Customer Reviews

The Ultimate Edge Model 12 W Professional 12 Inch Oval Diamond Sharpening Steel

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

If your knives are dull, chances are you need to sharpen them before you need to hone them. Get a diamond-impregnated steel such as this one. This steel will quickly sharpen your knives. Don't try to sharpen your knives with the honing steels that come with most knive sets or that are popularly available or you'll wreck the honing steel as well as waste a lot of elbow grease. They say to use a steel at least as long as your knife. I don't have any 12" knives, but I like the little extra room for error...

I am writing a review after using this product for a few months now. Despite the self-proclaimed hype about sharpening knives, this steel does not work better than my other one from Wushtof. The only thing I like better about this one is the fact that it is longer 12" (compared to my 10" wushtof). Also, this steel started to rust (yes, rust) at the top end near the plastic cap. Sorry, I wanted to like this but it definitely did not not meet my expectations from the other reviews and the product description.

Item was as advertised. I used a neighbors for several years prior to finding this on Amazon. Very pleased with its ability to sharpen and hone a knife to a razor sharp edge.

I've had this sharpener for about a year, and it never fails to amaze me at how sharp it gets my knives. The only problem is that they're so sharp they can draw blood without my ever knowing I've been cut. I've used it on really old knives that I thought were hopeless, and they've been turned into razors. This steel will even sharpen dull serrated knives once you learn the technique. Awesome product and worth every cent!

Puts on a good edge and easy to keep it that way. I've used whetstones, regular steels (this is not really a steel, I would call it a diamond whet), and ceramic rods -- and this is the most convenient. The 600 grit is coarser than a ceramic, and accordingly you can easily refurbish lightly dulled knives with it. For a super smooth edge I then follow with the fine grit (1800 grit) model of the same product. Very sharp, my wife won't use any of my knives now because they scare her :)

It seems well-made. I've seen ones that have been in use for years and are in good shape (a friend turned me on to this particular model). As it is steel, it does stick to a magnetic knife rack, as well have a hanging hole on the handle.

I currently own a sharpener similar to the one above that I bought years ago at a farm fair and they do a terrific job at keeping knives sharp. One thing that is not mentioned, eventually the sharpener needs to be cleaned to keep it working well, all that you need to do is wash it and wipe off the shapener to keep it in top working order