Wusthof 10-Inch Diamond Sharpening Steel, Wide

Quality product, but know what you are buying. This has a very coarse grit and is great for resurrecting severely neglected knives, a job that would take FOREVER to do with a honing steel. But in my opinion, this is a companion to a good steel, not a replacement for it. I start with this product to get the dings out of the blade, then finish up with a steel to get a razor-sharp edge.

I use it everyday.

I bought this sharpening steel mainly based on recommendation. A few of the chefs I work with told me this the sharpening steel that they swear by. And know I can see why this steel is great it really sharpens your knifes. I know what a few of you might be saying a bit pricey but 110% worth it. Extended your knifes live and make it safer for yourself. Because in reality a dull knife is a dangerous knife. And if you don't know how to sharpen a knife don't sweat it there's instructions on the back of the package. A must buy for anyone who likes to cook.

Very nice sharpening tool

This steel has been a great purchase, both for my home and for a family member as well. This was gifted to a chef in the family and she has been very pleased with it's performance. We especially like the oval shape of the steel, as opposed to the more common cylindrical steels. I am skeptical of how much the steel actually sharpens the blade, but it does keep the knives we have in great shape, greatly increasing their performance between sharpenings. While the steel does degrade over time (the diamond coating wears down), it has been working well for the better part of this year for us, so we are pleased with it, and will repurchase when it finally is worn out. We use it on our Shun knives as well as some Henkles.

This sharpening steel is great. I use it almost daily to hone the edges of my knives when I cook. The one thing you do have to be careful of is this is a DIAMOND steel, as a result if your hit the blade wrongly on the steel you can actually re-cut the knives edge on this steel effectively dulling the blade. It's not a negative, as the steel does exactly what its supposed to its just simply something to note, and to make sure you use the steel correctly as to not damage your knives.

Having read the reviews of a couple or three Professional Chefs, I ordered the Sharpening Steel and.........WOW!.....What a difference! I've had a 12" Diamond Steel from another brand and "Thought" it was good, and it is......however....this one is very superior! Now I can understand why the Professionals prefer this one. I have several Wusthof Knives and love each of them but had just never thought about the Sharpening Steel until I read the reviews. Great work, Wusthof! I very strongly recommend this Steel.

The seller (cutlerymania) sold the item as wustof 10" wide diamond steel. With the image of the steel showing 4483 stamped into it . But I received the wustof 9 inch narrow diamond steel. It does not have the 4483 stamped in