Care and treatment of knives

SHARPENING A KNIFE

If you examine a knife under a microscope, you would see that the edge is made up of thousands of small cutting teeth. Through use, the fine teeth on the cutting edge will eventually get bent, resulting in a dull knife. It is necessary to realign the teeth, or sharpen the knife, on a regular basis to renew the cutting edge.

All it takes is a sharpening steel,  J.A. HENCKELS TWIN® Sharpener, or our TWIN® Stone Pro Sharpening Stone.

J.A. HENCKELS SHARPENING STEEL

• Rockwell hardness of 66 degrees Rockwell to easily sharpen J.A. HENCKELS FRIODUR® ice-hardened knives
• Magnetic to hold small particles removed from knife blade
• Chrome-plated carbon steel

CARE OF SHARPENING STEEL

• Store in dry place
• Clean knives before sharpening
• After use, wipe steel with dry cloth
• View our selection of J.A. HENCKELS sharpening steels

TWIN® SHARPENERS

• TWINSHARP® and TWINSHARP® Select sharpeners are simple to use
• Attractive design

SHARPENING STONE

• TWIN® Stone Pro is a two sided stone for different levels of sharpening
• Extremely useful for knives with a hardness of 66 degrees Rockwell or greater
• Use a touch up stone or sandpaper to regularly flatten the stone surface

For more information about safely sharpening knives, visit our How to Sharpen a Knife page