Do you have professional chef's knives at home? Then you will undoubtedly use this frequently. If knives are used a lot, they can eventually lose their sharpness. You can solve this problem with a sharpening steel. Sharpening steels help you to sharpen your knife. Does this sound like music to your ears? Then you may want to buy a sharpening steel yourself. In that regard, you've come to the right place. Knifestore sells different sharpening steels.
If you want to order this tool for turning on your knife(s), you can do so directly on the site of Knifestore. After you have completed the ordering process, we will get to work for you. Orders received on working days before 16:00 PM will be processed the same day. Your products are carefully packaged in sustainable materials. Fast delivery throughout Europe!
Difference between sharpening and sharpening
Before we go into sharpening samples, we would like to clear up a misunderstanding. There is a difference between turning on and sharpening knives. When you turn on a knife, you remove almost no metal, something that does happen when sharpening. In principle, switching on only ensures that the microscopic metal particles are neatly aligned again. For example, with a sharpening rod you can remove a burr from the blade, so that you can use your knife as usual.
How do you use a sharpening steel?
Many people do not know exactly how to use a sharpening steel. Often the knife is passed randomly. Although this may make the knife a little sharper, this is not the way you use sharpening steels. To prevent you from using the wrong approach, we explain how to use sharpening steels in 6 steps.
- Step 1: Hold the starter bar with your bad hand and make sure the point is pointing downwards. You can rest the bottom on a cutting board if you want.
- Step 2: Place the heel (the tip near the handle) against the bar.
- Step 3: Determine the correct angle before starting to cast on.
- Step 4: Slowly push the knife away from you along the sharpening steel (safe variant). Try to keep the same angle all the time.
- Step 5: Run both sides of the blade along the sharpening steel about 10 times. Apply a lot of pressure on the first five strokes and gradually decrease the pressure on the next five strokes.
- Step 6: Rinse the blade under the tap and dry it to remove any metal residue.
Different types of attachment bars
Knifestore sells different types of starter bars. Do not buy the first best copy, but find out whether the sharpening steel you have in mind is suitable for your knife(s). In our range you will find bars that are suitable for small (pocket) knives and bars that are suitable for large(er) knives. Therefore, look carefully at the dimensions before placing an order.
In addition, pay close attention to the number of sides of a rod. There are two-sided attachment bars for sale, as well as three-sided ones. The more sides a sharpening steel has, the more options you usually have when it comes to sharpening. Finally, there is also a difference in the price of our sharpening steels. Just don't let this guide you too much. After all, it is more important that you buy a sharpening rod with which you can properly sharpen your knife(s).
Order a starter rod online at Knifestore
Do you want to buy a sharpening steel without it costing you a lot of time and effort? Order this tool online at Knifestore. You can order a sharpening rod here in no time. You don't have to worry about making the wrong choice, because you can return your order within 30 days. If a sharpening steel turns out to be too small, you can return it without any problems. This is of course only possible if you have not used it. You do not have to live in the Netherlands to place an order with Knifestore. We supply our sharpening steels and other products throughout Europe.