The subject of investigation is the ridging phenomenon occuring in ferritic stainless chromium steels. The origin of this undesirable surface phenomenon is connected with the observed strips of texture inhomogeneities showing plastic anisotropy. Basing on measurements of crystallographic orientation topography the texture inhomogeneities together with the ridging effects have been investigated in sheets from earlier stages of the production process. The proposed changes in the traditional technological processing of sheets obtained from this steel type are intended to limit the occurrence of the ridging effect.