Electric Knife Sharpeners
54There is a surprisingly large assortment of something as simple as an electric knife sharpener. There are all shapes, sizes, abilities, prices, and incorporated materials depending on how much you want to spend, what you want the knife sharpener to do. and whether it is for household or professional use.
Even serrated knives need to eventually be sharpened, so if you use a lot of them, make sure your sharpener can be used on those as well as on straight edge knives.
Consider the amount of space you have available on your counter top since some sharpeners take up a larger amount of room. A compact size will usually be more than sufficient for home use.
There is the small inexpensive household electric knife sharpener that is part of a can opener, which can be purchased very reasonably at drug or dollar stores.
But if you want to upgrade to a more expensive version that does a superior job, there are many to choose from.
Chefs Choice Electric Knife Sharpeners
Some have won awards such as "Best Overall" by the Wall Street Journal in 2007 for the Model 130 Chef's Choice Professional Sharpening Station. This amazing tool offers features in a compact appliance for professionally sharpening, steeling, and stropping all brands and types of knives (straight edge or serrated, kitchen, sports, fishing, hunting, and pocket knives). There are three separate stages: Stage 1 for sharpening the edge with 100% diamond abrasives; Stage 2 providing a sharp edge by ultra-sharp microscopic teeth; and Stage 3 with a flexible stropping disk that polishes and sharpens the edge.
A Seal of Approval from the Handyman Club of America Magazine was given to the Model 120, Chef's Choice Diamond Hone EdgeSelect, a professional sharpener using 100% diamond coated disks plus a stropping/polishing disk. It takes just seconds to produce a customized edge of extreme sharpness and durability on both straight edge and serrated knives.
A Field Tested Seal of Approval by North American Hunter Magazine was given to Chef's Choice Model 320 Diamond Hone FlexHone/Strop. This new stropping/polishing technology resharpens with less metal removal than occurs with conventional means.
Vogue Patterns Magazine gave an "Editors Pick" to Chef's Choice Diamond Hone ScissorPro Model 500 which produces super sharp scissors. With built-in precision angle guides and 100% diamond abrasives, this sharpener can be used on everything from delicate embroidery scissors to poultry shears, and no disassembly of the scissors is required.
While you will be able to find a decent assortment of electric knife sharpeners in a brick and mortar store, your best shot at getting a great deal is to go online and buy one.
Electric Knife Sharpeners Links
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