at the peak of its perfection.

Shun Cutlery is known for its exquisite beauty and ultra-premium performance. Yet as beautiful as Shun is on the outside, and as beautifully as it performs in your kitchen, its true beauty may be in what you don’t see.

Handcrafted in Japan

Shun is dedicated to maintaining this ancient tradition by continuing to handcraft each knife in our Seki City facilities. Each piece of this fine kitchen cutlery takes at least 100 individual steps to complete. While we maintain these ancient traditions of handcrafted quality, we also take advantage of thoroughly modern, premium materials and state-of-the-art technology to provide that traditional quality to millions of professional chefs and avid home cooks throughout the world.

Knife Steel is Essential

Heat treatment—an invisible, yet vital, process. This exacting process is fundamentally important to ensuring that your Shun provides lasting value. In heat treatment, the metal is heated and cooled to change its microstructure, bringing out its very best properties. With precise heat treatment, blade steel becomes finer grained, making it stronger and harder so blades can be thinner, sharper, and give you a longer-lasting edge. Shun’s experts are, quite simply, masters of the heat treatment process.

Quality and Performance

Shun is the exact moment when a fruit has reached its ideal ripeness, when a vegetable is at its very best, or when meat is at its most flavorful. Home cooks and professional chefs alike celebrate shun in their kitchens, eagerly awaiting each season’s bounty and serving every ingredient in its proper time.

Shun Cutlery proudly takes its name from this Japanese culinary tradition of eating the freshest food at the perfect moment. We took this name to honor this seasonal, mindful way of eating and as a mark of our dedication to making kitchen cutlery that is always at the peak of its perfection, too.

Shun Classic

Shun Classics are the original Shuns, the first Japanese-style knives to be made available to a wider audience in North America. Instead of heavy ponderous blades, Shun Classic blades are lighter with razor-sharp edges and crafted from advanced steel. Rather than weighty, Western handles, Shun Classic offers the graceful control of a traditional Japanese handle.

With Shun Classic, you'll discover a wide selection of traditional blade shapes as well as unique shapes - so you can always find the right handcrafted knife for every kitchen task.

Pakkawood Handle

These traditional Japanese-style handles have a slight ridge on the right side, which fits into the curl of the fingers for a comfortable and secure grip. Viewed end-on, the shape resembles the capital letter "D". Pakkawood is waterproof, incredibly durable, and won't harbor bacteria.

Shun is Different

If you've never owned a Japanese knife before, you'll immediately notice how different a Shun feels in the hand. Shun is harder, lighter, and sharper. Sharpened to a steeper angle (16 degrees) with an edge that will hold longer, the Classic line is designed to cut in a smooth, slicing motion.

Layered Steel

Shun proprietary VG-MAX cutting core is a high-end "super steel" that is extremely hard, enabling Shun Classic knives to take an incredible edge and hold it longer.

Stainless Damascus Cladding is made of 34 layers of stainless steel on each side of the blade, for a total of 69 layers. Classic's cladding supports the cutting core, adds stain and corrosion resistance, and looks elegant.

Shun and Sharpening

Shun brand products sold by Kai USA Ltd. are backed by Shun against manufacturing defects. In addition to supporting our products, we will be happy to sharpen your Shun or Kai knife for free for as long as you own the knife.

You may also register your purchase.

Product description

Grooved rod for honing knives. Black composite handle. Thoughtfully crafted and meticulously designed in Germany, manufactured in China. Family owned for seven generations, WÜSTHOF was founded in Solingen, Germany over 200 years ago.

