Sheffield 9.25" Retractable Sharpening Steel

When you are cooking at camp or relying on your own kit during an outage, a maintained blade makes food preparation more straightforward. The Sheffield 9.25-inch retractable sharpening steel is a compact tool for maintaining plain and serrated blade edges, with a pen-style design that stores the rod inside its handle between uses. Extend the rod for controlled edge maintenance. Its Fine Cut number three surface is intended to refine an existing edge rather than remove large amounts of material, so it is suited to upkeep between more thorough sharpening sessions. The rod is made from high carbon chrome vanadium steel and is hard chrome plated and magnetised.

Where it fits in your kit

• Home kitchen drawer: keep a maintenance tool with your food-preparation equipment.
• Camp kitchen: maintain plain or serrated blades used for preparing food.
• Shed or workshop: store it with other blade-care tools for routine maintenance.
• Off-grid cooking kit: include it where you rely on your own cooking and cutting equipment.

Prep tips

• Practise using a sharpening steel before you need to maintain a blade in camp.
• Use a suitable sharpening method for the blade and follow its care instructions.
• Store the rod retracted and keep the tool with your blade-maintenance supplies.

Specifications

• Overall length: 9.25 inches
• Fine Cut number three surface
• Suitable for plain and serrated blades
• High carbon chrome vanadium steel
• Hard chrome plated and magnetised
• Hardness: 64 Rockwell
• Plastic barrel with brass top and pocket clip
• Retractable pen-style design