The best knife sharpener

Don Allen

I now have a Chef's choice 120. It sharpens the knifes real good. But I happen to turn it over today and a tablespoon of metal filings fell out. I am afraid that this is bad of my knifes. Does anyone know a better way?

Chef Wil

Don Allen,
I use a Tormek sharpener, do a google search on it.

GrillMeister

<p />Don Allen,[p]I recently bought a Spyderco Sharpmaker 204MF and it rocks. I recommended it to Spring Chicken and he bought one and he's very happy too.[p]It takes me 3 minutes to put a very sharp edge on any kitchen knife. [p]I highly recommend it![p]GrillMeister
Austin, TX

RRP

Don Allen, my knowledge of sharpening is more from years of sharpening various wood working tools - but much of the principle is the same and that means grinding off and wearing down some of the metal in the process. With that said, why are you concerned that you found metal fileings? that's what sharpening is...

mad max beyond eggdome

Don Allen,
i have a 120 as well. . .if you use the first set of sharpeners, you are going to going to grind away a fair amount of metal. ..that's the whole purpose of the first set, to create a new bevel on a very dull blade. ..once you've sharpened a knife on the 120 using all three sets of blades, you shouldn't need to use it again for quite a while (like even as long as a year if you are taking good care of your knives). ..you are now supposed to use a simple sharpening steel to maintain the good edge you've created with the chef's choice. .. .if you do need to use the 120 again, only use the second and third sets of grinders to sharpen them up. ..you should only use that first set when you have a really dull knife. . .HTH

Don Allen

Thank you all for your responses

Toy Man

A Tormek? Ok, the Toy Man is jealous now.[p]Very, very nice.[p]Toy Man[p]

Daddyo

Don Allen,
I use an Apex. Google it. Pricey system, but professional results. Hard to imagine any better.

McKevin

Daddyo,[p]Second that. I bit the bullet a while back & it is an excellent system.

Dr_Redwine

GrillMeister,
I bought one based on you and Spring Chicken giving it positive reviews. You are right, it rocks!
DrR

Unknown

Daddyo,[p]Third that. Excellent !.[p]

Khomini

I use the Chef's choice 2000 commercial diamond hone electric kitchen knife sharpener to sharpen my knives.

Khomini

I use the Chef's choice 2000 commercial diamond hone electric kitchen knife sharpener to sharpen my knives.

Khomini

I use the Chef's choice 2000 commercial diamond hone electric kitchen knife sharpener to sharpen my knives.

Wooderson

A diamond flat stone.   I use the ones i purchased for sharpening chisels and plane blades.   Couple strokes and a hone on a steel and you're golden

Wooderson

A diamond flat stone.   I use the ones i purchased for sharpening chisels and plane blades.   Couple strokes and a hone on a steel and you're golden

Wooderson

A diamond flat stone.   I use the ones i purchased for sharpening chisels and plane blades.   Couple strokes and a hone on a steel and you're golden

Wooderson

..... what in the hell is going on here?

4TheGrillOfIt

Wooderson said:

..... what in the hell is going on here?

It appears you are very emphatic about a diamond flat stone. 

lkapigian

Wooderson said:

..... what in the hell is going on here?

LoL 

Botch

Threads dug up since before 2007 are under the curse from that one guy.  After hitting "Post Comment" I'll be flushing my cash and defacing my History, and rebooting my PRAM, and erasing the floppy.  Very dangerous ground here.  
I'm frightened, but it needed to be said.  

danhoo

danhoo

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womaus

Defacing your history?

What?

womaus

Defacing your history?

What?

womaus

Defacing your history?

What?

AceTech

Not sure if the KME knife sharpener has been mentioned but it should be on your list of options! Adam Savage from myth busters uses it and has a pretty cool video about how he made it better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgYby0IJSVs

AceTech

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AceTech

System throwing date/time error but still posted! 

AceTech

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Ozzie_Isaac

Yup, all posts after about 2010 or '11 do that.