Chef's Choice 310 Compact Diamond Hone Sharpener

From Chef's Choice
	Price: $69.99
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Features - Diamond abrasives hone blades to razor sharpness - Magnetic guides keep blades at proper angle, eliminating guesswork - Two-step process sharpens, then hones entire blade length - Works on kitchen, pocket, and filet knives - Suction-cup feet hold the compact unit in place on countertop Product Description A dull knife is a dangerous knife, far more likely than a honed blade to slide off the food and slice your finger. This electric sharpener realigns the cutting edge easily and quickly. Amazon.com Review The Chef's Choice Diamond Hone sharpener uses high-speed orbiting diamond-coated plates to maintain razor-sharp edges on your kitchen, pocket, and filet knives. Powerful magnets hold the blade at the proper angle while you pull the blade through the grooves. Sharpening is a quick two-step process: The first stage sharpens the blade by putting the correct angle on the edge. The second hones it smooth and even. While grinding wheels can destroy a blade's temper by generating a lot of heat, the blades stay cool with this sharpener. Do a whole drawer of knives in less time than it takes to drive to and from a professional knife sharpener's shop. This sharpener cleans up with a damp cloth and doesn't need lubrication or other maintenance. --Dale Steinke Customer Reviews Fast, easy, very good results! Date: 2004-05-24 | Rating: 5 I have been sharpening knives for over 45 years and this is the fastest, easiest way to get an excellent multi-angle edge on ALL of your knives. I orginally purchased a Model 300 about 12 years ago. The 310 is much better because it sharpens all of the way to the handle, a big issue with small blade pocket knives. If you like sharp knives and either do not have the skill or the time to do it by hand get yourself one of these. It does the job just fine Date: 2000-12-08 | Rating: 5 I have had this sharpener for several years and am quite satisfied with it. When you sharpen your knives for the first time, it takes many repetitions with both wheels, but you get a very sharp edge. After "setting up" your knives with the first sharpening, you'll find it fairly easy and quick to resharpen every few months. I'd recommend it if you want to get good sharp edges but don't want to spend the extra $ for the top of the line sharpeners. outstanding performance Date: 2007-03-08 | Rating: 5 The Chef's Choice 310 is an outstanding home knife sharpener for its price. Very good value. My wife's knife are sharper now than they were when she bought them. Be sure to follow instructions on first time sharpening so the blade angles can be set. Simple operation, very good results Date: 2009-05-30 | Rating: 5 I have a small collection of not very expensive knives ... chef knife, slicer, boning knife, santoku knife, assorted paring knives. Before each use, they get treated to a few strokes with a sharpening steel. Always thought they were pretty sharp. The difference after being sharpened on the 310 was very significant. The test was slicing tomatoes thinly and they all worked much better than before. Operation is simple. Felt slightly awkward on the 1st knife, but you get the feel of it pretty quickly, and once you do, the process goes very smoothly. With a product like this, who needs to spend a fortune on knives? Some time ago I bought a KitchenAid santoku knife at Walmart for ... I'm going to say ... $15. First use was a disappointment and it's been sitting idle since. Ran it through the 310 and now it's a winner ... Superb, but consider the next model up IF... Date: 2000-06-29 | Rating: 4 If you're anything like us, you probably spent a lot of money on your knives a while back but secretly ask yourself "why did I bother?" because they just don't special anymore. That's because they've never been as sharp as when you bought them - something this gizmo can DEFINITELY change.This is a superb knife sharpener - Cooks Magazine rated the Chefs Choice absolutely the best electric model. It puts the kind of edge on your old knives that makes you realize you'd forgotten the true meaning of "sharp". There's only one flaw in their basic model, though. If your knives have gotten very dull, or you want to be a hero once in a while and put a better-than-new edge on a friend's knives, buy the model 110 instead. That model adds a heavier "grinder" blade (seen on the far left of sharpener in the picture) that can take off more metal quicly while creating the basic, third bevel on their "trizor" edge. Once you have that 3-beveled edge, touch-ups with the lighter grinding wheels seem to keep the knife sharp indefinitely.You never need this more than once for all but the most neglected knife, but when you do it's nice to have. I've used it to sharpen a cheap fish fileting knife we bought while camping that turned out to be so thick and dull you could barely cut cheese. Now you could shave with it...