Chef's Choice Multi-Edge Diamond Hone Knife Sharpener

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	Price: $39.95
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Features - Sharpens any straight-edge or serrated knife - Works for kitchen, outdoor, and pocket knives - Two-stage system double-bevels straight-edge blades for long-lived edges - One-stage system straightens and sharpens serrated blades - Precise, V-shaped guides eliminate mistakes Product Description If you find sharpening steels a bit intimidating and haven't the faintest idea what to do with a whetstone, consider this manual sharpener. Precision sharpening angle control, two-stage sharpening, and 100 per cent diamond abrasives come together in an easy-to-use design. Safe for quality knives this breakthrough sharpener puts an excellent, longer lasting edge on both straight edge and serrated blades. Amazon.com Review Diamond abrasives in this tool actually sharpen a knife rather than simply realign its edges, as most sharpeners and sharpening steels do. For right-handers and left-handers alike, it's simplicity itself to use. Grasp the handle and draw a straight-edge blade back and forth through the stage 1 guide 25 to 50 times to coarsely bevel it. Then move the blade to the stage 2 guide and draw back and forth 10 times through finer diamond crystals for the second, fine-edged bevel. Serrated blades go only through stage 2. By turning, rollers demonstrate that a blade is properly straight so it is being beveled at the precise angle required. Lightweight but tough, the sharpener is formed of silver and black plastic. It's 6-1/2 inches by 2-1/4 inches, small enough to take on a camping or hunting trip. --Fred Brack Customer Reviews Inexpensive dummy-proof sharpening Date: 2006-10-21 | Rating: 5 Bought one of these recently to replace an older model that had been well-used. (These do need replacing every once in a while, as the diamond grit wears down.) Thought I'd share some tips here. First, let me point out that the turning wheels in the center are a guide to make you hold the knife upright. The wheels may not be turning throughout your "swipe" if you are using a thin-bladed knife. Second, you should use a feather-light touch when "swiping." The cutting edge of the knife is very thin, and you do not want to push it down in the groove and damage it. Use a long, sweeping stroke, light and smooth. Third, to get the best use of this sharpener, every so often you'll have to clean out the metal dust that collects in the grooves. If the bottom of the groove is silvery-shiny when you look down at it, take a small, stiff, clean brush and whisk the groove until the original gray appears again. I believe that the two slots on this sharpener correspond to the last two (and most gentle) slots on the manufacturer's three slot electric sharpeners. Thus, the first slot sharpens and the second slot hones. The first slot won't be used as often as the second slot. The edge you get with this gizmo probably won't be as nice as the edge you'd get from an expert hand on the whetstone, but it will keep the family kitchen knives cutting well for many years. Professional cook Date: 2000-12-31 | Rating: 5 I work in a major hotel and everybody comes around to use my sharpener. Now I have to order sharpeners for some of the crew. We use to have a guy who used the oil/water stone. But this one is easier, faster and dummy-proof. It puts such a sharp edge on my knives I find myself sharpening knives for my family too. I bought it over a month ago and it still does a fantastic job. I have to have a sharp edge in order to get my work done faster. I can't recommend this toy enough. It's a great investment. A sharpening fiend strikes gold Date: 2001-01-08 | Rating: 5 I'm an avid semi-professional cook/chef and have an extensive collection of knives and sharpeners, including an electric Chef's Choice. I bought this sharpener as a gift and had to try it out first (against my wife's express order). I sharpened one serrated and one regular knife just to see if this would do a good job. Today, I'm ordering another one to send as a belated Christmas gift to my son since I kept the one I tried out. If you need a sharpener, buy this -- you will not be disappointed. It's easy (fool-proof!) to use, doesn't take up space, and puts on a razor-like edge in seconds (OK, maybe a minute or two). If your knife has a decent edge already, it hones with just a few strokes. This is a winner. Great Product - Easy to USE Date: 2001-04-03 | Rating: 5 I bought one of these for my mother in law as a Christmas present. Her knives were so dull that you couldn't cut hot butter with them. After a few strokes, what a differece. Her knives sliced thru a ripe tomato with ease. She has trouble using the simplest of tools(she refuses to read or follow directions), but this was so easy, even she could sharpen her knives with ease. I was so impressed that I bought one for my self. I keep an edge on my good knives, but this helped with some of my old knives that were beyond using on a steel. I definitely recommend this product. Works great Date: 2004-07-31 | Rating: 5 We bought this sharpener (Model 460 Chrome finish) after getting some good feedback from friends and the fact that it can do both regular and serrated knives. We also looked at the pricier electric sharpner (Model 110) from Edge Craft (Chefs Choice). But we settled for this one since we felt we would use this at the most once or twice a month. When we got the 460 we were surprise that it is made of platic and very light. But the chrome finish is good. I followed the instructions and got very good results on my Henckles knives. Also tried a serrated bread knife and results were good.