How about knife sharpeners? I have my eye Chiefs Choice 100 or 110, which is a 3-stage electric sharpener. I don't know a thing about knife sharpeners; anything has to be better than the job I do by hand.
My wife like the fancy sharpeners too. I prefer a good whetstone and a good steel. Getting an edge you could shave with just can't be done with any electric gizmo I know of.
personally, i won't be using any sort of "at home" sharpener - just dont trust them...either send them back to the manufacturer (which does take a while), or send it to a professional (but make SURE they know what angle to put on your knife)....the best way would be to use yourr own whetstones, but i don't have much experience there and don't want to ruin my knives
I just tried my new Chief's Choice model 100 electric knife shapener. It was on sale at Target for only $49. I'm really impressed! I took an old carving knife that I thought I threw out, and put it through my new sharpener. It's never been so sharp! First I cut strips of paper, it was like cutting with a razor blade. Then I sliced up a tomato ... WOW! I didn't hesitate to sharpen every knife we have. I love it!! I have to admit, I was skeptical; and ready to take it back if I couldn't get the razor sharp edge I wanted. Well, I'm keeping it.
Originally posted by Sonny V: I just tried my new Chief's Choice model 100 electric knife shapener. It was on sale at Target for only $49. Sonny
I got one too. They're absolutely unbeatable. The trick is getting a good burr. They also make a Scissor sharpener that works equally as well. You wanna drive yourself crazy? Try to remember where every pair of scissors are in the house because you can't stop sharpening! My mother found out about the sharpeners I bought and showed up with a 3 foot box filled with knives and scissors of every dimension.
Do your self a favor and keep it a secret. Just tell folks you ship them out like the guys above suggest.
I wonder how much I would have paid to have all my knives sharpened? I bet they wouldn't have come back any sharper than what they are now—some things are actually made better today than years ago.
Well, plus it's right there next to you now. It's not just the one sharpening. It's there for touchups and refreshenings. I mean, unless you're going to have the guy living in the house with you, I'd say we got the better deal.
I use a three course oil stone sharpener. You start out with the coarse stone, then the medium then fine. Oil is the medium of choice. My edges stay longer than the machines can make them. Keep the edge by using the steel every time I pick up the knife. Even the finest steel knives do wear down, so you have to go back to the stones everey once in a while. The steel does not sharpen, it simply straightens the edge.
And here's something for you knife experts. What do you know about these never-need-to-sharpen deals my neice keeps trying to sell a set of to me?
I don't even remember what the brand is, and I wonder if that even matters. Can someone just tell me...does such a thing exist? Or is that just a lot of hoo hah?
I've got to think that if they were any good, they would have come up on this thread long before now. Common sense tells me any blade is going to go dull after a certain amount of use. It's just physics, man.
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