I don't know why this channel popped up in my feed but as retired second generation butcher this is the way I was taught by my father so its good to see someone such as yourself still teaching it that way.

Ispent 30 years in the trade. Left it 20 years ago but still have to sharpen the family knives. You never forget these skills. good vidio.

Best tutorial on honing steel/ butchers steel ever

hahahah! Love it! All those flashy rapid sharpener cooks on TV. I watch and many of them miss half the blade, just to look cool. Pretty much the way you show it. This is a good video.

Full marks. Clear, relevant and precise.

Thank you, what a nice and simple clear and concise video. 👍

Your video is awesome and your tips are absolutely TRUE! Thank you soooooooo much for helping me get my knives super sharp! 👍😃⭐

Just got myself a chunky butcher knife and iv always had the butchers steel in my cabinet just never knew what it was for. Im definitely trying this rn. Thank you so much for the advice

Very informative and well presented video, thumbs up

I appreciate the the lesson. I’m butchering my venison and this is exactly what I needed. Concise and complete instruction. Bravo!

Thank you for sharing this insight. I’ve often seen and tried the fast slapping action but could never get a satisfactory cutting edge, I’ll take my time to relearn the proper technique now.

I just love you. Everytime I'm not sure about my knives, I turn to you my guy! Thank you for being a rock star in the real world!💋

Very useful, nice one.

This is the best video concerning this. I’m sharpening some of my razor blades. I like them as sharp as can be to shave off my speed into fine powder. That eliminates crushing and chopping. Also with a fine powder more surface area and better absorption. I’ve turned my huge clear chunk into a perfect cylinder by shaving down and turning as I go. Occasionally flipping it over long ways. I guess I’m weird like that. Thank you.

Great simple video with awesome info Practiced this evening and am getting the hang of it. Thanks a lot

As an apprentice butcher, this was greatly helpful

Well done. Thank you.

Thank you very much, excellent. I followed your instruction to the letter and bingo, very sharp knives.

Wow! I always wondered about this. I did not go to any culinary school, so I had no idea. Thank you so much for showing me how, why and what is rubbish!

Thanks for the lesson. Very useful. Again, many thanks

thank you so much it was very helpful

Thanks for the skill upgrade.

Thanks for the tip! Will try it out at work tomorrow 👍

Thank you Sir, good instruction!

This is good tuition, iv always found a knife hard to sharpen, and im an ex gamekeeper a good one at that! Cheers mucker!

Thank you. Very informative!

I’m 64 years old and been around home butchering all my life and sharpen my knives to razor sharp and with a steel keeping them sharp-this is a good video 👍

Thank you so good to hear you tell of the sound.

This tutorial is a big help to all aspiring butchers out there...

Thank you for sharing!

The best and informative video

Great video!!

great video, thanks

I like how you explain the facts of using the Butchers Steel. Think that im.goin to get a butcher knife 5" or so and a good quality steel to practice the technique you demonstrated

I was also taught and I soon learned after catching by thumb 3 times to have my thumb at the other side of the grip and not wrapped round the handle…it made sense to me

At long bloody last, I'm getting somewhere! Not so many scornful looks from Her Indoors. Been trying all sorts of gadgets with no success, so my sincere thanks for sharing your skill. Cheers.

Thank you for great video

17 year butcher and sausage maker here, I use the same technique although most places don’t want new cutters to learn this way, cheers brother

The sound aspects of sharpening my knives is everything! You nailed it. I'm Irish- you know about our hearing!!! Hehehe!😘

Great video, Thanks! I always wondered how to use one...

Thanks great vid I have just purchased a antique one of these steel bone handle Sheffield can't wait to try it out.

Great video

Thanks mate...my knives generally turn out blunter after I try to sharpen them, hopefully now I'll be able to alot better

Dude....Great video! Thanks!

I like this guy. 👍

Bloody good advice well given and easy to understand!! Thank you so much. I love sharpening my knives this way.

Worked in a meat market for several years as a teen and my boss used one of these. Worked great, I still use today.

Thank you!

Ty, very helpful

great video thanks!

Nice. This is how I've been doing it the last few years.

Excellent ❤

Thank you for the display, I will practice now and edit later with results 👍

Very educational

I have raised hogs and beeves off and on for decades. I have worked closely with (hovered over their shoulders, actually. Being a TOTAL PEST with all my questions) the custom slaughter people that come on site to slaughter and prepare the carcasses.... and then deliver them to the butchers for aging, cuting, and wrapping. I have watched many, many meat prep and cooking videos since KZfaq became a thing. None of these people were able to explain as thoroughly and demonstrate everything "Butchery"... as well as this gentleman. A truly gifted teacher. If all my teachers had been as good as this man, people would be talking about me, instead of Albert Einstein!

