Green ElephantCeramic Sharpening Rod, Lightweight & Highly Durable 11-Inch Shatterproof Ceramic Honing Rod For Professional Chefs and Home Cooks

Works better than a steep rod.

Solid. Definitely a good buy, use it daily

Not going to say it gives me the sharpest edge, but if you use it for fishing, it will do the trick AND it doesn't rust.I have gone through two steel rods only to have them rust, (thats on the water fishing) which bothers me to sharpen a knife on. NOTE:, found it works better if you put a rough edge with a steel rod, then put the fine edge with this one.

This is a very good sharpening ceramic "steel." I marked it down one star because the first 3/4 inch from the top is soft. It does a great job of sharpening all types of knives, but if I start above the 3/4 inch line, the knife digs into the ceramic. I think this is a manufacturing defect. I would buy this again.

Excellent knife hone, a bit more aggresive than steel one but really nice to use and rubber tip protector is good feature, for good kitchen knives keeps it very sharp.

I'm a knife smith and a professional sharpener. This works surprisingly well for touching up an edge. Much better than a carbide steel rod.

Good quality ceramic knife sharpener. Have used it to sharpen all my knifes and does what it's suppose to do.

I use these for the few recurve blades I have. They work aggressively but don't scratch too deep. I still recommend following behind with a strop or even a wooden dowel to strop off the burr. Good for fillets, chefs, any larger knives with a fine edge.