Highlights
- PROFESSIONAL WHETSTONE: Treat your high-quality knives to a professional whetstone
- IMPROVED KNIFE LONGEVITY: Whetstones allow you to sharpen only as much as you need meaning your knife will last much longer
- SAFE: Designed with a non-slip, silicone stand to keep your whetstone secure
Description
The most efficient, cost-effective and let face it, cool way to keep your blades razor sharp. Rockingham Forge’s new SUPERSHARP professional sharpening whetstones will give you blades which are sharper, safer and easier to use than ever before. Available in single or combination stones with varying degrees of grit and coarseness, it’s time to embrace the number one recognised method of sharpening. How to use your whetstone: Soak the stone in water for 5 minutes, and then put it on a steady platform. Sharpening your knife depends on the degree of bluntness. Coarse grinding, used to repair the seriously damaged edge, suitable for blunt knives. Hold the knife at an angle of 10 – 30 degrees, grind the edge on the surface of stone back and forth with gentle pressure, and sharpen until the edge is sharp enough. Fine grinding, a necessary step to eliminate burrs of the edge. Use more gentle pressure, repeat step 1 and repair the edge until smooth and sharp. Generally speaking, fine grinding should be completed once a week to keep your blade sharp. How to choose the right coarseness: Choosing the Right grit size or coarseness of a sharpening whetstone is indicated by numbers. The higher the number or GRIT, the finer the stone, the less steel it will cut through and the better it will polish the edge to a sharp bite. 240-1000 grit are coarse blocks, cutting steel more quickly and therefore best for damaged, chipped, rusty or blunt knives. 3000-8000 grit are honing or polishing stones, used to refine the edge of the blade, removing scratches and burr left from coarser stones and giving the blade a shiny, mirror finish. How to look after your whetstone: Use the whole surface of the stone to keep the consistency when sharpening knives. Wipe it with a wet cloth or rinse it with water after sharpening, if necessary clean the stone’s surface with a soft brush. Leave to dry naturally by airing. Protect the stone and avoid dropping it keep the whetstone and your knives beyond the reach of children to avoid any accidents. Rockingham Forge's range of whetstones remains the first choice among professionals and renowned chefs in the food industry.
