Mercer Genesis Knife Sharpening Steel, 10 Inch M21010, 10-inch, Multi

Very well made knives. Have good balance. I have a set of German made Henkels my husband brought back on a trip to Europe from the 80's. These Mercers are every bit as good and way less in cost. Easy to use. Love the soft grip nonslip handle better than the handle of my Henkels. Makes a beautiful display with the clear holder. Just a classy look. Knives are sharp and work well. My hand do not get tired using these knives. Sadly they are a gift for my son so off they go to live at his house. May have to buy a set for myself. Price is a bargain!

Ordered this for a young lady who put it on her wish list. Quality is good, shipping was quick and price was great.

A number of years ago, I purchased high quality Henckels cutlery set, which came with a sharpening steel. The knives are awesome, the steel not so much. Yes, it did sharpen the knives, but it wasn't long until the steel rod started coming out of the plastic handle. I tried several times using different adhesives to get the steel rod stay in the handle. It would work for a while, but eventually the steel rod would start falling out of the handle again. This made the sharpening steel pretty much unusable. So I purchased this sharpening steel as a replacement. I've used it several times now and it sharpens our knives better and with less strokes than the original Henckels steel and best of all, the steel rod is staying in the handle. Great product and sharpens very well!

I don't know why it is called a sharpening steel when it does not sharpen. It is a honing steel for straightening an already sharp edge. As far as honing goes, it works very well. I use this right after I use my blades and because of this, I rarely have to sharpen my blades. I have two problems with this honing steel: 1) When I first got it, there was a burr on the steel. Fortunately, my blade did not strike this burr too hard and it was fairly easy to get the burr off the steel. However, I am disappointed with the quality control. 2) The handle is an ovoid shape which forces me to hold the steel a certain way and therefore hone my blades on specific sides of the honing steel comfortably. This will lead me to use one area of the honing steel more than the other areas, causing unequal wear on the honing steel. Other than those two gripes, this is a good honing steel and I am glad I purchased it.

I have purchased two of these for myself and one as a gift. Takes only a few swipes to get a burr, then a couple more to remove it. Leaves knife razor sharp.

Very happy. Purchased a razor sharp Mercer Genesis Cleaver recently and I needed a honing rod to maintain my edge. The rod was delivered this morning at 7:20 AM. I have to say I love Amazon. I am making a Moroccan Tagine today and was concerned I wouldn't get the rod in time, but no, it's already here. After watching Instructional videos on YouTube I felt I was ready to try it on my less expensive knives. After about three minutes you become attuned to the angle and you can feel it when you do it correctly; the blade sings. When you do it wrong, like I did when I became overconfident thinking I could do it fast, it makes a weird crunch; it allows you to correct the angle and proceed. The ultimate result, my knives are razor sharp. Even a knife I bought in a pinch at a 99 cent store! Truly remarkable. I would definitely purchase this product, and once again I am very happy with the quality of Mercer products.

I bought a longer one earlier, but it was too tall for my knife rack. This is a nice length and good quality. Use it every month to hone my knives.

Does what it's supposed to do. No complaints. Looks good too.

Creo es uno de los mejores cuchillos. Calidad y tamaño excelente

Great product at a descent price

This is the first of this type of sharpener I've bought (but I have used them from time to time). We had a silly little sharpener in the drawer (the type you can put the blade in between two sharpening surfaces) which worked a bit, but new knives didn't fit. The Mercer sharpener is a nice weight, simple design and looks and feels good to use. Gives a good impression of quality. We bought some simple plastic handled Tramontina carbon steel knives recently. I used the sharpener on these and the effect is a little mind-blowing. I've now realised just how bad the old sharpener and knives were. I have fairly good safe knife skills which you'll need if you use this sharpener. I still managed to cut my thumb while using a small sharpened knife to cut up an apple one-handed. I tried to score some sea bass skin and went right through the fillet. So some adjustments needed, but that's all good as my chef's knife will now effortlessly cut even ripe tomatoes. All prep is much easier and better. Just need to be ultra careful not to take any liberties with the blade edge and fingers.

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So far it's working great. It feels comfortable and is doing a good job with my knives.