Best 3 minutes spent on KZfaq.

Informative video.tq sir!!.

Thank you.

Great video,not afraid to admit that actual knife sharpening is something I have never been great at.I am going to practice and practice this technique.Thank you.

Good Work.

3:40. Hahah!! I saw you, we all saw you following the knife and not keeping your eyes on the point of the steel. Your instructions still work.

Absolutely fantastic Frank . I’ll have proper sharp knives at last . ☀️😎👍

Looked at the top five videos on instruction, and yours is the best with details on curve, body position, eye-line, frequency and pressure. Thanks.

Very useful tips sir👌🏼

I knew I was doing it wrong ~ I forgot the cuppa tea. No wonder it didn't work! Jokes aside, now I know how my dad, who was absolutely useless with all other tools, was the best knife sharpener ever. He wasn't a butcher, he was a banker, but he could sharpen a knife like no other. Thanks to you, I finally know how. So indeed, thank you -- VERY much!

Thank you for the great video! Would I do the same process honing a Wusthof Classic 10” Super Slicer?

Butchers/meat cutters all use these. They don't waste time with stones. Although using these successfully takes practice and technique. Good video.

A bloody good butcher.

Super video 👌👌👍🙏👌👏👌👌👍

Great video for me...and for all want study....

Great video mate. Thankyou. Question, chef's sharpen out and butcher's sharpen in? Or is it just self preference?

Yes I did

I start a butchers job on Monday and I had the bright idea of telling the boss I knew how to use them safely

Excellent. Will henceforth ditch the TV chef knife sharpening BS. Thank you!

👍🤩💝Thank you. I’m living proof that it is possible to make a knife blunt when you don’t know what you’re doing while trying to sharpen it on a sharpening steel.😂😩

Just got this channel recommended. Not a butcher but a hunter, outdoorsman,tree worker where I use knives day in and day out. Cutting rope, processing deer,bear or whatever I subbed and appreciate the quality content and great instructions. Keep up the good work!

i just lost couple fingers mate but no worrys. thanks video

How much ceramic rods? Do they sharpen knives as well?

How much pressure are you applying on those down strokes?

excellent video, thanks. are the oval sharpeners better than the round ?

What is the best test to know if my blade is razor-sharp like yours?

I use a steel as an everyday tool for keeping knives sharp but I often get asked by people to sharpen knives for them. Much of the time the knives I'm given are so dull they wouldn't cut a fresh cow patty so I keep my water stones for those and even my little belt grinder for the worst ones or ones that have nicks in the blade and need to be re-shaped. As a professional butcher I would imagine that daily use of your steel means that you rarely if ever need to resort to stones.

Can you sharpen away from your hand ...pushing toward the end of the steel?

My boss has given me an oval steel and struggling like mad with it!?!?! Any advice

What type of steel sre you using?

My steel appears to be backwards. It only seems to be sharpening from the bottom up

thanks. from a yank

Are you from the Brian ethrington videos? (Prob spelled it wrong) if you are, great retchtub 👍

So, what about what I have seen almost all butchers do from time to time,and put the point of the steel on the block and apply a little more pressure, is that not correct ?

Does this work for a cook's knife as well?

2:49 Remind me by Robert de Niro face when He fell upset hhhh .. thank you mister chief for the information

Thank you, watching Ramsey sharpen with that rubbish technique led me to this video. Cheers brav.

Can you recommend a decent butcher's steel?

Man, I'm just now becoming a meat cutter and I struggle so bad at keeping my knives sharp and using a steel.

Thank you no idea how use it. My knives getting dull

Good video, doesn’t getting a sharp edge also depend on a quality knife in the first place?

I’ve been coking professionally all my life and grew up in my parents butcher shop. I can steel my knife without even looking, it’s just muscle memory. I was using my steel today and a client was staring the whole time. I told him to quit staring, then he (a farmer) proceeds to tell me I’m doing it wrong. I want to get an apron that says “get out of my fucking kitchen” lol

Good video, but you didn't mention any degree of angle that would be ideal. So... 15 degree, 20 degree, ?

Great video, but to be clear. You are saying don't watch the knife to make sure you're not going to cut your hand that is holding the steel.

Thank you for revealing the nonsense knife flap used by so many.