OT: Knife sharpening setup

jlsm

I know several of you are as anal as my husband about knife sharpening, so I thought I would share his setup. 

He countersunk three quarter-inch magnets in a piece of heavy plastic and then added a bolt. The magnets hold the knife, and the bolt he sets to the right angle and uses it as a guide, being careful not to scrape the stone. He sharpens all the knives at 15 degrees. (I'm very fortunate. If I know I will be cooking at someone else's home, I often bring my own knives. Can't use a dull knife.)

Mickey

Can't sharpen for crap. I give the pro knife maker down the street a fifth and he will do all my knives.

RRP

Not to take anything away from your husbands fine knife sharpening skills, but here's what I use to keep my Asian style blades razor sharp. Got it from Amazon. BTW it was the top rated home sharpener in Cook's Illustrated. It is so simple to use!

Eggcelsior

Mickey said:

Can't sharpen for crap. I give the pro knife maker down the street a fifth and he will do all my knives.

I want to get more into Sharpening but I have a local place that does it to custom bevels for 2 bucks per 5 inches. I can't beat that no matter what.

CheeseheadinAZ

@RRP‌ I'm going to follow your lead once again. Thanks for sharing. I was just looking for a sharpener realizing how bad I needed one while trimming my last brisket. Thanks you FIB

RRP

CheeseheadinAZ said:

@RRP‌ I'm going to follow your lead once again. Thanks for sharing. I was just looking for a sharpener realizing how bad I needed one while trimming my last brisket. Thanks you FIB

LOL - Note that model is for the Asian style meaning a smaller degree angle of 15. They do make them for other angles so you want to check so you don't ruin your knifes.

henapple

@jlsm‌...that's cool. I'd take one.

danv23

Anybody have advise on how I find the right sharpener for my Global knives?

Jaime_Doug

Am hoping to get 2 Globals soon. This is what I read was ok: http://www.amazon.com/MinoSharp-220-GB-Ceramic-Sharpener/dp/B00005OL3L/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3LGGOUDFLU1DD&coliid=I1EP0BIE32CL3U If I'm wrong I hope someone jumps in..I'm scared to manually stone a global..need practice on cheapies :-)

danv23

Jaime_Doug said:

Am hoping to get 2 Globals soon. This is what I read was ok: http://www.amazon.com/MinoSharp-220-GB-Ceramic-Sharpener/dp/B00005OL3L/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3LGGOUDFLU1DD&coliid=I1EP0BIE32CL3U If I'm wrong I hope someone jumps in..I'm scared to manually stone a global..need practice on cheapies :-)

Thanks!!!!!!!

henapple

RRP said:

Not to take anything away from your husbands fine knife sharpening skills, but here's what I use to keep my Asian style blades razor sharp. Got it from Amazon. BTW it was the top rated home sharpener in Cook's Illustrated. It is so simple to use!

Not to take away? Why not merely congratulate her and her husband? It was a look what I'm using thread not a what do you use thread. Omg. ..give it a rest.

Raymont

@jlsm - Pretty ingenious! I use stones to sharpen as well and have a mix of german and a shun.

@henapple you crack me up.