Shun Ceramic Honing Rod

It will not only hone but sharpen.

Shun ceramic honing rod.

To make honing to the correct 16 shun angle easier this steel has a built in 16 angle on the handle. 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. For the best result the blade has to move diagonally and the steel will remain still. The shun fuji ceramic rod is a sharpening rod and will take material off your blade.

Work sharp culinary m3 kitchen knife sharpener. Professional 11 5 inch ceramic honing rod has 2 grit options a firm grip handle hanging ring and japanese ceramic. The premium black pakkawood handle with stainless end cap provides a secure grip. This is easily on of the most versatile honing rod on the market.

I love that it gives you the ability to interchange honing rods and it comes with a ceramic and a diamond rod. The steel and ceramic honing rods may have longitudinal ridges whereas the diamond coated steels are smooth but will be embedded with abrasive diamond particles. The shun honing steel is strictly for honing that is realigning the blade s edge. Our exclusive shun fuji collection represents the very best in cutlery craftsmanship and technology.

Honing steels are used by lightly placing the edge of your knife against the base of the steel. Still ceramic is gentle. This honing rod is made in japan of ceramic with a wood handle designed for a comfortable grip. It won t take material off your blade.

4 8 out of 5 stars 301. Shun classic combination honing steel helps prolong blade sharpness pakkawood handle 9 inch 9 inch ebony. Noble home chef sharpening rods are perfect for chefs. Use it more sparingly than you would a honing steel.

If you like this ceramic honing rod check it out at amazon. A honing rod is the best and easiest way to maintain a knife s edge between sharpenings and the idahone fine ceramic sharpening rod 12 inches stood out among the nine models we tested. Ceramic rods create a more polished edge and diamond rods simply speed up the already speedy process. Honing steel option 2.

Black 2000 3000 grit. Ceramic steels which should maybe be called ceramics not steels are capable of rubbing off a teeny tiny amount of metal from your knives as you hone them which you can immediately see as gray streaks on the white ceramic rod. This means that they have a slight sharpening effect.