Shun Ceramic Honing Steel

While fine european knives can require honing after each use shun s harder steel means you can hone just once a week or so depending on your level of use.

Shun ceramic honing steel.

Messermeister ceramic rod knife sharpener. For electric sharpening you should rely on the shun electric sharpener while for manual pull through there s the diamond and ceramic retractable sharpener. This honing steel by messermeister is another high performance ceramic rod despite being a little cheaper than the dmt. The shun fuji ceramic rod is a sharpening rod and will take material off your blade.

This means that they have a slight sharpening effect. It won t take material off your blade. Our exclusive shun fuji collection represents the very best in cutlery craftsmanship and technology. This rod is perfect for the multilayer ice hardened steel of the japanese knives.

If you watch cooking programs on tv you have probably noticed the phenomenal speed with which the chef uses his or her honing steel. This honing rod is made in japan of ceramic with a wood handle designed for a comfortable grip. The shun combination honing steel has two surfaces. The steel is very hard 1200 grit and the ceramic has.

Same with a very hard one as 65 as i surprisingly found. Ceramic honing steel with slip resistant plastic handle. If you are looking to hone the knives like the wusthof or hinckels or something in that class. The shun honing steel has two sides for honing the blade and two sides for polishing.

A smooth one for day to day honing and a micro ribbed one for weekly honing depending on usage. The handle is a beautiful black laminated pakkawood for comfort and ease of handling. Honing steel option 2. This item shun classic 9 combination honing steel with custom engraving kai diamond ceramic 3 stage pull through knife sharpener black shun cutlery premier 8 chef s knife.

The ratio of honing vs abrasive action will be quite dependent on steel hardness and toughness a very soft steel might be found to mostly hone haven t tried. It will not only hone but sharpen. Use it more sparingly than you would a honing steel. Regular use will keep the blades of your finest cut.

The other rods were ok for my lesser knives but for my shun knives they didn t really cut it. Shun offers several whetstones and a three piece sharpening system that comes with honing steel whetstone and a bamboo stand angled to 16 degrees. The shun honing steel is strictly for honing that is realigning the blade s edge.