Supra Sharpening Steel, Round Chrome-Plated SY01030R, 30 cm, Red

The Supra round Sharpening Steel SY01030R is a professional honing steel with a 30 cm (12 in) rod, used to maintain and realign the cutting edge of kitchen knives between sharpenings rather than to remove metal. It suits butcheries, professional kitchens and catering operations that hone knives daily; its round cross-section suits everyday honing across most blade shapes.

The rod has a chrome-plated finish and a standard grain for routine honing. The handle is red, and in the Supra Colore HACCP colour system red identifies tools used for raw meat, so this steel can be kept with the knives assigned to the same task to reduce cross-contamination risk.

The same model is also made with a 20 cm or 26 cm rod and Black, Blue, Green, White and Yellow handles. Ambrogio Sanelli's Supra range covers round, oval and flat sharpening steels across several grains, so a kitchen can match the steel to the knives it maintains.