Many chefs prefer sharpening steel to a slotted sharpener or whetstone for keeping their knife collection in top cutting shape. This particular Wüsthof steel features a nine-inch rod, grooved for ease of use, which is made of magnetic steel that attracts metal fibers during the sharpening process (thus preventing them from flying all over the kitchen workspace). The black composite handle provides a good grip and features a reasonable bolster to help prevent the knife blade from hitting the knuckles. While this model does not have a hanging loop, the steel should fit handily into a provided slot in most wooden storage blocks. The sharpening steel is made in Solingen, Germany, the home of Wüsthof cutlery since 1814, and is covered by a lifetime warranty. --Ann Bieri

• WÜSTHOF HONING ROD – Sharpen dull knives, scissors and cutters safely
• PRECISION FORGED – WÜSTHOF's Steel are forged from a single block of High Carbon Stainless Steel and tempered to 58-degree HRC.
• WÜSTHOF STEEL SHARPENING – Includes a 9” honing rod
• DURABLE – WÜSTHOF Cutlery is crafted to resist corrosion and dulling. This German made Honing knife comes with a limited Lifetime Warranty
• CENTURIES OF TRADITION – Family owned for seven generations, WÜSTHOF was founded in Solingen, Germany over 200 years ago. WÜSTHOF’s cutlery carries the Solingen name, a designation reserved for products that meet the strictest quality standards
• Wüsthof sharpening steel; 9-inch rod length
• Magnetic steel rod attracts loose metal fibers during sharpening

User questions & answers

Question:	I would be so nervous steeling a knife. How is the guard on this? Does anyone have tips to make it safer
Answer:	Yes you can; side note: do not use if you’re planning on being out in the sun especially for an extended period of time. If you’re using this as a skin regimen it’s best to use at night.
Question:	Is the measurment of the steel only? Does the measurment include the handle
Answer:	Hi there. The oil has a yellow color; looks like when you squeeze some lemon juice.
Question:	are all of them (9-inch, 10-inch, 12-inch) made of same material? I have a wusthof classic (chef's knife), would 9-inch suffice
Answer:	All NaturoBliss Essential Oils are UNDILUTED and 100% Pure and Natural.
Question:	Can the rod be removed from the handle for compact storage
Answer:	Pretty clear optics, you can see the crosshairs well at night with very little light. It worked great on rimfire rifles but it failed miserably on an AR 15. It lost zero and i cannot get it adjusted back. Through it in the junk pile.

Product description

As counterintuitive as it may sound, a sharper knife is a safer knife! Dull knife blades tempt us towards bad habits while cutting, putting our fingers where we don’t want them to be! Thus, it is imperative we keep our blades sharp.



So how do we go about doing that?



The first thing you have to know is the difference between honing and sharpening.



Honing Rods vs. Knife Sharpeners

What many people refer to as a knife sharpening rod is actually a honing steel. So what’s the difference?

Knife Sharpeners remove metal from your knife blade to literally sharpen your blade. Because of the amount of metal removed during the sharpening process, most home cooks shouldn’t sharpen their knives more than two or three times a year! Surprising, right? Most often, what we think needs to be sharpened truly just needs to be honed!

Honing Rods on the other hand realign the knife edge, removing the dullness from your blade without removing too much of the blade itself. This is the process we should be doing regularly! When using our knives, we inadvertently create microscopic folds, which can give the effect of a dull blade. This constant misalignment of our knife edge is not in need of sharpening; it’s in need of honing! Easy to confuse, since honing your knife will absolutely make it seem sharper. Many chefs will hone their blades before each use of their knife, if not more than once when using the knife in excess!



What Sets Noble Home & Chef’s Honing Rod Apart?

