Knife Sharpener

Knife is getting a little dull (an understatement as it could barely score salmon last night) Do you think I should go the combo route or should I invest in individual stones? I know Chosera is rea...

I have a set of knives (Calphalon) that were getting rather dull. I had, based on a youtube video, simply been running them over the honing steel about five times on each side after use. I decided ...

I recently purchased an 8" Global chef's knife after what seemed like a good bit of research trying to find a decent first chef's knife. I have been planning on learning to sharpen knives using a ...

by CHSeifert 2 years ago

I wonder what knife sharpener you use. I own the Global 220 and the 440 and also own the Yaxell combo 1000/600 grit stone. My knives get a ride on the Yaxell stones once every 2-3 months time...

by CHSeifert 2 years ago

I wonder that your favourite knife brands are in your home kitchen collection ? Do you personally feel you get better knife performance and shaprness from the more expensive brands or do you hon...

I was given a "Japanese" knife for Xmas. Went out and bought a matching Japanese 3.5" parer to go with it. I have the old fashioned Arkansas whetstones, which may have worked fine with my Frenc...

Someone talk me out of this. I've wanted this thing for over two years but always balked at price. Yes, I could spend $3/blade to have a store sharpen my knives but the problem is convenience ...

Hi all, Looking for advice on knives and sharpening. We've got the typical, nice-looking stuff you get as wedding presents: decent department-store stainless. The problem: I can put an edge on...

Does anyone have experience with these? If so, please tell me what it's been like. I have two butcher knives (Chicago, 6") & a Victorinix (about 8" long) plus three new Victorinix paring kniv...

by TastyReuben 2 years ago

Please see the pictures below. I have a Wusthof handheld sharpener, pictured below. My question is pretty simple: to use it, should I drag the knife through held as straight as possible, or sh...

by kaleokahu 7 years ago

With all the knife knowledge and esoterica on perpetual parade here at CH, I've never seen a post devoted to the humble table- or butter-knife. Yet, if you think about it, unless you're a butcher ...

I'm just getting into sharpening my own knives and the world of whetstones seems like a lot of fun but a ton of information to sort through. Can someone recommend me a good set of 2 or 3 stones...

by Nyleve 3 years ago

Ok so if you just plain hate the things, please stop reading now. I understand that we will never see eye to eye and I'm ok with that. I need advice on buying a new knife sharpening machine - and I...

I've had my first "real" knife for almost a year now. It's an 8" classic wusthof chef's knife. I've gotten fairly handy with it, and I'm fairly certain I'm good at honing it and am doing so correct...

I've got a few knives I need sharpened. I've heard that knife sharpening is really an art and that u should just have them serviced by a professional 1-3 times per year. What are your thoughts? If ...

I'm still struggling with keeping my knives razor sharp. I've wanted to buy a draw through electric sharpener but there are none that come with rave reviews from the cutlery cognoscenti here on Cho...

by THoey1963 5 years ago

Anyone use one of these? I went to the big box outdoor store today looking for recommendations on a knife sharpening kit for my Wusthof classic kitchen knives. The head knife clerk told me abou...

I know people on here are generally not find of the pull-through knife sharpeners but how does this look to you? http://www.qvc.com/Kleva-S2-Counter-Top-Knife-Sharpeners-with-Suction-Base.produc...

My husband uses a steel to sharpen our Wusthof knives. I was thinking of getting a Wusthof electric knife sharpener for Christmas. Has anyone used one?

Hi! I'm interested in upgrading my knives but I don't intend to send them to be professionally sharpened nor do I want to learn a manual process. I respect those of you who do but I want a simple r...