You might remember that a year ago I bought a nice set of Wusthof knives and storage block. Shortly before that I bought a Work Sharp E-5 electric knife sharpener for the J. E. Henckels knives I had. While the Work Sharp is a great knife sharpener, it just wasn’t for me. In addition to learning to use it properly, I just didn’t want to mess with storing it and plugging it in, blah, blah, blah. I know, it’s not that big of a deal, but I want something quick and easy I can just grab out of the drawer. I wanted to be able to give the knife I was using a quick once over if needed while cooking. I have found a good one!
I’ll never be an expert with knives or the art of sharpening them, have no desire to. I called Wusthof and asked them if they can recommend a good hand held that would work for me, and at the correct angles. They make a few different types of sharpeners, including the hand held model I wound up buying…it’s only $35. Price don’t mean squat though if it doesn’t work very well. I’m happy to report this little hand held got my knives just as sharp as the $150. Work Sharp did, and it’s fool proof! Like most other hand helds you just give it a few strokes at a 90* angle. This one is a 2 stage, with a coarse slot for reshaping the edge, and another slot for the fine grind. It also has a 2nd set of slots for Asian knives, such as my Santoku knife. I’ve had a few cheap Walmart hand helds over the years and they didn’t come close to this one, as far as putting a sharp edge on my knives.
I gave my chef’s knife, utility knife and a few of my non-serrated steak knives about 3-4 passes through each slot to try it out…..they needed sharpening anyway. I was extremely pleased with my results. The first test I tried was to shave some arm hair and it did, very little pressure needed either. That night I tried my utility knife with cutting some tomatoes, always a good test for sharpness. It cut right through the skin as a good sharp blade should. Before posting this today, I wanted to see if I could cut some paper with it one handed…….hell yeah it did! In my opinion, this would make a great every day sharpener for the average person. I can also recommend it for the more advanced users out there who maybe use stones, or expensive sharpeners for their knives. It would be great for your touch ups, when you don’t wanna mess with the usual sharpening routine. If you’re interested it’s available on the Wusthof website and a few other places.
https://www.wusthof.com/products/uni...ryID=undefined
The plastic cover slides over the slots you don’t want to use.
The bottom has a soft rubber non-slip pad.
After sharpening, my utility knife easily cut this small piece of paper using one hand.
You can tell it was well made and has a little heft to it by holding and using it. If you’re in the market for one, I can highly recommend it.
I’ll never be an expert with knives or the art of sharpening them, have no desire to. I called Wusthof and asked them if they can recommend a good hand held that would work for me, and at the correct angles. They make a few different types of sharpeners, including the hand held model I wound up buying…it’s only $35. Price don’t mean squat though if it doesn’t work very well. I’m happy to report this little hand held got my knives just as sharp as the $150. Work Sharp did, and it’s fool proof! Like most other hand helds you just give it a few strokes at a 90* angle. This one is a 2 stage, with a coarse slot for reshaping the edge, and another slot for the fine grind. It also has a 2nd set of slots for Asian knives, such as my Santoku knife. I’ve had a few cheap Walmart hand helds over the years and they didn’t come close to this one, as far as putting a sharp edge on my knives.
I gave my chef’s knife, utility knife and a few of my non-serrated steak knives about 3-4 passes through each slot to try it out…..they needed sharpening anyway. I was extremely pleased with my results. The first test I tried was to shave some arm hair and it did, very little pressure needed either. That night I tried my utility knife with cutting some tomatoes, always a good test for sharpness. It cut right through the skin as a good sharp blade should. Before posting this today, I wanted to see if I could cut some paper with it one handed…….hell yeah it did! In my opinion, this would make a great every day sharpener for the average person. I can also recommend it for the more advanced users out there who maybe use stones, or expensive sharpeners for their knives. It would be great for your touch ups, when you don’t wanna mess with the usual sharpening routine. If you’re interested it’s available on the Wusthof website and a few other places.
https://www.wusthof.com/products/uni...ryID=undefined
The plastic cover slides over the slots you don’t want to use.
The bottom has a soft rubber non-slip pad.
After sharpening, my utility knife easily cut this small piece of paper using one hand.
You can tell it was well made and has a little heft to it by holding and using it. If you’re in the market for one, I can highly recommend it.
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