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Honing steel, ceramic
$44.99
Ceramic, because a steel rod stops working on a hard blade.
| Material | Ceramic rod, 1200 grit |
|---|---|
| The number | 1200 grit, 300 mm |
| Care | Wipe with a damp cloth; steel marks come off with a mild abrasive. Do not drop it. |
| Reference | TBL-STEEL |
| Availability | In stock, ships next business day |
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In detail
A grooved steel rod realigns an edge by bending it back, which works on a softer Western knife at 56 HRC and does very little on a blade at 60. A 1200-grit ceramic rod actually removes a little metal, which is what a hard blade needs.
Three hundred millimetres of rod, long enough to take an eight-inch chef’s knife in one pass. Six to eight strokes a side before a session keeps a knife where it was; it is not a sharpener and will not bring back a genuinely dull edge, which needs a stone. Ceramic marks grey with use — that is transferred steel, not wear, and it comes off with a damp cloth and a mild abrasive.
What it will not take: a bone, a frozen edge, a glass board or a dishwasher. Every one of those chips or rolls a hard edge, and the harder the steel the less it forgives. Cut on wood, wash by hand, dry immediately.
