Chefs Choice 316 Diamond Hone Knife Sharpener for 15-Degree Knives with Precision Guides to Sharpen Straight and Fine

The best helper in the kitchen!!! I'm so happy to have this thing on hand. I cook all the time, and my knives have to be perfect for me!!! It's about uniformity and the quality of the finished dish. The sharpener works flawlessly, sharpening any size knife. I recommend it. Read more

This a great product, easy to work with and gets the knives hellish sharp. There are other products of the same brand out there that are much more expensive and I’m sure do a great job as well but this work plenty well. Trust me, you can’t/don’t need to get your knives any more sharper! Read more

I like this sharpener. I got tired of sharpening by hand while this machine is not fast it's faster than hand sharpening. Read the instructions! They are detailed and thorough and necessary. First time sharpening chef's knives will take a while to establish the new 15 degree profile. Start Coarse and draw the blade slowly though the guide. Allow 20-30 seconds per pass for an 8 inch knife. Make the same number of passes on each side. Once the bevel is formed repeat the process on the Fine side. Once the edge is established it can usually be dressed on the Fine side only. Read more

So far I have used it to sharpen Shun knives and a Joyce Chen Chinese cooks knife. My Shun knives were not really dull, so I only used stage 2. The Joyce Chen Chinese cooks knife (like a lightweight cleaver), had a bent section on the edge of the blade. (Bone damage). I used stage one until it formed a burr along the entire edge of the blade, then polished it in stage two. In stage one it ground off the bent section leaving a tiny gap in the edge, but, it is now straight. I am sure in subsequent sharpening, that will disappear as well. At present have not converted any of my Western knives to the 15 degree Asian edge, but, My forged Santoku is thin and sharp, and is a idea candidate for Asian edge conversion. So far I have found nothing to complain about. It is a well made precision Blade sharpener. Highly recommended. Read more

For years I sought a way to keep my two most heavily-used kitchen knives sharp. I tried several department store sharpeners, none of which worked. I also tried a small wet stone I bought when I was twelve to sharpen my "Little Swede" pocket knife. But I could never get a good edge with it. So I checked out America's Home Kitchen, and they recommended the Chef's Choice sharpener. I bought the two-stage model (with honing and polishing wheels only, no beveling wheel) because my knives were still in fairly good shape despite my clumsy efforts to sharpen them with inferior methods. The beveling wheel makes sense if your knives are in rough shape or if you like to buy used knives. At first, the Chef's Choice sharpener rattled alarmingly, but once it broke in, it ran smoothly and quietly. It works well. I use it weekly now to hone and polish two stamped Henckels knives that get daily use. I can return both blades to factory sharpness (or slightly better) with just a few swipes; the built-in guides ensure that the sharpening angle is always right. Keep in mind that this knife sharpener works only with thin-bladed knives. It does not sharpen my old "Little Swede" pocket knife. But I'm satisfied with the purchase. Read more

Takes a lot of time and edge only gets pretty good. Honing improves edge, but not as sharp as a new knife. Read more

This this is a great sharpener. I would suggest everyone who likes to cook and needs sharp knives to buy one. Read the directions and follow them you will have no problem. Awesome product. A very good value. Will sharpen your knives to extreme edges worthy of chefs to use. Read more

I just received my Knife Sharpener tonight, and pulled about 7 of my daily used knives. All of them turned quit sharp, much more than I had expected. The machine does make a bit of noise, but to me, that was expected and didn't bother me at all. It only took a few passes for each #1 and #2 to get them all very sharp! So much I have to warn the family to be careful now when using them. Super satisfied! Read more