High quality steels from MESSERMEISTER are easy to use and are a must-have tool for maintaining the edge of your knife.

While a sharpening steel is used to maintain the edge of a slightly-dull knife, once it has "turned" from regular day-to-day use, the diamond steels and ceramic rods are used for re-grinding the edge of a knife once it has "brittled off."

If a reputable knife sharpening expert is not available, sharpening stones (whetstones) are used for re-grinding knife edges once the edge is seriously worn down.