Professional 11.5 Inch Ceramic Honing Rod Has 2 Grit Options, a Firm-Grip Handle, Hanging Ring, and Japanese Ceramic. Noble Home & Chef Sharpening Rods are Perfect for Chefs! (Black, 2000/3000 Grit): Maxedbuy.com

Keeping Our Blades Sharp 101<br><br>Honing Rods vs. Knife Sharpeners<br>What we see chefs doing all the time is actually honing a knife rather than sharpening it. A knife hone absolutely makes a blade sharper, so many of us think it’s a sharpening rod. Sharpening a knife, though, is usually done with a whetstone or electric sharpener and removes metal from the blade to form a new edge. For home cooks, this shouldn’t be done more than 2 times a year. <br>What we should be doing on a regular basis is honing our knives!<br><br>Honing realigns the blade’s edge to remove the dullness created by microscopic folds over time, while only removing a minimal amount of metal. Readjusting the edge with a honer will make it cut like new without taking away so much metal!<br><br>Ceramic rods with a grit around 400-800 are sharpening your knife. A grit around 2000 is honing your knife.<br><br>Ceramic rods are harder and should always be used (rather than honing steel rods) for harder knives.<br><br>Noble Home & Chef’s Honing Rods<br>- 4-sided with 2 grit options: Stropped 2000 grit or a fine 3000 grit<br>- Oval handle allows for a sturdy, firm grip for added safety<br>- Ultra-high ceramic hardness (Mohs 8, Rockwell over 100) and high accuracy of straightness<br>- Includes a stainless steel ring used to conveniently hang the rod for storage<br>- Ceramic rods are lighter than sharpening steels, reducing fatigue from repeated use<br>- Easily cleaned with soapy water, rinsed, and dried. Not intended for dishwasher use.<br>- No plastic or rubber tips at the end of the rod so your knife won’t be damaged or chipped by accident.<br>- Japanese ceramic is odorless, non-toxic, never rusts, and is designed not to breed bacteria!<br>- All ceramic rods are sensitive to shocks. If the ceramic sharpener is dropped, it can be damaged.<br><br>Dimensions:<br>Rod (minus handle): 11.5” long and 5/8” wide<br>Total length including handle: 17 inches