Mercer Culinary German Honing Steel, 12 Inch

The Mercer 12" model M14512 is a very well made medium grit steel that is 1/2" in diameter by 17 3/8" total length and is a tad more than 12 oz. in weight. The steel will do aggressive honing with moderate pressure and finish honing with very light pressure. That being said it will leave an edge that is sharp but also one that could use a polishing. I have a seperate smooth polishing hone to finish the bevel.. After sharpening knives for work and recreation for 50 plus yrs i have lots of tools for sharpening. Knife sharpening has to do with the right equipment that works for you and the right technique to do the task. Most often my sharpening is all done by free hand and the feel is just as important as the technique. This mercer hone is a great tool if you know how to use it. The steel appears to be of good quality and the handle is adequate being molded synthetic. I would have prefered wood but for the price point of $33 the Mercer is a good value. I use a wood whittler's motion to hone my knives but i place the knife stationary and horizontally (at desired bevel angle) with the point away from me in my left hand and then draw the hone from the handle to the tip of the knife with my right hand which is my dominant hand. both sides are honed this way with the only difference being if the blade edge is facing right i push the hone across the edge and blade edge facing left i drag the hone across the edge. both strokes are from handle to tip and both strokes are with the hone in my right hand. The Mercer hone steel is premium quality, the handle is durable poly and designed so the hone will not roll when set on the bench and also has a stainless ring for hanging up when not in use. The 12" hone total length with the cardboard sheath is 1/4" too long to fit in the kitchen cabinet knife drawer so i will thow away the scabbard and get a piece of clear plastic tubing at the hardware store that i can cut to length and the Mercer will then fit straight in the drawer. Or i could cut enough of the handle end to remove the ring and shorten it a bit. Hind sight is that a 10" hone would have be adequate for my needs and be easier to fit in my kitchen drawer. A quality tool at a good Price!........ Edge in pics is a 12" chef's knife finished with light strokes on the Mercer hone.

Good steel, great quality, right up there with Victorinox, I cut meat at a store so this upgrade definitely helps throughout the day. Good for in the kitchen as well.

Excellent sharpening tool for my favorite knives. Must have, tough, reliable German made.

I read where some said this was not sharpening their knives. If you need to sharpen your knife, then this is the wrong tool. You need something that will actually remove steel and there are numerous kinds here on Amazon that will do the trick. But if your knife has simple become dull due to use, then it needs to be honed and this is the tool for you. I’ve received a few knives that weren’t very sharp out of the box and a couple swipes on this steel made them as sharp as you would ever need for cooking applications. I like to hone my knives after every few uses to keep them scary sharp. I read an article that recommended a honing steel for twice the money, but I’m not a chef and do my cooking here at the house. For my purposes this rod is perfect. I am very pleased with this purchase. Use it right and your knives will never disappoint you. It works. PS - the fact that the manufacturer name is embossed on the rod and could potentially ruin your knife is anal to the tenth degree. One second of your time and a twist of the wrist negates this problem. Don’t let that stop you from getting a quality tool at an awesome price. This definitely works.

I like Mercer, I think it is overall a great brand. Their bread knives are excellent, you get a lot for your money. But this honing rod here, well I just don't feel like it works very well. I have one at work, not sure what the brand is, but that old thing works better than this one. It's not that it doesn't work at all, it just doesn't work very well in my opinion. I have to run my knife over it many many times before it finally gets the blade straightened, while at work I only have to run it a few times. The material it's made of, or possibly the surface pattern of it, is definitely different than what I have at work. It doesn't seem to be able to do what it needs to do. Maybe it's just me, but that's the result I have had here at home. So I'm going to try a different brand, have not settled on anything yet.

I've used this knife sharpener at least sixty times so far. It's definitely a professional restaurant quality sharpener. I know because I used to work in a fine quality French and an Italian restaurant alongside the chefs. It's made in Germany where they use good quality metal for sharpeners. It sharpens my kitchen and bowie knives for the outdoors razor sharp, if you start with a good quality knife. The handle is good quality, too. It is long, like the ones I saw at a restaurant supply company at about one third of their prices. It also has a heavy duty ring on the handle to hang it up. You can't go wrong with this fine quality sharpener! It will definitely out last my lifetime.

This is a little more expensive than the (at the time) "amazon choice" which was very bad, so I returned it for this. The quality of this steel is so much higher and for only 10 bucks more.I am very happy.The only thing I don't like is the text carved into the steel. it will catch your knives so you have to watch out for it. I put tape over mine so I knew to stay away from there.

Nice steel and a good length

Think I would prefer a rubber grip handle but that’s personal choice. Item fit for purpose, seems well made, does the job as expected.

Really good quality, husband loves this uses it all the time for his chef knives.

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