Magnetized so that tiny metal particles don’t become airborne or ingested

Made of Hardened Carbon Steel for strength and durability against strong knives

Chromium Plated for prevention against corrosion and rust

Oval handle allows for a sturdy, firm grip for added safety

Excellent weight and feel

No plastic handles or cheaper, softer steel

Designer handle adds class to your kitchen

Dishwasher Safe

• MAGNETIZED FOR SAFETY: While honing steels (sometimes referred to as sharpening steels) realign your knife’s edge for a sharper cut, they can also cause tiny metal particles from your blade to become airborne. Our honing rods are magnetized to prevent those particles from being inhaled or landing on nearby food.
• BUILT TO LAST THROUGH YEARS OF USE: Our honing steels are made of high quality, hardened carbon steel. Every material in our honing rods was meticulously chosen. You won’t find cheap plastic handles or soft, inexpensive steel. When you hold it, the weight immediately reveals how solid the construction is, and the design adds class to any kitchen.
• NO RUSTING: Once hardened, our honing steels go through our proprietary chromium plating process, which prevents rust and corrosion.
• RETAINS MORE METAL ON YOUR KNIFE EDGE: Honing steels are designed to be used often, but without taking off too much of your knife’s edge metal. This is contrary to knife sharpening steels or wet stone sharpeners, which should be used sparingly. (More details in product description.)
• DISHWASHER SAFE: While it is not necessary to wash honing steels after each use, it is recommended you wipe the stropping steel down with a wet cloth to remove the metal particles. For deeper cleaning, our honing rod is dishwasher safe!

Product features

How To Use Your Honing Rod

As odd as it may sound, honing your knife at the wrong angle can actually make your knife less effective! It is important to hone your knife at a 15-20 degree angle. The further you stray from that angle, the less effective your blade will be!

Knife Steel Dimensions

For those of you more interested in the numbers:

• Full Length: 14.75 Inches
• Steel Length: 10 Inches
• Handle Length: 4.75 Inches

Magnetized For Safety!

Honing your knives can cause metal particles from your blade to become airborne. Our honing rods are magnetized to prevent those particles from being inhaled or landing on nearby food.

Dishwasher Safe!

While it is not necessary to wash honing steels after each use, it is recommended you wipe the stropping steel down with a wet cloth to remove the metal particles. For deeper cleaning, our honing rod is dishwasher safe!

What's In The Box?

1 Noble Home & Chef Honing Rod

(Knives Not Included)

Product description

For most home chefs the sharpening steel will realign the edge and remove any niche or burr. An oval rod provides more surface contact with the edge to achieve same results as traditional rod but with fewer strokes.

This honing steel serves a vital role in the kitchen by realigning, or "resetting," a knife's edge, which bends this way and that when contacting a cutting surface. (Often called a sharpening steel, or "butcher" steel, a steel doesn't actually sharpen a knife--unless it's a "diamond" steel.) Consisting of a rod of hard steel-alloy and a tough synthetic handle, this steel works well. A loop facilitates hanging it close at hand so you can employ the steel often—ideally each time you use a knife. That prevents a blade from becoming dull and prolongs intervals between professional sharpenings. The rule is that a steel should be at least as long as the knife blade being drawn across it, and this steel's 10-inch rod is sufficient for nearly all household knives. The steel carries a lifetime warranty against defects. --Fred Brack

From the Manufacturer

First introduced in 1976, the Four Star® Series is one of the world's most popular knife lines. Four Star® knives were designed and developed in close cooperation with renowned professional chefs. The result was a fully forged knife with a unique molded handle. The Four Star® line contains knives for all tasks, and includes the following open stock knife types: parer, bread, peeling, sandwich, utility, carving, chef’s, granton edge slicer, santoku, and others. Four Star® knives are also available in a range of block sets and gift sets.

A Higher Standard in Knife Construction

Four Star® knives are precision forged from a single piece of exclusive-formula, high-carbon, no-stain steel under the all-new Sigmaforge standard. As a result, Four Star® knives have improved quality consistency, lasting sharpness, and perfect geometry. Sigmaforge one-piece construction also provides high precision and improved stability of the blade and steel structure, thus improving cutting-edge retention for lasting sharpness. In addition, Four Star® knives use J.A. Henckels’ Friodur ice hardening for corrosion resistance, a process that also contributes to cutting-edge retention.

It's All in The Grip:

The Four Star® series features high impact polypropylene handles that are permanently bonded to the knife blades without any gaps. These comfortable handles are break-proof, sanitary, and colorfast. In addition, the super bolster provides weight, insures safety, and adds balance.

