Chef's Choice Pronto Santoku/Asian Manual Knife Sharpener

by EdgeCraft

Product Features

• Fastest manual sharpener on the market: first stage sharpens, second stage hones and polishes
• Diamond abrasives are used in both stages: diamond wheels hold their shape, can sharpen any alloy, and there is no need to use messy water or oil while sharpening
• Precise bevel angle control for an ultra sharp 15-degree asian style edge
• For straight and serrated santoku and other double-bevel asian style knives
• Can be used left or right handed, Soft touch handle provides easy and secure grip

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 5.2 x 7.5 inches ; 0.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002JIMVS0
• Item model number: 463
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,085 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Chef's Choice 463 pronto manual asian/santoku sharpener is the fastest manual sharpener on the market. The 463 includes two stages, one for sharpening and a second for honing/polishing for a razor-sharp, arch- shaped edge that is strong and durable. 100-Percent diamond abrasives are used in both stages 1 and 2, and the diamond abrasive wheels will hold its shape indefinitely, (unlike ceramic wheels which lose shape over time). The criss-cross sharpening technology creates an extremely sharp edge with lots of bite the diamond abrasive wheels sharpen simultaneously into and out-of edge for a superior burr-free edge. Micron size diamond abrasives in stage 2 leave your knife with a super sharp polished edge. The precise bevel angle control sharpens to an ultra sharp asian-style 15-degree edge. The pronto is safe to use on straight edge and serrated santoku, and other double bevel asian style knives.

Customer Reviews

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the search is over!, November 4, 2009

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Reto Biaggi "reto biaggi" (greensboro) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chef's Choice Pronto Santoku/Asian Manual Knife Sharpener (Kitchen)

I am a personal chef and caterer and use my Asian Shun Kershaw knife 6 to 8 hours a day, 6 days a week. Of course that will dull any blade and so far the only good solution was for me to send my knife back to the factory every 6 months to be re-sharpened. Losing the use of my knife for 3 weeks was never fun; I do have a replacement, a Victorinox Fibrox chef knife, but it is not quite same.

So I tried a sharpening stone, the kershaw electric sharpener (mistake, I had to send the knife to the factory right after using that), the Wusthof santoku sharpener (not effective enough), a diamond coated steel, built a wood stand for my sharpening stone at the required 15 degree angle (that worked pretty well). And then I found this.

I have used it and it is wonderful! The blade is back to factory sharpness and it is very easy to use. Plus I can use it to hone the knife everyday before using it to maintain the edge. My search is over! Thank you Chef's choice. To my knowledge it is the only easy to use sharpener on the market that works for Asian knifes.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised, November 24, 2009

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B. Swiech (Smithton, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chef's Choice Pronto Santoku/Asian Manual Knife Sharpener (Kitchen)

I have never had any luck with manual or electric knife sharpeners and was hesitant to try and sharpen my expensive knives on one only to have the edge completely trashed, which has happened. However I have been without the use my santoku for too long and decided to purchase this item. I didn't expect much, however it was recommended by cook's illustrated so I figured I would give it a try. I got it today and tried it and was amazed at how it put a razor sharp edge on all my dull knives. I highly recommend this product to anyone with Asian style knives that need a good sharpening.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars MinoSharp is much better, April 1, 2010

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Food lover "Terry" (Western Virginia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Chef's Choice Pronto Santoku/Asian Manual Knife Sharpener (Kitchen)

I own a nice set of Global knives and I got tired of using their "waterstone" to sharpen them (nice job but tedious). I've tried both this product by Chef's Choice and the MinoSharp (also available from Amazon). I found the MinoSharp to be far superior. Both products are easy to hold and use. They have, however, very different methods of sharpening. Chef's Choice uses two abrasive bars in a V shape configuration. MinoSharp uses small round sharpening stones over which the knife glides (one for course, the other for fine sharpening). With Chef's Choice you need to use a lot of pressure to sharpen the knife and it does not sharpen as well as the MinoSharp, which requests you to use light pressure. The difference in pressure also makes me feel that a lot of steel is being taken with the Chef's Choice. I've read the testimonials of the "5's" but their results have not been mine. If you do select the MinoSharp my only caveat would be that you need to be very careful once you sharpen your knife--it really does come out razor sharp.