Wusthof 10" Deluxe Honing Sharpening Steel with Synthetic HandleThis tool serves a vital role in the kitchen by realigning, or resetting, a knifes' edges, which bend this way and that when contacting a cutting surface. (Often called a sharpening steel, or butcher steel, a steel doesn't actually sharpen a knife unless it's a diamond steel.) Consisting of a rod of hard steel alloy and a tough synthetic handle, this steel works as well as any. A loop facilitates hanging it close at hand so the steel can be employed