# Honing Steel Designed for use with all non-serrated knives, the Honing Steel is the assistant you need to keep your knives maintained, sharpened, and perfectly aligned. A dull knife is a dangerous one. Keep your knife edge maintained, straight, and perfectly aligned with the Honing Steel, featuring a built-in angle guide. - Brand: Made In - Price: $59.00 USD - Availability: In stock - SKU: CUT-HONING-STEEL - Category: Knives, Accessories, Specialty Shape - Rating: 4.9/5 from 178 reviews - URL: https://madeincookware.com/products/honing-steel/truffle-black ## Description Honing is used to maintain, straighten, and realign the sharp edge of your knife, which can bend and warp over time and with frequent use. This differs from sharpening, which removes tiny fibers along the edge of your blade, essentially shaving it to create a new edge. Honing can be done much more frequently than sharpening—up to every time you use your knife. Our Honing Steel features a finely textured grit and a comfortable black POM handle with a built-in angle guide to help achieve universal angles for both Eastern (15 degrees) and Western (20 degrees) knives. The Honing Steel itself is made of Tungsten Steel, which is often compared to natural diamond and is prized for its wear resistance, strength, and durability. The Honing Steel can be used on all knives without a serrated edge. ## Features - Dual Grit Textures - Built-In Angle Guide - Tungsten Steel - Black POM Handle - Made in China ## Dimensions - Steel Length: 11 ⅝” - Total Length: 17 ½” - Steel Width: ½” - Weight: 1 lb ## Care - Hand Wash Only - Periodically wipe with a damp towel ## Shipping, Warranty, and Returns - Shipping: free US shipping on orders over $99. We also ship to the EU and to over 200 countries. [Shipping policy](https://madeincookware.com/pages/help-center) - Trial: 60-day risk-free trial. Return it within 60 days for a full refund. - Warranty: every Made In product carries a limited or lifetime warranty. [Warranty policy](https://madeincookware.com/pages/warranty) - Returns: returns and exchanges for up to 60 days on most items within the contiguous US and EU. Exclusions include consumables, customized/engraved items, final sale products, limited edition releases, and other select items. [Returns policy](https://madeincookware.com/pages/made-in-cookware-returns-exchanges) ## FAQs ### What does a honing steel do? Honing steel’s help correct the edge of the blade. Rather than sharpening and creating a new edge, when you hone a blade, the edge is pouched back towards the center. ### Can I use the Honing Steel with all of my knives? The Honing Steel can be used with any knives except for serrated blades. Over time, we recommend having your knives sharpened to create a new edge for the blade. ### How do I clean the Honing Steel? The honing steel should not be put in the dishwasher or submerged under water. Keep the steel clean and free of any metal residue by wiping it with a damp towel from time to time. ## Customer Reviews ### ★★★★★ Honing rod Perfect addition and a must have for any knife collection. — Anonymous ### ★★★★★ Great Steel! Great Steel! Nice and long and the angle guides are excellent at helping maintain proper angle for honing! — Jason F ### ★★★★★ Honing Steel I have many Made In knives that I use all the time so I finally bought the honing steel to keep them nice and sharp. It works really well especially with the built-in angle guide. — Renee' ### ★★★★★ Factory 2nd honing steel Great weight and easy to use! Can’t ask for much more out of a honing steel — Mike ### ★★★★★ MADE IN Honing Steel One of the nicest honing tools I've ever owned well woth the money — Dean R ### ★★★★★ Works well I love the 15, 20 degree angle guides. Works perfectly in honing the edge of my knives — Sean E ### ★★★★★ Honing Steel I bought this as a gift for my son who has several Made In knifes. I'm sure this product is just a great as everything else I have purchased over the years! — KJS ### ★★★★★ It works well to hone all knives. I honed some old sharp knives on it and it instantly made them much sharper. — Connor P. ### ★★★★★ This is my first time using a honing steel and wow what a difference! Very easy to use and it’s built to last. Highly recommend! — JH ### ★★★★★ Absolutely wonderful. Honed all of my made in knives and they came out sharp as expected Thank you madein for top quality products and helping me to outfit my kitchen. — Darryl S. ### ★★★★★ Simple, incredibly well made, perfect. This is exactly what I was looking for and helps keep my knives straight and working better between sharpening. Highly recommended. — Joshua P. ### ★☆☆☆☆ — Barnaby H. ### ★★★★★ This is the best steel I have ever seen. Has heft, and can sharpen any knife. In my opinion, its better than sharpening stones. — David M. ### ★☆☆☆☆ — Gwen K. ### ★☆☆☆☆ — Christopher W. ### ★★★★★ — Alex ### ★★★★★ — Jason ### ★★★★★ — Bryan ### ★★★★★ Knife Honing steel far above all others Made in quality is above all others, this works incredible. Extremely satisfied. — D Hano ### ★★★★★ Essential Tool in your Knife Quiver An essential tool in your knife quiver, the honing steel has the great Made-in feel, solid construction and handle that is familiar with your other Made-in knives. Definitely have a honing steel for those in-between edge tune-ups after cutting through your veggie chop or heavy protein prep! — Matthew ### ★★★★☆ High quality honing rod! Definitely heavier than it looks, but does a fabulous job honing knives of all lengths and sizes. The angle guide at the top is helpful as well - I’m just a beginner and I’m still able to get my knives in much better shape :) — Deanna ### ★★★★★ — Paul G. ### ★★★★★ Very high quality Great tool! Great addition to my collection so I can keep expanding my kitchen tools — Anonymous ### ★★★★☆ Sheet pans and honing knives Sheet pans are slick! Awesome to use! Honing knives were gifts for friends. I don’t really understand the sharpening guide on the honing knife. — Gourmet Home Cook ### ★★★★★ A perfect honing steel! A well-built honing steel at a reasonable price. The quality is comparable to many expensive ones. The built in guide of two different angles really help people like me to adjust the honing angle for European knives and Japanese knives. Highly recommend! — Ben ### ★★★★★ — Matt ### ★★★★★ Great honing steel! This honing steel is perfect! It has the exact angle on the safety edge at the top so your knife is honed to the perfect angle making it simple to use! Works beautifully! — J Bigs ### ★★★★★ A Must Have Honing Steel for an asymmetric blade The honing steel is a must have, if you invest in one of made in’s knives or own a knife with an asymmetric edge. I bought one of the Damascus knives, and the honing steel has both a 15 degree and a 20 degree angle to hone the asymmetric blade. Nice heft and feel to the steel. Better than any other honing steel that I have. — Scott in Texas ### ★★★★★ — E Leek ### ★★★★★ — Adam --- URL: https://madeincookware.com/products/honing-steel/truffle-black