I am fairly certain there was a thread about this and I searched and was not able to find it.
What is a good electric knife sharpener for kitchen knives and perhaps scissors?
Thanks
I am fairly certain there was a thread about this and I searched and was not able to find it.
What is a good electric knife sharpener for kitchen knives and perhaps scissors?
Thanks
George
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Do you mind if I ask why electric?
I've tried several and found the 1" grinder & Trizac belts to be the best method. Those small kitchen knife grinders such as the Chef's Choice one work ok with thinner stamped blades but seem to struggle with heavier forged ones.
Takes a bit of practice but is pretty straightforward once you get the hang of it.
Great grinder: http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?P...&PMPXNO=952569
I have the Worksharp one that uses small sanding belts. Works great and is nearly foolproof.
Well, it's not "electric" but I bought this setup about 15 years ago and still use it today.
https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=77
Works really well and once you sharpen the first time, every time after that is very quick to "touch up".
Still using the exact same stones today that came in the kit.
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I don't use any electric sharpeners on any of my knives.
I use a Lansky manual sharpener, and then keep them honed with s steel.
Sadly a LOT of these nice tools, that are affordable priced even - we can't use here down under coz our power supply is 240V AC not 110V!
I still find it frustrating - because I see so many nifty tools like this!
Just shows me what I can't have all the time!.
Last edited by Dennis Peacock; 11-10-2015 at 11:57 AM. Reason: removed bad language
You should be able to get a step down transformer so you can step down to 110V pretty easy.Sadly a LOT of these nice tools, that are affordable priced even - we can't use here down under coz our power supply is 240V AC not 110V!
Also +1 to the Spyderco Sharpmaker.
Once the knives are sharp it just takes a couple swipes to bring them back.
Honestly though - the past two years I've gone to using ceramic blades for nearly everything.
Ceramic never seem to dull.
The lone exceptions are small paring knives. My wife picks them up in a three pack at Marc's or the Dollar Store for a buck or two.
When they dull, which is pretty quick, a few swipes on the Spyderco brings them right back to razor sharp.
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