Miyabi Sharpening Steel 23cm (9") – 5000 MCD Series

I finally managed to procure this Miyabi Birchwood honing steel to match the Birchwood knife set I had.For some reason these steels, unlike their knives aren’t available in Australia.Very good price , which was inclusive of shipping from U.S.A.Photo shows handle after a few applications of oil, which not only enriches the colour of the wood but makes it water repellent as well.Arrived earlier than expected.Amazon online shopping, customer service from their staff at call centres, response time to telephone call requests has been unequalled.Cannot speak highly enough about them.UPDATE: I’ve used this steel on my knives since my original review. AMAZING ! Absolutely worth its price.

I got exactly what I wanted to match my Miyabi Birchwood 8" Chef's Knife. The product arrived in fantastic condition and despite some of the other reviews the packaging did it's job. I was able to immediately use the product and store it safely in my own personal storage as such should be done for high quality utensils and tools.

5 out of 5 stars

The packaging for this product was cheap. Get with it! This is an expensive item, bubble wrap doesn't cut it. I ordered a Miyabi chef knife and it came in an elegant, quality box. I expected the same with the honing sharpener.

I am only rating this a one star because I was disappointed with the amount of money I paid for this item, it didn't even come in a nice box! Opened the amazon box to find the it in cheap pastic! Really? This is high end high quality stuff. Great brand and amazing product, just need to work on the finishing touches.