Shun Kanso 9" Combination Honing Steel

Shun Kanso 9" Combination Honing Steel

• JAPANESE KNIFE SHARPENER: The Shun Kanso 9-inch Combination Honing Steel is expertly designed to keep your knife collection in pristine condition, making it an indispensable tool for any cook.
• PRECISION SHARPENING TOOL: Featuring a built-in angle guide, our knife sharpening rod hones to a 16 degree angle and smooths out naturally-occurring bends in your knives, ensuring the sharpest part of the blade makes contact with the food.
• DUAL-SIDED HONING ROD: This stainless steel knife sharpening rod features a smooth side for weekly honing and a micro-ribbed side for monthly honing, guaranteeing that your knives maintain their edge and perform their best for all culinary tasks.
• DURABLE HANDLE: The durable, moisture-resistant Pakkawood handle offers a comfortable and secure grip and is beautifully finished to match the Kanso series. Built-in angle guide provides optimal alignment.
• JAPANESE CRAFTSMANSHIP: Each Shun knife is meticulously handcrafted in Japan, reflecting a legacy of traditional knife-making expertise and a dedication to superior quality.

With each use of your knives, the razor-sharp edge naturally bends over just a tiny bit. The edge is still sharp, but the sharpest part isn’t making contact with the food. The answer is honing with the Shun Kanso Combination Honing Steel. It gently realigns the edge of the blade, prolonging the knife's sharpness. The Shun Kanso Combination Honing Steel has two surfaces: a smooth one for day-to-day honing, and a micro-ribbed one for weekly honing. While fine European knives can require honing after each use, Shun's harder steel means you can hone just once a week or so, depending on your level of use. To make honing to the correct 16° Shun angle easier, the Shun Kanso Combination Honing Steel has a built-in 16 degree angle on the handle. The steel handle provides a secure grip and matches the look of the rest of the Shun Kanso line. Hand-crafted in Seki City, Japan, Kanso is essential simplicity: a simple kitchen tool that simply performs.