Customer Reviews

Waring PRO KS80 Knife Sharpener, Black and Brushed Stainless

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After my wife complained that our kitchen knives were getting too dull to use, I set out to find a good knife sharpener for household use. I researched a bit and found several options - both manual and electric. One name that kept popping up was "Chef's Choice" and I noticed very few negative comments on their models. Having both a discount coupon and gift certificate from Bed, Bath & Beyond - I decide to make my decision there. Unfortunately, there wasn't any sales staff knowledgeable about knife sharpeners and I had to go it alone. It was there that I first noticed the Waring KS80 Professional Sharpener. With it's black and stainless finish - it was definitely more attractive than the plain white Chef's Choice - but, it was somewhat more expensive retailing at $100. I settled for the Chef's Choice 110, took it home and was promptly disappointed. On the expensive chef's knife I first tried it on, it left a decidedly sharp but ragged edge on the blade. It looked as though I had tried to sharpen the knife on the sidewalk! I didn't dare try sharpening any other knives and risk leaving such an ugly edge on them. Bed, Bath & Beyond gladly made an exchange for the Waring and I was much more pleased with it's final results - a sharp blade with a more visually-pleasing edge. It even cleaned up the rough edge left by the Chef's Choice. The only disadvantage I have found is that, with most knives, the inch or so of blade nearest the handle cannot be sharpened since the hilt of the knife keeps it from being placed into the sharpener's slots. This, however, is not a major drawback since this area of the blade is not frequently encountered in most uses. The Chef's Choice will cover the entire blade length - but with a very rough finish. I recommend the Waring over the Chef's Choice without reservation - but the Waring is probably a bit too expensive for an appliance that will likely see only a very few uses a year.

This product works much better than I expected. It gives a very clean and fine edge to all of the knives I have used with it. I will never use another brand. Buy it you won't be sorry.

I have a manual sharpener, but in reality almost never use it. The electric sharpener makes keeping my knives sharp a no-brainer. There's a coarse grinder for knives that are dull. For most knives the fine- and polishing-grinder works just great. If you have inexpensive knives, the coarse grinder will chew them up, but if you have well-made knives the Waring will work well. I've had good success with the Waring.

I received my knife sharpener very quickly and when I opened the box, I was very impressed; this was no rinky-dinky machine. I read over the instructions which were very simple, then using just a few at a time, over the course of 3 or 4 days, I got all my knives sharpened to a beautiful edge even some that looked hopeless. For years I've tried to learn how to sharpen knives the "old-fashioned" way. Pooh. A couple of minutes and my knife is sharpened to look better than it did when it was new. When they were all sharpened, then the machine went into the cabinet til needed again, whenever that might be. It does heat up and has to rest occasionally, but the instructions warned me of this. I love this product!

Sharpens medium to long knives. Short knives only part of the blade. The first two stations are very powerful and will remove a lot of metal and should only be used if the knife has nicks and no edge at all. The honing stage is best for most of my knives. I suggest using an old knife which you don;t care about first. to test all three operations.

I was tired of sharpening knives manually so though that I would try the Waring Pro KS80. It does put an edge on quickly but you have to be smooth and light with the pressure on the grinding wheel. I am satisfied with this product and recommend it.

I recently purchased this sharpener for my parents because I was sick of going over to their house and using dull knives and having to sharpen them with a stone. I can tell you first hand that this sharpener puts a darn good edge on the knives. If you are used to sharpening your own knives with a stone and you are good at it, don't expect that, but it is reasonable to be able to shave the hair on your arms afterwards...Other plus about this is that it is extremely easy to do, as any knife can be done from start to finish in less than 20 seconds. All in all, a great product and I would certainly recommend to most everyone. MG

I am quite satisfied with this knife sharpener. It leaves a nice sharp edge on my knives. The only negative is that the blade edge nearest to the handle can't be reached. I think this is probably true with any sharpener.

This is a new purchase, so we have only used it once. My husband used it and says he loves how it puts a new edge on both straight and serrated knives. I thought the edge was a little rough near the hasp, but that may be more a factor of someone who hasn't perfected their technique yet, rather than the sharpener. For those few areas that are a little rough, running it down an hand-held honer works well. That being said, the result is a very sharp knife again. The Waring PRO KS80 is well priced and worth the advantage of sharpening your knives at home on your own schedule, rather than having to plan when to take them to a professional. I would recommend this product to a friend.

Very easy to use and produces a much sharper blade faster than I have had with many other sharpening methods.