Features:

• SIGMAFORGE 1-piece, precision forged construction: Provides perfect geometry, high precision, and improved stability of the blade and steel structure, thus improving cutting edge retention for lasting sharpness.
• Laser controlled edge: Is sharper and stays sharper longer. Has a more consistent blade angle.
• Friodur ice hardening: Maximum no-stain properties and more blade strength. Improved resistance to corrosion and pitting.
• Super bolster: Provides weight, insures safety, and adds balance.
• Full rat-tail tang: Provides a proper balance and greater strength.
• High-carbon no-stain steel, an exclusive J.A. Henckels formula: Non-staining, non-rusting.
• Hand, precision honed blade: Is sharper and stays sharper longer.
• Bonded polypropylene handles: Comfortable molded handles and food safe
• Dishwasher safe: Easy care (Although hand-washing is recommended by J.A. Henckels).
• Full warranty: J.A. Henckels stands behind all its knives.

• For most home chefs the sharpening steel will realign the edge and remove any niche or burr. An oval rod provides more surface contact with the edge to achieve same results as traditional rod but with fewer strokes.
• For most home chefs the sharpening steel will realign the edge and remove any niche or burr
• An oval rod provides more surface contact with the edge to achieve same results as traditional rod but with fewer strokes

User questions & answers

Question:	What country is this made in? Germany or China? Thanks
Answer:	The power cord is probably 5 to 6 feet long. I need 3 feet and there is still a lot of cable that is coiled up.
Question:	Does the length description include the handle or just the steel portion
Answer:	Hasn’t been an issue at all for me
Question:	there are two honing 12" rods: one 32555-310 and 32565-310, respectively the differ by one digit and $10, can anybody tell the actual difference
Answer:	Yes, of course. you can enjoying this expandable hose to washing and gardening.
Question:	I just received the steel, mine does not have the logo. Is this knife suppose to have the Henckles logo on it
Answer:	Yes, it can be changed out for a different nozzle.

Product description

Thoughtfully crafted and meticulously designed in Germany, manufactured in China. Family owned for seven generations, WÜSTHOF was founded in Solingen, Germany over 200 years ago.

A sharpening steel is an indispensable tool for keeping your knife collection in its best cutting shape. This 10-inch Wüsthof model is made for the job, with a sturdy non-slip handle and a magnetic steel that attracts metal fibers while you sharpen. The tool's square handle provides a good grip and allows easy revolution of the steel to spread the work around its surface. Fitted with a loop for hanging storage, the steel also stashes tidily in most knife blocks. --Emily Bedard

• 10-Inch sharpening steel
• Magnetic steel that attracts metal fibers
• Slip-resistant plastic handle fits comfortably in the hand
• Loop on the handle for hanging
• Wipe clean with a damp cloth after each sharpening session

User questions & answers

Question:	Whetstone or knife sharpener or sharpening rod. Which of the 3 or which combo is best for getting knives in great shape? Thanks
Answer:	mine is glass
Question:	Will this hone harder Japanese knives such as Shun- wich has a HRC of 63? (hardness scale
Answer:	I store the bottle in a cabinet away from extreme temperatures. And even though the bottle is dark blue, I still keep it away from direct sunlight. I leave the dropper in it when it is stored because the dropper it comes with is also a lid.
Question:	Why does my package say "after extended use blade may be sharpened?" I thought this was a honing steel from comments/reviews
Answer:	What exactly makes something Kosher (sincere question)? I'm afraid I don't know if it is. I use it as an essential oil in many different applications, and none of it includes ingesting it.
Question:	Where was this made
Answer:	Since oil and water do not mix you will be drinking it undiluted. This can damage your gums, teeth, esophagus, stomach, and liver. Buy a lemon. It's cheaper and safer.

