Wusthof Ceramic Knife Sharpener

by Wüsthof

Product Features

• Ceramic wheels achieve sharp blades with little effort
• Restores edge to recommended 20-degree angle
• Firm grip handle
• Stable wooden base
• Measures 7-1/2 by 3-1/8 by 1-1/4 inches

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 3.2 x 1.4 inches ; 6.9 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: B000066SYP
• Item model number: 2900
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,935 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

A fine complement to honing steels, this ceramic and wood knife sharpener from Wüsthof restores blades to a keen edge with minimal effort and fuss. The concept is simple: grip the handle, brace the base against a countertop, and pull the blade through the refined ceramic grinding wheels. The wheels sit deep in the block to help ensure safety, and the base is quite stable, with minimal side-to-side movement. The sharpener is straightforward and easy to use and includes a scalloped grip in the wooden frame. Because the wheels interlock and overlap, they turn easily, so sharpening only takes about a half dozen swipes. As a note to left-handers, the tool is built only for right- handed use. --Emily Bedard

Product Description

Handheld wood knife sharpener with ceramic sharpening discs provides simple, pull-through edge maintenance and re-alignment for knife blades.<BR>Keep wheels clean with a dry, stiff-bristled brush for optimum performance.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quick Way to Sharpen Knives!, April 17, 2005

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Gavin S. Pope (Cedar Creek, Michigan (the GREAT State of)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wusthof Ceramic Knife Sharpener (Kitchen)

Practice, practice, practice and still I am not good at sharpening knives with the sharpening steel that came with my first Wusthof knife set. I have almost mastered the technique but I still cannot get the knives as sharp as I want. Enter the Wusthof Ceramic Knife Sharpener, with its idiot proof method for keeping knives very sharp. Five or six quick strokes in this device and a very sharp edge is returned to my knives.

Note that I said "keeping" knives sharp. The knives must be relatively sharp to begin with. This sharpener does not sharpen dull knives...it only maintains the sharpness of sharp knives. For very dull or dull knives you need to use an electric sharpener like the one of the Chef's Choice models.

However, if you are like me and have not mastered the traditional sharpening steel this is the easiest way to maintain sharp knives of all manufacturers.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So so, July 6, 2005

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Jorge Martinez "Amunol" (Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wusthof Ceramic Knife Sharpener (Kitchen)

I have a lot of hope, this product would be a wonderfull, but, isn't.

definitively I prefer the sharpening steel, i have better results.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great... if you use it., December 29, 2009

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Skipjack - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wusthof Ceramic Knife Sharpener (Kitchen)

I got this sharpener when I bought a Wusthoff santoku knife, but this will sharpen any non-serrated knife. I even use it on my Swiss Army knife. You just need to be dillegent about using it. I keep mine in my knife drawer and will give my knives a couple swipes whenever I put them away. This keeps them well-honed for the next time I use them.

If you're lazy and you let your knives get too dull between sharpenings.. this product isn't for you.


Pros: Self-explanatory use, very well constructed.

Cons: A little bulky, expensive.