One of the most trusted names in cutlery, Wüsthof offers a honing steel that keeps your knives in optimal shape. Used regularly, the stainless steel rod maintains the sharpness of kitchen knives with just a few strokes over the blades. The black-handled sharpening steel is an essential addition to any cutlery collection.Produced by skilled craftspeople in the knife-producing capital of the world, Wüsthof blades have been crafted in Solingen, Germany, for over 200 years.