Asking
100 people which knife sharpener works best for
you is like asking them what is your favorite color.
With so many different types of knife sharpeners out
on the market, it is really difficult to pick the best.
In addition to the thousands of hand knife sharpeners,
you will come across a variety of electric knife sharpeners.
This makes selecting the best ones really difficult. In
this article, we try to provide an overview on the
different kinds of hand and electric
knife sharpeners on the market. Obviously, products can change and vary
over time, but you can get a pretty good view on what
is available.
Manual
sharpener
 Well
known from many butcher shops and kitchens is the steel
manual sharpener. (Picture from Zwilling/JA Henckels).
This steel sharpener is just ideal for passing the
knife a few times over and honing it again. Apart from
being a very clean method of honing a knife, it is
ideal for every kitchen.
Other
more sophisticated manual sharpeners work by
drawing the knife between two little hardened wheels.
A good example is Rocklers
2 wheel knife sharpener. This very handy tool is just
ideal for refreshing the cutting edge of your blade.
Electric
knife sharpening machines
For
even faster results you might consider one of the different
electric knife sharpeners. Among many different brands
available, ChefsChoice offers a wide range of various
electric sharpening and honing machines. Their 120
Chef'sChoice® EdgeSelect® Diamond
Hone® #120
professional electric unit is really the best
choice if you are looking for an excellent
machine. Coming with conical 100% diamond coated disks
for the first stages, it has got a special
polishing disk at the last step of the sharpening
process. Really a excellent tool.
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