Great steel. It has no grooves but is smooth polished which is rare. I use it every day. It does a wonderful job keeping the knives sharp.

Love this steel. This is was Cargill Foods (Excel Meat,Cargill Meat Solutions,etc) give to their employees at the High River meat packing plant.



FYI -- We always sand the steal with 100grit and we move with the scale with the grits depending on our tastes. Some move up to 600+ grits,while some stay at 200 grits. The best knive sharpener that I’ve ever met only used 200 grits. MASTERY; SKILLS?



Combine this steel,Razor Edge sharpening kit,and some practise with a steel. You’ll have extremely sharp knive,HAIR POPPING!

Very good steel. This what Cargill Foods Meat Solution in High River,Alberta,Canada issues to their employees.



Sand it with 120 before first time use. Sand until smooth. Some people use 120 grit,and some use 600grits,and other even use 1200grits. All depends on preference.