Mac Ceramic Sharpening Steel 24 cm Black

Mac ceramic sharpening steel

Keep your beautiful knives in good shape with this sharpening steel. Does your knife not feel as sharp as in the beginning? Then run it past this steel with a few strokes and it will feel like new again.

• Length of 24 cm
• With black handle
• Easy to keep your knife sharp

The difference between a sharpening steel and a ceramic sharpening steel.

When you use a knife a lot, after a while the edge bends. This makes the knife feel less and less sharp and makes cutting increasingly difficult. When you pass the knife along a normal sharpening steel, the cutting edge is directed and the knife feels sharp again.

After some time this sharpening has no effect anymore. A new cutting edge will then have to be ground on the knife. One way to do this is with a ceramic or diamond sharpening steel or a whetstone. This grinds off some of the steel and creates a new cutting edge. If you do this at the right angle, material loss is minimal and you will have a sharp knife again easily and quickly.

How to use a sharpening steel

The Mac ceramic sharpening steel is used in the following way. The easiest way is to place the sharpening steel face down on a table or countertop. Then place the knife at a 20-degree angle at the top against the sharpening steel. With a smooth and light movement, pull the knife backwards and downwards at the same time. You don't have to use much force, nor is the speed important. It is important to keep the angle even, so take your time. Always switch sides so that both sides are sharpened the same number of times. After 6-8 repetitions the blade should be sharp again.