Honing Steel Knife Sharpening Rod 12 inches, Premium Carbon Steel Knife Sharpener Stick, Easy to Use Honer for Knives and Rod Sharpeners - Daily Maintenance

Sturdy and great quality! Worked great for sharpening knives

Easy to use and I can sharpen my own knives instead of having to wait for my husband

I like the size of the Butcher's steel & the weight and it seemed to work good except for a little hang up or burr which may work off soon? Other wise I like the pull I felt, seemed to be perfect almost, Time will tell. I think I'll get some more., OOPS they went up a dollar.

It's a standard carbon steel honing rod. It cleans up the edge nicely after you sharpen a knife and if you use it every now and then, just a couple swipes even, you won't need to resharpen nearly as often. I keep it in the kitchen and do my knives once each side after washing and they cut everything like butter without an expensive sharpening set-up. I imagine the texture, which is what does the honing, will wear out quicker than a more expensive one, but in my experience these last a really long time regardless so I'm not overly concerned. First one I ordered came with a damaged handle, but getting it replaced was a breeze and cost me nothing but $1 for a padded shipping envelope at UPS. I got the damaged one Monday, shipped it back Wednesday, and had the new one Saturday.

Honed all my 8 knives with 3 swipes each. No need to pay extra for a simple grooved honing steel. AS many have said, this is a soft steel HONING rod. It does not sharpen blades, it only straightens edges that have bent or warped from use. No metal is removed off the blade. If you chop a lot with your knife the edge will bend or get wavy and appear "dull". you will absolutely need to hone it daily to straighten the edge.

Very nice length and keeps those kitchen knives sharp.

This is a great honing rod.! The roughness of the rod will sharpen with just a few swipes, it came wrapped in bubble wrap, WITH directions for 3 different ways to sharpen your knives. I like the rod is rough enough. I saw my friends $70 honing rod and she had to use it constantly since the "roughness" wasn't rough enough. I'm SO glad I got this. Price is reasonable, and if I even need another one again or need one as a gift, I will definitely get this honing rod. No one likes to have to sharpen their knive(s) each and every time they use them...Highly recommend!

Sharpening quality poor, however it works well for fine finishing I should have ordered course