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High-quality knives are a lifetime investment, and should be treated accordingly. Sharpening a knife is best done in two stages, as this device does. First, the knife is moved back and forth about twenty times in slot one (numbered for quick reference). Diamond abrasives remove the old edge and create a new bevel. In slot two, finer diamond abrasives create a second bevel for strength, and polish the edge to a razor sharpness. Bright red rollers guide the blade as you push and pull to ensure the proper angle.
Lightweight, compact, and portable, the sharpener stores handily in a kitchen drawer and can be carried on a camping or hunting trip. The durable body is composed of engineering plastic that simply wipes clean. Designed with nonslip feet and a sure-grip handle for either right- or left-handed users, the manual sharpener measures 7 by 2-1/4 by 2 inches and is covered by a one-year warranty. The tool is not intended for use on scissors or serrated blades. --Ann Bieri
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Chef's Choice 440 Diamond Hone Manual Sharpener
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works about as well as one could ever hope,
By biankita (Miami, Fl) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chef's Choice 440 2-Stage Manual Sharpener (Kitchen)
I thought I was quite a knife expert, having practised using a two sided stone at a cooking store where I purchased the first of my fine chefs' knives. I would use the stone every month or so and then follow with periodic fine tuning with a steel. I have been following this routine for twenty years and I thought my knives were getting the best treatment. Well, that was until I found the manual 440 two stage. I believe that only a manual can sharpen and protect a knife because overheating is known to change the temper of high carbon steel. After I got married my wife had this 440 sitting in the cabinet and I gave it a try. Not having the instructions, I used the philosophy that less is more and only pulled a few strokes through the 1 side and a few through the 2. The results were amazing! This inexpensive device preserves the hollow ground and it is almost impossible to do damage to a quality knife with this sharpener. I immediately sent one to my mother and she is getting excellent results now too. Providing that the knife is quality to start with and has not been abused by cutting on hard surfaces or clanging against metal and plates in a dishwasher, you will experience a knife that is sharper than a barber's razor. Here is a case where easy and cheap beats all other options.
28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wake up your inner chef.,
By Joseph Ekaitis "author of Collinsfort Village" (Southern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Chef's Choice 440 2-Stage Manual Sharpener (Kitchen)
The set of knives we had received as a wedding gift had grown dull because I foolishly used them on a tempered glass cutting board. As the edges dulled, so did my interest in the art of food preparation. Eventually, I was reduced to mincing garlic and chopping onions in a food processor.
Then I began watching "Iron Chef" and its American cousin "Iron Chef America" on Food Network. The skill of those talented men and women lit a spark inside me. I longed to take that big chef's knife in hand once more and send its blade through a big juicy onion. It was a tear-jerking experience because the knife was so dull, I could barely cut the onion in half and lop off the root and stem before its pungent aroma overpowered me. Dejected, I finished the task in the, you guessed it, food processor. While shopping, I came across this sharpener. The explanation on the back of the package was a revelation. Seems concave hollow-ground edges are especially vulnerable to bending and blunting. The Chef's Choice solution: sharpen the edge into a slightly bulging V, then hone a more sharply angled bevel. The edge is now bolstered by the blade, not exposed to the dulling forces of hard surfaces. Made perfect sense to me. I tossed the sharpener into my cart along with a brand new wood cutting board (yes, like the type they use on both "Iron Chef" and "Iron Chef America"). My big chef's knife needed 100 strokes in the sharpening channel. After 10 quick swipes through the honing channel, it plowed through a big brown onion (the strong kind) faster than I could shed a tear. Cloves of garlic fell apart like tiny sticks of butter. Now that my knives have been resurrected, I give them a quick sharpening after I wash and dry them, and before I put them away. When the cooking muse stirs, I can get right to work without pausing to sharpen up. At this price, it can't hurt to find out if all your knives need is a good sharpening.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a good thing.,
By JEV Jr. (ALABAMA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chef's Choice 440 2-Stage Manual Sharpener (Kitchen)
I purchased a super-duper knife set form a t.v. shopping net
work that starts with a "Q". When they arrived they were so-so sharp. In a coulpe of weeks I was sorry I bought them. Lucky for me I kept my old set(Chicago Cutlery). I then discovered this sharpner and WOW. It brought my old set back to a very sharp edge and the "super-duper set back an edge that would cut tomatoes with out squashing them. Lesson: Don't buy knives that have composit blades and claim to be ever-sharp. Also don't judge a sharpner by it price. This is a good sharpener.
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