sharpening steel
Knife edge maintainer
A sharpening steel is a rod-shaped tool used to maintain knife edges between sharpenings.
Despite the name, it doesn't actually sharpen—it realigns the microscopic edge of a blade that bends with use.
Typically made of steel, ceramic, or diamond-coated metal, it's a standard fixture in kitchen knife blocks: He ran the blade along the sharpening steel a few times before carving.
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
- honing rodBlade edge realigner
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- knife skillsCutting proficiency with blades
- bladeFlat cutting edge
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- Meat Cuttingslicing, dicing, trimming, boning, filleting
- meatpackingslaughterhouse, meatpacker, abattoirs, meatpacking plant, packing house
sharpening steelgrinding wheel
Rotating abrasive disc
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