Step 1
Press the end tip of the sharpening steel on the cutting board.
Step 2
Position the blade of the knife in front of the sharpening steel at a 15-degree angle from the edge of the sharpening steel.
Step 3
Pull the knife edge down the sharpening steel shaft while holding the knife handle firmly, pressing the flat edge of the knife against the steel from the knife edge base to the knife edge tip in a slight arc.
Step 4
Reposition the knife to the back of the sharpening steel at a 15-degree angle and pull the knife edge down the sharpening steel.
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Step 5
Alternate pulling the knife edge down the front and back of the sharpening steel five times.