Keeps your knives sharp For rapid, powerful sharpening The protective rim of the handle For different types of knives The sharpening steel has a highly carbonized and hard chrome-plated steel blade. Its 23cm length is used for rapid, powerful sharpening of different types of knives. The corrugated surface gives optimum results for sharpening blades. With a hardness of approximately 62 HRC, these sharpening steels are relatively insensitive to damage. The black plastic handle provides a secure grip when you sharpen your kitchen knives, scissors and other blades. The rounded shape, non-slip surface and protective rim of the handle of the sharpening steel ensure that your fingers will not slip when sharpening. At the end of the handle, there is a hole on which you can hang the utensil. Sharpening enables you to use your knives for longer because drawing the blade across the sharpening steel sharpens them and the cutting force is noticeably improved. With this handy tool sharpener, your ZWILLING knives will slice easily through meat, vegetables and other ingredients you want to cut to create delicious dishes. Sharpening steel with a ridged, highly carbonized and hard chrome-plated steel ensure a good sharpening result. With a hardness of approximately 62 HRC, these sharpening steels are relatively insensitive to damage. Plastic handle with suspension eye.