WUSTHOF Sharpening Steel oval rod 20cm - black handle

Known worldwide for its high quality knives, Wusthof is a brand that also excels at manufacturing other types of kitchen accessories such as bags and sharpeners. The brand was founded in 1814 in Solingen, Germany, and nowadays, it is one of the preferred brands among professional and hobby cooks of all around the world.

For instance, the Wusthof sharpening steel shown on this page is a good quality accessory that can be of great use in any kitchen. It is the perfect tool for maintaining and restoring the sharp edge of your kitchen knives with steel blades. This sharpening steel is ideal for domestic use.

The oval rod of this sharpening steel has a length of 20 centimeters. This means that this sharpening steel should be used with knives that have steel blades that are 20cm or shorter. It is therefore ideal for sharpening most chef, carving, filleting, and butcher knives.

Even though sharpening steels might at first seem to be difficult to use, they are actually easy to use after just a bit of practice. Therefore, you don't have to be a professional cook to be able to master the use of this sharpening steel. 

An easy way to use this sharpening steel is the following : you have to hold the steel vertically in one hand while resting the end of the rod on a secure surface. Then, you have to angle the blade of the knife and pass the edge of the blade along the steel in continuous “sweeping” repetitions.

Moreover, this sharpening steel is actually easier to manipulate than most steels, because the rod is not so long, and it has an ergonomic handle that lets you have a comfortable grip. At the end of the handle, there is a hanging loop that makes its storage easy as you can simply hang it anywhere on the wall.

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