Sharpening knives correctly with the Güde sharpening steel

The Güde sharpening steel is the perfect accessory for your knife

Every Güde knife is a very sharp tool. Like any tool, a Güde knife requires regular maintenance. The more you use the knife, the more it will lose its sharpness. This is not a sign of poor quality, but is true for all classic knives. Therefore, there is really only one solution for long-lasting sharp knives: a sharpening steel. Without a sharpening steel, even the best knife is useless.

To be able to guide a knife cleanly over the entire length of the sharpening steel, a sharpening steel must be at least 26 cm long. 32 cm is optimal. The Güde sharpening steel usually has an oval shape. An oval shape is preferable to a round shape, as it provides a wider surface area for sharpening.

Professionals as well as ambitious hobby chefs love their knives. They have made it a routine to briefly run the knife over the Güde sharpening steel before each use. Even after years, the knife will remain sharp in this way.

Those who neglect sharpening with the sharpening steel should not be surprised if the blade remains dull. In particular, the cutting angle and thus the functionality of the knives can be affected. The company Güde offers all customers the opportunity to have their Güde knives sharpened after two, three or five years if necessary. If you are interested, please contact our customer service for further information.

How to Sharpen with the Güde Sharpening Steel

From experience, we know that some less experienced cooks do not use the sharpening steel at all or do not use it correctly. They fear that sharpening with a sharpening steel is a complicated matter. However, it is really child's play to sharpen the knives.

Pull loosely from the elbow

Take the sharpening steel in your left hand and the knife in your right. Pull the knife alternately from both sides of the blade about ten times over the sharpening steel. Make sure to maintain a correct angle of 15-20 degrees. When pulling, you must ensure that both sides of the knife are drawn evenly over the sharpening steel from the shaft to the tip of the knife.

Anyone who does not have a feel for the correct angle should use the plug-in part that comes with every Güde professional sharpening steel. The plug-in part makes it easy to see at what angle the knife and sharpening steel must be to each other.

As with all things in life, some practice is important. But once you've realized how quickly and easily you can sharpen a knife with a Güde sharpening steel, you'll definitely pull the knife over the steel before each use. In a few seconds, your knife is as sharp as on the first day.

As the ideal combination for your Güde knife and Güde sharpening steel, we recommend using a high-quality wooden board, because how long a knife stays sharp depends crucially on the cutting surface.

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