The knife manufacturers we represent, we feel, are among the top knife companies in the world.Some may have other preferences, but I believe four companies have the best knives made.
These knives are made for hard use in the restaurant and foodservice industry where it is not at all unusual for the knives to be used for a full eight hour shift. So, for these knives to be able to hold up under that level of usage they must be made of very hard steel.That is where the German steel knife comes into its own.The German steel that is in these knives must hold up for a long time between sharpening.In the foodservice industry the sharpening of knives is an ongoing process.I have been in meat cutting plants where there have been lines waiting to use the sharpening area.Everyone has his own sharpening steel which he uses constantly.
When this type of knives are introduced into the average household they are loved for the sharpness and the length of time they hold their edge.But, then comes the time when they finally dull and they lay in the bottom of the knife drawer because the owner isn’t sure how to sharpen them.Some will take their knives to a sharpening service and have good results after the first few trips.Then they discover their beautiful knife now has a new look, a little thinner and shorter.
There is an alternative to buying new knives. .A hand held knife sharpener from Icel.Icel has provided sharpeners to the meat industry for over thirty years.I purchased their sharpener and tried it on my regular and forged knives and could not believe the results.I am now using knives I’ve had for thirty years, many of those years in the bottom of my knife drawer, knives with the beautiful wooden handles that came before plastic and bakelite.
I stroke the knife three or four times through the sharpener slot, then three or four times through the truing slot.You can feel when you have brought the knife back to the sharpest edge.I then use my trusty steel to true up the edge and I’m back in business, a meat man’s dream.So I recommend the Icel Now Tablecraft Hand Held Sharpener and a high quality German Steel.Using these I honestly believe you can bring back 99% of all knives.
Why do I recommend the German Steel?Because it has always proven to be the hardest steel, but in the household environment almost any manufacturer’s steel will suffice.
We feel that using high quality German steel and the right sharpener (Icel hand held sharpener) is the way to satisfy any Restaurant, Foodservice worker or Household chef's sharpening needs.
