Keep kitchen knives finely honed at all times with the Dexter-Russell butcher's steel. The smooth high-carbon steel composition withstands years of use in busy commercial kitchens, and it has a polypropylene handle with an easy-to-clean finger guard to prevent accidental slips and injuries. This butcher's steel is nickel-plated to resist corrosion and magnetized to collect pieces of metal that flake off the blade so they don't contaminate food. The Dexter-Russell butcher's steel comes with a hanging ring on the end for storing on pot racks or wall hooks.

The butcher steel is often confused as a sharpener when in fact it is used to hone the blade. Diamond sharpeners are designed to shave away the blade creating new teeth for the blade to use. The butcher steel is a maintenance tool and should be used often to keep your knives in great condition. Using your steel is like brushing your teeth, you want to do it often. Sharpening knives is like going to the dentist, you only want to do that once or twice a year. If you hone your blades often you won't have to sharpen your knives for a long time. Honing your blade should not be taken lightly, they are the key to keeping your knives like new without the need of sharpening.

Highlights:

• Polypropylene handle with finger guard protects hands
• Nickel plating resists corrosion
• Prevents metal flakes from contaminating food
• Comes with an attached ring for hanging on pot racks
• Made of high-carbon steel for durability in commercial settings