Shun Shun Pro Whetstone Knife Sharpener

This Whetstone knife sharpening tool has a combination of ceramic grits (orange - grit #300, blue - grit #1000) for the sharpest results. Requiring soaking beforehand, it works by removing the dulled molecules from the outer blade, producing a new, clean edge for continued cutting and chopping. The orange side has a coarse grit suitable for removing small flaws in the edge; the finer grit on the blue side refines and polishes. A few light strokes on the orange side, then the blue, are all that is needed. At 2 3/8 inches wide, this whetstone is large enough to accommodate a cleaver. Next to taking your knives to a professional sharpener, this is the choice sharpening method of chefs.