Product description

With each use of your premier knife, the razor-sharp edge naturally bends over just a tiny bit. The edge is still sharp, but the sharpest part isn't making contact with the food. The remedy is honing with the shun premier combination honing steel. The shun premier combination honing steel gently realigns the edge of your blade. It offers two honing surfaces: a smooth one for day-to-day honing, and a micro-ribbed one for weekly honing. By honing your edge regularly, you can go longer between actual sharpening's. The shun premier combination honing steel has an angle guide built into the handle, so you can easily hone your knives at the correct 16 degree shun angle. The premium walnut PakkaWood handle provides a secure grip and matches the handles of the rest of the beautiful shun premier line.

• 9-Inch premier combination honing steel by shun to maintain blade between professional sharpening
• Combination honing steel features smooth surface for everyday honing, micro-ribbed surface for weekly maintenance
• Walnut laminated PakkaWood d-shaped handle provides maximum comfort
• Place steel tip down on a sturdy surface, gently pull blade down from heel to tip 3-4 times and repeat on the other side
• Clean with a damp cloth and let air dry

User questions & answers

Question:	Can this also be used for honing traditional japanese carbon (blue) steel knives or is a ceramic rod (or a whetsone) required
Answer:	The Steel is 9 inches in length and the plastic handle is 4.5 inches, so the total length is 13.5 inches.
Question:	Will this honing steel work with the shun hiro sg2 chefs knife
Answer:	I don't know whether they are made from the same materially but I suspect so. The difference between the lengths concerns how long your blade is and how long a stroke you need to make to "sharpen" it. The longer the sharpening steel, the longer the stroke you can run your blade across it.
Question:	What is the difference between the Classic and the Premier Shun steels
Answer:	No, the rod can not be removed from the handle.
Question:	This seems to have a ridged side and a flat side. How do you hone with this? It doesn't mention anywhere, how to use it. Do you just avoid the flat
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Question:	Is this one made in Germany
Answer:	Our telescope connected with phone by our adapter, not connected by Wiff, so any phone will fit with,thanks.
Question:	Can i use the wustof classic honing steel with wustof classic ikon knives
Answer:	No, this telescope looks higher end, but it does not have that type of magnification. It’s good for looking at the moon, but thats about it.
Question:	How long is the honing section of this honing steel? Not including the handle
Answer:	Put your phone on our phone holder,you can study our video in our listing help you how to use it,any other questions pls let us know.
Question:	What is the difference between this honing steel and the cheaper Wusthof honing steel
Answer:	Sorry it was a gift for my grandson so I don't know much else but what is shown on the ad.

Product features

Shun

“Shun” (shoon) is a concept at the very heart of Japanese cuisine. In Japanese, shun is the word used to describe local, seasonal food when it is at the peak of its flavor and freshness—at the peak of its perfection.

Shun Cutlery is known for its exquisite beauty and ultra-premium performance. Yet as beautiful as Shun is on the outside, and as beautifully as it performs in your kitchen, its true beauty may be in what you don’t see.

Handcrafted in Japan

Shun is dedicated to maintaining this ancient tradition by continuing to handcraft each knife in our Seki City facilities. Each piece of this fine kitchen cutlery takes at least 100 individual steps to complete. While we maintain these ancient traditions of handcrafted quality, we also take advantage of thoroughly modern, premium materials and state-of-the-art technology to provide that traditional quality to millions of professional chefs and avid home cooks throughout the world.

Knife Steel is Essential

Heat treatment—an invisible, yet vital, process. This exacting process is fundamentally important to ensuring that your Shun provides lasting value. In heat treatment, the metal is heated and cooled to change its microstructure, bringing out its very best properties. With precise heat treatment, blade steel becomes finer grained, making it stronger and harder so blades can be thinner, sharper, and give you a longer-lasting edge. Shun’s experts are, quite simply, masters of the heat treatment process.

Quality and Performance

Shun is the exact moment when a fruit has reached its ideal ripeness, when a vegetable is at its very best, or when meat is at its most flavorful. Home cooks and professional chefs alike celebrate shun in their kitchens, eagerly awaiting each season’s bounty and serving every ingredient in its proper time.

