Victorinox - Sharpening Steel 25cm

Great product, works well

I'd just had all my kitchen knives professionally sharpened and needed a steel to keep them honed. I chose this one for two reasons: first, it's made by Victorinox, a brand I trust (I have 3 of their knives) and secondly it's a good length. Not too long, but long enough for my largest, 10", knife. Well made, substantial without being too heavy, and it hasn't got a pointed tip which means you can use it held vertically on a board without it damaging the board.

I have recently invested in some high quality knives, so with that comes learning how to sharpen them with a whetstone and honing rod. I chose this Victorinox honing rod as it's a reputable Swiss brand. The honing rod came well packaged, has a good weight to it and feels high quality. It has done the job of maintaining my knive blades so far. Honing rods are *not* for sharpening, as some people think. They are for maintaining the straightness of the blade and ever so slightly taking a bit of the blade off to keep it sharp, but you can't use it on its own to sharpen a blade. It'd be like trying to use very fine grit sandpaper to sand down a piece of wood, you'd be there forever. I use the honing rod every time or every few times I cook and it seems to keep my blades in good condition. The handle has a hook for hanging off something which is also handy, but I keep it in a drawer as I don't like utensils out where they can get dirty or greasy quickly from cooking.

Knife sharpener, but I would have felt safer using it if it had a guard to protect my hand.

Recently my son dropped my 20-year old ceramic sharpening steel on the floor, shattering it. Oh well, I didn't feel it did all that much anyways and figured it was a good excuse to get a new one. I settled on this one because I'm a big fan of the Victorinox kitchen knives and trust the brand. Also it's not made in China for a change. Anyways, the difference between this and my old steel is like night and day. You can feel the slightly rough edge doing its work as you slide the knife along its edge. The knife will come out with a very noticeably sharper edge. I know it's only a 'honing steel' but if it doesn't actually sharpen than this is the next best thing. I should have bought this years ago.

This steel is rated 60 HRC and used correctly has provided accurate honing to my knives

Good but a bit expensive you are paying for the brand name

Really good and easy to use, very good quality and amazing price definitely recommended

Tut was es soll.......schärfen

Very great product!

Fais le boulot, attention rouille très facilement !

Great product with fine sharpening grooves. Fit for purpose

Excellent