This chef explained how to properly use honing steel to make one's knives feel sharp. Keeping the knife at a 45-degree angle to the steel, she slowly pulled the bottom of the knife from the top of ...

Though that metal honing rod isn't actually used to sharpen your knife, it is still an important tool. This is how to use it properly and why it matters.

Most honing rods are made of stainless steel because it's easy to manufacture, cheap for both the maker and consumer, and is a good material for most knives. Less common but still used often are ...