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  1. Don't use this excuse of a tool.. It's not useful at all. If you actually have sharpened the knife and removed the burr correctly your knife won't be dulled by simply touching the board and definitely not by cutting fruits, vegetables and meats. If you wanna learn how to sharpen a knife and understand what actually sharp means then watch videos from Outdoors55
    He also made a video about honing rod and why it's outdated and it's actually were never meant to sharpen a knife only "straighten" the rolled edges "allegedly"

  2. I've seen an expert sharpener on YouTube write off these solid steel honing rods altogether. Outdoor55 on YouTube made an in detail macro lens video about knife edges after honing rod usage that is worth a watch.

  3. Pro tip: Practice on a dull knife, use a practice rod or grid rod (grid rods are hard af to find tho since they never really took off but they really help you learn to hone)

    I have been sharpening knifes for years on end as a chef and honing is one of the EASIEST skills to master if you get taught properly… Its not even about the angle there but about the propper Rod (which is STRAIGHT unlike in this demonstration, the tip will just set you off balance ruining your honing experience) understanding what a honing rod is… (A honing rod is for straightening the edge, not for direct sharpening…) and learning all the methods, from pushing it into a towel in a 90° angle and running the blade down to going free style like Gordon Ramsey (he has a great tutorial on that, watch it)

    I also absolutely recommend to learn how to make knifes if you really want to be good at it because making your own set really changes how you view your knifes…

  4. That's a great way but I find it even more easier and enjoyable too later steel horizontal and then do trailing knife strokes like using a knife on the shopping stone, the vertical rod method just is not ergonomic or enjoyable.

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