Shenzhen Knives White Ceramic Knife Sharpener Honing Rod - Best Professional Knife Sharpening Tool - 12 Inch Honing Stick - Ceramic Honing Rod - Chef Knife Sharpening Rod - Kitchen Knife Sharpener

Great for the price, works well on my Gobal chef’s knife

Excellent product perfect for honing my high carbon steel Japanese knife.

Works far better than my steel sharpener and seems to be very good quality.

Gets the knife sharp

Excellent. Should have bought one years ago.

Very good long and very useful

Doesn't sharpen as effectively as I expected.

The rod was not properly attached to the handle - freely spinning and able to pull out by 2-3 cm. Seen this in other reviews too. So returned and now back to the drawing board. Otherwise it seemed ok!

This isn't just a honing rod. It also sharpens knives because the grit is within the 1000-3000 JIS grit range (ideal for sharpening moderately dull knives that aren't damaged or chipped). The seller has a US address (Hawaii, US) and the box says it is made in China. The build quality is better than expected. The handle has a nice feel and the small hand guard isn't round to prevent the rod from rolling off your table. The rod is solid ceramic so I keep it inside the original box to protect it from breaking. I used this ceramic rod on a couple of old santoku knives (Tranmontina "stain-free high carbon German steel") and it did a nice job of restoring them to usable shape. You can see the sharpness of a knife by having a light source behind you and seeing how much light is reflected by the blade edge. If the blade is sharp enough, it won't reflect any light visible to you. About 5-10 gentle swipes on each side of the blade should do it. For non-professional cooks, it's probably good enough to use once per week to keep knives reasonably sharp and honed. I may not bother with a separate 4000-6000 JIS grit sharpener to use as a finishing step.

I have had this sharpener for almost six months, and I could not be happier. I use it to sharpen my knives fairly regularly, and this keeps the blades extremely sharp. For a challenge, I used it to sharpen my old Leatherman PST, which has seen a lot of use. Even it was noticeably sharper when done. I use this regularly, and always put it back into the box and plastic insert, to keep it from getting damaged. Most knives require a 15 degree incline, which you should measure and check a few times until you get used to it. Remember that it takes less force to use a sharp knife, so they're safer (which I learned as a Scout).

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Really good hone for my Japanese kitchen knife.

Great product