Shun Ceramic Honing Rod

The rod used in a honing steel is smeared by ceramic steel or diamonds.
Shun ceramic honing rod. Still ceramic is gentle. This honing rod is made in japan of ceramic with a wood handle designed for a comfortable grip. The shun honing steel is strictly for honing that is realigning the blade s edge. It will not only hone but sharpen.
Regular use will keep the blades of your finest cut. To make honing to the correct 16 shun angle easier this steel has a built in 16 angle on the handle. Work sharp culinary m3 kitchen knife sharpener. The premium black pakkawood handle with stainless end cap provides a secure grip.
Use it more sparingly than you would a honing steel. 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. 4 8 out of 5 stars 301. For the best result the blade has to move diagonally and the steel will remain still.
I love that it gives you the ability to interchange honing rods and it comes with a ceramic and a diamond rod. 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. Honing steel option 2. It won t take material off your blade.
Honing steels are used by lightly placing the edge of your knife against the base of the steel. Professional 11 5 inch ceramic honing rod has 2 grit options a firm grip handle hanging ring and japanese ceramic. Shun classic combination honing steel knife sharpener. This is easily on of the most versatile honing rod on the market.
Black 2000 3000 grit. 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. Noble home chef sharpening rods are perfect for chefs. This means that they have a slight sharpening effect.
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. Our exclusive shun fuji collection represents the very best in cutlery craftsmanship and technology. Ceramic rods create a more polished edge and diamond rods simply speed up the already speedy process.