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Which knife sharpeners do y'all recommend

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RJH
RJH Posts: 129
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
I need to get one and am looking for input.[p]Thanks in advance
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  • Bobby-Q
    Bobby-Q Posts: 1,994
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    RJH,
    I can't remember what it is called but the one that CCrider has is pretty amazing. It seemd to be super easy to use and put a rediculous sharp edge on the knives.[p]Charlie? Can you chime in and hook this guy up?
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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
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    RJH,
    i have always taken mint to get them sharpened but i was told <a href="http://www.accusharp.com/">this one<a/> is the one to get.[p]hope this works [p]happy eggin
    tb

    happy eggin

    TB

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  • Unknown
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    RJH,
    First time post I hope the link works but this one is good.
    http://www.warthogsharp.com/
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  • ccrider.disabled
    ccrider.disabled Posts: 168
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    RJH,
    As Bobby-Q said this one works great but it is a little pricey. But again it works fast and puts a super sharp edge on any size knife. I ordered mine from the site below and went with the complete kit. More is always better. Right? Not necessarily. I don't think I will ever use all of it. The 220 stone plus the ceramic rod has done all I have needed.
    That said, the one Bente recomended is the one Cooks Illustrated gave great reviews.

    [ul][li]Edge Pro[/ul]
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  • Chef Arnoldi
    Chef Arnoldi Posts: 974
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    BENTE, that's the one i got and love it
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  • BobS
    BobS Posts: 2,485
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    RJH,
    Depending on what kind of toys you like and perhaps whether you do any woodworking and have tools to sharpen, you may want to consider a Tormek sharpener. This thing us killer but costs upwards of $600. [p]Their patent ran out or something, cause there is a new brand that looks exactly like it and it is about 1/3 the price, but I do not remember the brand.
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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
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    <p />BobS,
    Its called a JET and the Tormek tools interchange with it. This thing puts an incredible edge on my knives. Here's mine. -RP
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  • Peter Creasey
    Peter Creasey Posts: 253
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    RJH,[p]I have good luck with the electric Oster.[p]
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  • Dover_Gal
    Dover_Gal Posts: 116
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    RJH,
    I've been sharpening the same set of chef's knives (Wuesthofs) for 25 years on a diamond whetstone.[p]I've got one of those Wuesthof sharpeners (came with a knife) but I only use it for the scissors. I NEVER use it on the chef's knives as the diamond stone just puts such a great edge on the knives. [p]I provided a link to the one I use.[p]A simple angled stroke alternating each side, with a kind of "j" movement to get all the edge sharpened, followed by a touch of a steel to set the edge. I test the curl of the edge with my thumb to feel the set of the edge and test against butcher paper. It takes maybe a minute or two per knife and is the best way I've found. The other gadgets never seem to work for me.[p]
    [ul][li]Chef's Choice Diamond Whetstone[/ul]
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  • BobS
    BobS Posts: 2,485
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    AZRP,
    Thanks for the information. From all I can read, Jet makes some great tools.
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  • billt
    billt Posts: 225
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    RJH, lansky makes nice products with easy to follow directions.. the most important thing is to consider the type of knives you have and the angle recommended by the manufacturer
    i use japanese water stones but then again i have "issues' korin [google korin] has a c-d on knife sharpening and lee valley tool has a c-d on how to sharpen all kinds of stuff...korin has lots of bamboo skewers and the like, great for presentation kabobs and 1 bite stuff and lee valley is an addiction for me.. if you really want to sharpen do your homework first it is a great skill and applicable to your garden tools as well [another addiction] linked [i think] is a good place to start learning. if link does not work let me know and i can try to e-mail it to you. i served cheap marinated meat at a recent eggfest But it was sliced so thin it seemed tender. don' tell anyone.

    [ul][li]http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=26036[/ul]
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