honing steel
Edge realignment tool
A honing steel is a rod used to realign the edge of a knife blade between sharpenings.
Despite the name, it doesn't remove metal like a sharpener—it straightens the microscopic teeth along the blade's edge that bend with use.
The rod is typically steel, ceramic, or diamond-coated, with a handle at one end: She ran the chef's knife along the honing steel a few times before slicing.
Boundary or sharpness
- burrsHooked seed coverings
- deburrRemove rough edges
- realignRestore to correct arrangement
- straightenMake linear or orderly
fine · coarse · grit · abrasive · diamond · ceramic · polish · smoothing
Sharp cutting utensil
- chefProfessional kitchen leader
- butcherOne who sells cuts
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- kitchenFood preparation room
carving · slicing · filleting · boning · santoku · cleaver · paring · bread knife
Thin rigid stick
- chromeReflective metal coating
- stainlessFree from discoloration
- magnetizedMade to attract metal
- ovalElongated rounded shape
round · ribbed · smooth · handle · tang · guard · length · 12-inch
Arrange in a row
- straightenMake linear or orderly
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
motion · draw · pass · alternating · perpendicular · consistent · pressure · glide
edge
Boundary or sharpness
straighten · fine · coarse · grit · abrasive · diamond · ceramic · polish · smoothing · stropping
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
kitchen · carving · slicing · filleting · boning · santoku · cleaver · paring · bread knife · cutlery
rod
Thin rigid stick
- chromeReflective metal coating
- stainlessFree from discoloration
- magnetizedMade to attract metal
oval · round · ribbed · smooth · handle · tang · guard · length · 12-inch · 10-inch
align
Arrange in a row
- straightenMake linear or orderly
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
stroke · motion · draw · pass · alternating · perpendicular · consistent · pressure · glide · steady
- sharpeningsharpening, sharpen, whet, stropping, strop
- surface finishingpolishing, buffing, sanding, grinding, varnishing
- meatpackingslaughterhouse, meatpacker, abattoirs, meatpacking plant, packing house
honing steelwhetstone
Stone for sharpening blades
sharpening stone · grinding wheel · water stone · bench grinder · electric sharpener
honing steelceramic plate
Fired clay tableware
cutting board · dishwasher · chopping block · knife block · bone
hone, honing, honed, hones, steel, steels, steeled, steeling, steely