Shun Cutlery proudly takes its name from this Japanese culinary tradition of eating the freshest food at the perfect moment. We took this name to honor this seasonal, mindful way of eating and as a mark of our dedication to making kitchen cutlery that is always at the peak of its perfection, too.

Shun Premier

The first thing that catches the eye about the beautiful Shun Premier series is its magnificent tsuchime (tsoo-CHEE-may) finish. This hammered finish combined with Premier's mirror blade polish and intricately layered Damascus, gives Shun Premier a look that is at once rustic and sophisticated.

But the real beauty of Premier is how it performs. Premier is designed to provide exceptionally agile handling. The lightweight, razor-sharp blades are quick and precise. The palm swell on the handle nestles into the hand to provide confident control - for both smaller and larger hands. The embossed endcap and brass ring provide both balance and beauty.

Pakkawood Handle

Shun Premier features a PakkaWood Handle that offers a comfortable grip. Walnut-colored PakkaWood is durable, and won't harbor bacteria. The embossed endcap adds beauty and balance.

The handle features a full composite tang that adds strength and balance.

16 Degree Cutting Edge

Like all Shun knives, the Premier line features a 16 degree cutting edge that is hand sharpened and razor sharp. The blade has a double-bevel, quick taper, and flat ground.

VG-MAX Cutting Core

Shun Premier features our VG-MAX steel, the newest of the VG line of "super steels". Available only from Shun, this extremely fine-grained steel has been enhanced to offer "maximum" performance, strength, corrosion resistance, and a sharp, long-lasting edge.

The hammered tsuchime finish helps release food food easily when cutting.

Shun and Sharpening

Shun brand products sold by Kai USA Ltd. are backed by Shun against manufacturing defects. In addition to supporting our products, we will be happy to sharpen your Shun or Kai knife for free for as long as you own the knife.

You may also register your purchase.

Product description

The word “shun” in Japanese refers to the precise moment when a particular food is at the peak of perfection. Shun Knives are precision instruments that require fine-tuning to function at optimal performance levels. Restore sharpness and keep Shun’s high-performance cutlery at its peak longer with the Shun Kanso 9-inch Combination Honing Steel. Part of the Kanso line, this honing steel has all the essential elements needed to maintain a razor-sharp edge for ease and efficiency in the kitchen and extend the time between sharpening sessions. Equipped with two surfaces, smooth for day-to-day use and a micro-ribbed surface for weekly honing. A built-in angle guide ensures honing to the correct Shun 16-degree angle and a contoured tagayasan wood handle provides a comfortable grip. Unlike some European knives that need honing after every use, the harder steel that Shun uses only requires honing about once a week with normal use

• High-performance precision cutlery requires regular honing to maintain optimum edge sharpness; with each use, the knife’s edge naturally bends over slightly, resulting in a loss of cutting precision
• Shun’s Kanso Combination Honing steel gently realigns micro-bends along the blade edge for easier, more efficient slicing, peeling, dicing, cutting, chopping, mincing and precision cuts
• Regular honing of knives prolongs blade sharpness and extends time before re-sharpening; due to the hardness of the premium steel Shun uses, blades need less regular honing than European knives
• The Shun Kanso Combination Honing Steel has two surfaces: a smoother surface for day-to-day honing and a micro-ribbed surface for weekly maintenance honing
• To maintain the precise 16-degree blade angle of all Shun knives, the honing steel has a built-in angle guide on the tagayasan wood handle; tagayasan is known as “iron sword wood” in Japan

