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Thoughtfully crafted and meticulously designed in Germany, manufactured in China. Family owned for seven generations, WÜSTHOF was founded in Solingen, Germany over 200 years ago.
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A sharpening steel is an indispensable tool for keeping your knife collection in its best cutting shape. This 10-inch Wüsthof model is made for the job, with a sturdy non-slip handle and a magnetic steel that attracts metal fibers while you sharpen. The tool's square handle provides a good grip and allows easy revolution of the steel to spread the work around its surface. Fitted with a loop for hanging storage, the steel also stashes tidily in most knife blocks. --Emily Bedard
moni
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2025
Excelente
Brian H
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2025
Product arrived quickly and was as described. This is a heavy duty sharpener. I look forward to years of use.
james lofstrom
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2024
The Wusthof sharpening tool creates a sharp, renewed edge to blades slightly dulled from use. There is a technique to using this tool. Recommend viewing instructional video to get best results.
G. C.
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2024
I will probably never use this since I have an electric knife sharpener butI had the empty slot in the Wusthof knife block. Fits and looks fine.
Manuel Beraun
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2024
Bought this thing 11 yrs ago. Use it almost everyday. Still does its job. Great quality.
diodato de maio
Reviewed in Italy on July 20, 2023
Affidabile, semplice, il vecchio caro acciaino. Mo ceramica, no polvere di diamanti, solo il classico acciaino per il filo dei miei coltelli. E poi l’azienda è una garanzia!
Sven E.
Reviewed in Germany on January 27, 2022
Was soll man sagen, ist halt ein Wetzstahl. Funktioniert, sauber verarbeitet, was will man mehr.Je nach Platzangebot könnte er nur etwas lang sein, aber dafür bietet Wüsthof ja auch kürzere.
Tinynews.be
Reviewed in France on May 10, 2021
Un peu cher mais fait le job et donne une vrai impression de qualité en main.
Les W.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2021
A newer model is available but as a consequence the price of this unit was reduced by about 45%. Over the years I have purchased a variety of knife sharpeners, both manual and powered, but have never been totally happy with their effectiveness. This is the first 'sharpening steel' that I have had so cannot compare it with any other on the market but I can say that my kitchen knives are now as keen edged as I can ever remember. The technique for usage looks potentially dangerous but simple instructions and illustrations for safe sharpening were included and I have not encountered any problems. Experts also recommend the use of sharpening stones but by using a steel I have found that the knife edges are honed effectively and quickly to a condition that is more than acceptable for the home kitchen.
benjamin bannister
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2017
To clarify, this is a honing steel, not a sharpening steel as the title suggests. The actual product says honing.Honing and sharpening are two different things. This is my explanation of what honing is: if you look at a brand new knife's edge under a microscope you will see a straight line. As you use your knives more and more that line will start to get wavy and lose some sharpness. This honing steel is meant to make those waves straight again. It's not meant to sharpen. If you need to sharpen your blades, you can do that with a whetstone or a proper sharpening steel (I use a whetstone to sharpen).To use, tilt the knife so that there is a 14-degree angle between the knife and the steel. If you honing an Asian styled knife, tilt the knife to a 10-degree angle. Gently pull the blade toward you while gliding it downward, ending with the top of the knife at the bottom of the steel. Be sure to maintain the correct angle as you go. A fairly sharp knife may only need 2-3 repetitions, while a dull knife will need more.I like the simplicity of this design, and the only thing that I would critique is that the little red logo is a sticker. It's not manufactured into the handle bar, which means it could easily be peeled off. If that happens, how will anyone know this was a Wüsthof? Ha-rumpf. That's really it.The steel is magnetic so whatever microscopic particles come off the blade sticks to this. You can then wipe it with a wet paper towel to clean it off.This was easy to use and you should get one if you want to maintain the knives in your kitchen. Recommended.
D. Barker
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2016
Easy to use and does the job. If you feel yours doesn't I suggest you watch a video on how to use one because the movement matters, along with the angle you hold your knife at. The key is always knowing the angle of the knife edge and making sure you are maintaining that angle through the entire movement.Note to some. This is the same thing as a honing steel. They do the same thing. Even though this is called a sharpening steel, it isn't meant for a dull knife. It's meant for daily or near daily conditioning of the knife edge. Daily means when it's used of course, not pulling your knives out of the drawers and conditioning each one. If you do light cutting, you don't need to use each time, but if you are cutting through dense things and coming down hard on a cutting board then you need to use it each time. The edge gets tiny damage that honing will take care of.Even using this the way you should, you will have to sharpen your knives every so often, and the time duration depends on your usage so it's impossible to when. Basically you remember how well the knife cut when you first got it. When honing doesn't get you back to that, then you either sharpen it with something made specifically for that or you take you knifes to a person who has a good reputation who understands blade angles and will ensure they sharpen your knives at the correct angles.
K. Hache
Reviewed in Germany on April 16, 2016
Habe den Dtahl in Rwchteckform bestellt zugestellt wurde, aber leider ein ovaler! Zurück schicken wollte ich nicht da dringend benötig und ich auch mit einem ovalen zurecht komme.Trotzdem schade und abzug dafür
MLip
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2010
Wow - I read an article in Family Handyman about sharpening your own knives. They recommended starting out with the Wüsthof 2-Stage Knife Sharpener, then finishing with a sharpening steel.So... We've had knives that I've tried to sharpen before but didn't know how. Was a pain in the butt. So we kept getting new knives. Now we have a drawer full of them.I bought this steel and the 2-stage sharpener, pulled a dull knife out of the drawer, and about 5 minutes later the thing was SHARP! So I kept going, and now we have a drawer full of super sharp knives that are a PLEASURE to use.The secret here is to use the carbide part of the 2-stage sharpener for really dull knives. Run it through enough times 'till it "catches" on your fingernail when you slide it down (perpendicular, not parallel...). Then go to the ceramic part and slide the knife 10 or so times. Both are set up so the knife is held at the correct angle.Finally, pull out your steel, place it TIP DOWN on a cutting board. Position your knife so it's at about a 25 degree angle to the steel. Easy to do if you start at 90 degrees, then cut that in half to 45, then cut in half again. Then firmly but gently run the blade down the steel, pulling it toward you as you slide it downward.Do that a few times on each side, and you're guaranteed a sharp edge.The way to keep it sharp is to run it down the steel a few times each time YOU FINISH USING IT. Cutting with the knife will cause very fine deviations in the edge of the blade. Running it on the steel straightens the edge back up.i love things that make my life easier. This does so, and at a good price. And... I threw away two other sharpening steels after using the Wüsthof. A previous reviewer mentioned how quickly it works, and he's right!
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