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Ceramic Sharpening Rods
Keep your kitchen knives razor sharp with our selection of ceramic sharpening rods. Ceramic rods offer fine abrasive surfaces that gently realign and refine blade edges, making them ideal for routine maintenance and touch‑ups between full sharpenings. Durable, corrosion‑resistant, and easy to use, these rods help you achieve smooth, precise cuts and extend the life of your cutlery. Whether you’re caring for chef’s knives, paring blades, or specialty knives, find the right ceramic honing tool to keep your blades performing their best.
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MAC Black Ceramic 10.5-inch Honing Rod
A ceramic sharpening rod differs from a steel honing rod in that it is intended to remove a bit of metal. A steel honing rod is intended to straighten the edge of a softer (German or American) steel knife that has rolled with use. A ceramic rod will remove the burr from an edge and may be used in conjunction with a fine steel honing rod. As a rule of thumb, we use ceramic on steels greater than 60 Rockwell hardness.The SRB-104 is the 10.5-inch version of MAC’s black ceramic rod, long enough for 10-inch chef’s knives and slicers such as the BK-100 and the MSL-105. For knives up to 8 inches, the 8.5-inch SRB-84 is easier to handle.Compare all our ceramic sharpening rods. Learn More$59.95 -
MAC Black Ceramic 8.5-inch Honing Rod
If you are asking which honing rod to use with MAC knives, MAC’s answer is ceramic. Many Japanese manufacturers recommend a ceramic rod over a steel honing rod because of the hardness of Japanese steel, and the SRB-84 is MAC’s own 8.5-inch black ceramic rod.MAC rods offer two levels of cutting aggression depending on which sides you use, grooved or smooth, and the extremely hard black ceramic works on all brands of knives. Black ceramic honing rods do not show metal build-up as easily as a white rod, but it still occurs. Should you find your MAC ceramic rod is not performing as well as when new, just clean it with Bar Keepers Friend or a ceramic eraser. Its 8.5-inch length suits knives up to an 8-inch chef’s knife. For longer knives, choose the 10.5-inch SRB-104; for a smooth rod only, the white ceramic SR-85.See all our ceramic sharpening rods. Learn More$49.95 -
MAC 8.5-inch White Ceramic Honing Rod
The SR-85 is MAC’s smooth white ceramic rod, the simplest way to keep a MAC knife sharp between sharpenings. MAC describes its ceramic rods as harder than typical steel rods, with a finer grit for a finer edge, and intends them for touch-ups between sharpenings rather than as a replacement for sharpening.A smooth rod gives a fine finish on the edge and suits light, frequent use: a few strokes before a prep session will restore a slightly dull chef’s knife. When an edge is duller, the grooved faces of the black ceramic SRB-84 remove metal faster. For long knives, choose the 10.5-inch SRB-104.See all our ceramic sharpening rods. Learn More$34.95