User questions & answers

Question:	It say's for the kanso blades, but it shows it as a chrome handle, on the shun webit the handle matches the handle on the shun kanso knives
Answer:	This is a very late answer... but Wusthof claims that they temper their steel to 65 HRC......so Yes! this steel would hone a 63 HRC
Question:	Is the handle actually tagayasan? It looks like pakkawood and doesn’t actually match the rest of Kanso knives
Answer:	I think it's safe to say that this steel is for sharpening. I have used a couple different knives on this steel and, after I had finished with each one, I took a damp paper towel and wiped the steel off and there was a very noticeable amount of metal shavings on the paper towel. I'm actually a little concerned about using my new Wusthof Ikon on this now. I want a steel that I can use every time I use my knife, and I don't like the idea of shaving metal off the blade every time.
Question:	NO instructions? where is this supposed "self guiding
Answer:	This item used to be made in Germany, but is now made in China.
Question:	What hardness can this be used up to
Answer:	In addition to what the previous person said, the edge of the knife never needs to go towards you. If you do what the other answer suggested, honing should be perfectly safe.

Product features

Shun

“Shun” (shoon) is a concept at the very heart of Japanese cuisine. In Japanese, shun is the word used to describe local, seasonal food when it is at the peak of its flavor and freshness—at the peak of its perfection.

Shun Cutlery is known for its exquisite beauty and ultra-premium performance. Yet as beautiful as Shun is on the outside, and as beautifully as it performs in your kitchen, its true beauty may be in what you don’t see.

Handcrafted in Japan

Shun is dedicated to maintaining this ancient tradition by continuing to handcraft each knife in our Seki City facilities. Each piece of this fine kitchen cutlery takes at least 100 individual steps to complete. While we maintain these ancient traditions of handcrafted quality, we also take advantage of thoroughly modern, premium materials and state-of-the-art technology to provide that traditional quality to millions of professional chefs and avid home cooks throughout the world.

Knife Steel is Essential

Heat treatment—an invisible, yet vital, process. This exacting process is fundamentally important to ensuring that your Shun provides lasting value. In heat treatment, the metal is heated and cooled to change its microstructure, bringing out its very best properties. With precise heat treatment, blade steel becomes finer grained, making it stronger and harder so blades can be thinner, sharper, and give you a longer-lasting edge. Shun’s experts are, quite simply, masters of the heat treatment process.

Quality and Performance

Shun is the exact moment when a fruit has reached its ideal ripeness, when a vegetable is at its very best, or when meat is at its most flavorful. Home cooks and professional chefs alike celebrate shun in their kitchens, eagerly awaiting each season’s bounty and serving every ingredient in its proper time.

Shun Cutlery proudly takes its name from this Japanese culinary tradition of eating the freshest food at the perfect moment. We took this name to honor this seasonal, mindful way of eating and as a mark of our dedication to making kitchen cutlery that is always at the peak of its perfection, too.

Shun Kanso

Kanso is a design principle based on Zen philosophy. It means "simplicity" but it is a simplicity that is achieved by concentrating solely on what is most essential. When it comes to Shun's Kanso cutlery, essential means high-performance steel, a razor sharp edge, perfect balance, and precision cutting control.

Kanso is simple - and beautiful - kitchen cutlery that simply performs.

Tagayasan Wood Handle

Known as "iron sword wood" - the Kanso line features a Tagayasan Wood handle that is notable for its denseness, durability, and simple beauty while providing easy cutting control. The handle is also angled for a comfortable chef's grip and precision cutting.

Full Tang Construction

Providing cutting balance and strength, the Kanso line features a full tang construction, meaning the blade and handle are one piece of steel.

The Kanso line also features a Heritage finish on the blade that helps hide scratches and gives the blade a rustic look that improves with age.

Layered Steel

As in all Shun knives, the steel is essential to the performance of the cutting edge. The Kanso line features Japanese AUS10A blade steel - a highly refined, high-carbon, vanadium stainless steel that takes a razor-sharp edge and holds it longer.

Shun and Sharpening

Shun brand products sold by Kai USA Ltd. are backed by Shun against manufacturing defects. In addition to supporting our products, we will be happy to sharpen your Shun or Kai knife for free for as long as you own the knife.

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