Musatas for sharpening and straightening knives

Neither home nor restaurant kitchen can be imagined without knives - the main tools of every chef. But in addition to selecting a cutting tool it is necessary to take care of maintaining the quality of its cut. For this purpose, musates are used - products used to return the sharpness of the cut to the chef's knives.

What is a moussate and why it is needed

A musate is a tool that is used to bring a kitchen knife to the desired level of sharpness or smoothness of the blade. It is a rod, which has a convenient for holding the handle, which is made of fine or coarse abrasive material.
A classic sharpening tool has an ergonomic handle, a rod made of various kinds of materials. The handle is large and tight, but with minimal weight for easy holding of the tool, and the rod can be 17 to 30 cm or more in length. Some models also contain a stop between the handle and the sharpening edge, which simplifies application and minimizes finger slipping on the rod.
It is important to understand that a mousate is not always used to sharpen a knife and bring it back to a sharp cut. Most modern tools are designed to level the cutting edge if it is deformed. Therefore, the main application of the tool is so called honing, i.e. dressing and finishing of the blade.
Deburring is used to reduce sharpening cycles, which remove metal layer by layer, thus accelerating tool wear. The cutting edge can become deformed and crumpled after handling hard foods or coming into contact with cutting boards. To restore the tool to its former geometry and to reinforce its edge, the tool is honed with a musat.

Actual kinds of blades

First of all, it is worth noting the shape of the mousata, which more often can be round or oval. Rounded types of rod are the most common for sharpening chef knives, because they have less weight, and also - a larger contact surface, which simplifies the work with them.
There are quite a few musats, and they are divided into the following two subcategories:

1. By material: the most popular are ceramic and diamond moussats for the kitchen. Ceramic has a higher hardness than knife steel, which allows for a fine, finishing finish on the blade. Diamond versions have a stem coated with a diamond spray. Such material is superior to the steel on the knife in hardness, and therefore can eliminate even minor damage on the blade.
2. According to abrasiveness: they are divided into three main groups - coarse, medium and for finishing. The first category includes moussats up to 800 grits, which are used for very blunt knives. Medium products have up to 2,000 grit, creating a small cutting surface. And models with an abrasiveness of more than 2000 grits allow you to smooth out a bent blade edge.

Combination products for sharpening knives are less common. For example, with additional notches, with a metal rod and ceramic coating and not only. They have an affordable price, and also - more density and hardness, durability compared to the classic ceramic, which can be damaged if used carelessly.

Buy musate for dressing and sharpening knives in Ukraine.

If you need not only a chef's knife for working in the kitchen with ingredients, but also other products, for example, a mousate for a knife, cutting boards and others - contact the online store OsakaHamono.
We help our customers to order the best knife or a set of them, as well as other tools to provide the kitchen with everything they need. We guarantee a moderate cost of goods and high quality, as well as fast delivery in Ukraine with the help of Nova Poshta.
Here you can buy a mousse for knives, represented by products of such brands as Work Sharp, Eikaso, 3claveles and others. And also we offer you to get acquainted with the products of our brand OsakaHamono, which you can see in our salon in the Appetite Shopping Center in Kiev!