Cheaper and according to Stiftung Warentest "good" sharpening steel. With a little practice sharpening goes quickly out of hand. Prevents regular sharpening that blade sometime (permanently) be blunt, an "overkill" is not there also, you can sharpen every day if you want. And with this video tutorial you learn how to do it right: simply on Google Search "sharpen properly cook's knife" after.
