Good ole knife steel? Lanske? Stones? or the new motorized angle sharpening systems? Pro's and cons....ease vs, difficulty....
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I have the same one in my work tool box.I bought this pretty cheaply from Amazon and it has made a huge difference on keeping my knifes nice and sharp. It is very simple to use and makes a huge difference. Now I use it regularly. Before I test to see how sharp the blades are I use this since I know they will be very sharp after a few seconds.
It has rough, medium and fine sharpeners and a separate one for scissors. You just pull them thru each step, more for a dull blade and less for an almost sharp one.
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I like this 3 stage electric. Though, I usually just use the medium and fine stones now that I have my older knives sharpened. Couple passes. And they're good to go.
I bought one like that. I think they got the stones reversed on first 2. They 2nd feels more rough than the 1st.I bought this pretty cheaply from Amazon
Have a Ken Onion work sharp. It scares the shit out of me to put my Wuhstof on it for fear of ruining a great knife. Also have to steels which i use occasionally to fine tune my meat knives.Good ole knife steel? Lanske? Stones? or the new motorized angle sharpening systems? Pro's and cons....ease vs, difficulty....
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I have that exact same issue! I have the Ken Onion Worksharp, Buck diamond stones, and the Wusthof steels. I really like the look of that countertop model Steve H has, just hesitant to order it for fear of taking too much material off the blade. I have a drawer full of old cheaper blades that I run thru the worksharp. I have gift cards and have thoughts of ordering the electric sharpener from Wusthof, just haven't worked up the guts to pull the trigger yet.Have a Ken Onion work sharp. It scares the shit out of me to put my Wuhstof on it for fear of ruining a great knife. Also have to steels which i use occasionally to fine tune my meat knives.
I've tried honing stones but my eye/hand coordination don't yield good results.
Same, don't mind with my old knives but my good ones have just been using steel. Know they will need more than that soonHave a Ken Onion work sharp. It scares the shit out of me to put my Wuhstof on it for fear of ruining a great knife. Also have to steels which i use occasionally to fine tune my meat knives.
I've tried honing stones but my eye/hand coordination don't yield good results.
I don't care for it either. I actually ordered THIS, but amazon sent me the motorized Ken Onion version so I kept it. In hind sight I should have returned it, but too late now. For the most part I'll use it to put an edge back on but I have a few steels that keep the kitchen knives in working order. I only own two knives that I would consider not cheap.. one is a fairly standard Henckel 8" chefs knife that I've had for no less than 15 years, and a Zwilling Twin Gourmet meat cleaver I picked up a few years back (Amazon sez 2016) that I can't say has ever needed a sharpening. I think I am going back to the original plan and start stoning the knives again.I have a Ken Onion work sharp and I do not like it. If you follow the directions the way they are written, the way you pull the blade thru it curves the blade...one side the belt is going up, other side the belt is going down. I ruined a cheap knife first time I used it...had to bring it to my Uncle to put a new edge on it with his rotary stone. I figured a way to run the knives thru with the belt running down on both sides, but it's too awkward for me to use.
I have a Ken Onion work sharp that I just can't get the hang of. I'm left-handed which doesn't help. Feels super uncomfortable and I scratched up the sidesof old practice knives. I keep seeing this rolling sharpener on tiktok. Will have to link it later.I have ceramic sticks, Lansky and a Ken Onion Work Sharp.
With some work I can get a shaving razor sharp blade with the sticks and Lansky, but with the Work Sharp I can get a blade scary sharp like a scalpel in just a few minutes.
I'm interested in a kitchen countertop knife sharpener.