Sharp Pebble Complete Whetstone Knife Sharpening System 1000 6000 Grit Wet Stone Sharpener Kit with Built-In Angle Guides

The Sharp Pebble sharpening stone works exactly as described. Easy to use, well made, and it sharpened my knives quickly with great results. The stone feels solid, holds water well, and provides a smooth, consistent sharpening surface. Perfect for beginners and experienced users alike. Great value for the quality. Highly recommend. Read more

If you're the kind of person who is going to get serious about your kitchen cutlery, if you plan on ever owning things like a chef knife that costs $200 or more, you NEED to learn how to maintain it yourself. You won't get value for your money over time from a knife that's become dull, even if you spent $1,000 on it. (And there is no such thing as a knife that never needs sharpening!) I actually work at the only place in my city (that I'm aware of) that still offers "professional sharpening," and I wouldn't trust my kitchen knives to my own workplace, or even MYSELF at that workplace. We don't have the TOOLS there to do what I would consider a good enough job for my chef knife, or honestly even my pocket knife. "Professional sharpening" at a high quality level just isn't a thing anymore in the retail market. If you care enough about cooking to buy expensive knives, nobody else in the world cares about those knives as much as you do, and nobody else has to cook with them. The cool thing is it's not DIFFICULT to get very, very good at sharpening knives. The only bad thing is it takes a LOT of repetition... that's all... repetition. The only "trick" or "hard part" about mastering knife sharpening is training your muscle memory to do the exact same motion, angle of stroke, every time, and the ONLY way to train that memory is to do it thousands and thousands... and thousands... and thousands... of times. As you repeat the motion, the more you do it right the better you get at it, but the more you do it WRONG the more you have to practice to get it right. That's what the guide is for. The way this product and its guides are designed, it's perfect for learning to sharpen. It REALLY helps, if you take your time on each stroke, to get it just right every time, in both directions. That minimizes your WRONG strokes, so every stroke you ever do is a good one, helping train your muscle memory faster without wasting time. It'll still take you 10,000 strokes to get good at it, but you won't waste 5,000 strokes. To me, that's worth scratching some blades. I'm not going to spend $200 or more on a knife before I know how to properly care for it, so I'm gonna have other, good but cheaper, knives that I know I'll replace. Scratches don't really hurt the knife, its ability to make cooking a pleasure in my kitchen, I just know that when I DO buy really expensive knives, I won't want THOSE scratched up. So my recommendation and review is: If you're someone who thinks you WILL eventually get REALLY nice, expensive knives, buy this sharpener now, before you do that. Use it to LEARN with cheap, $20 Walmart knives you don't care about, or a $150 Henkel that's a good knife but you'll eventually replace anyway, and don't worry about it if you get scratches on those. Then once you get good at sharpening, you can get a different stone (or just remove the guides) and not worry about scratching up higher-end knives. By the way, I gave "ease of use" 3 stars because this product does HELP, but there is no product that makes knife sharpening easy. The ONLY thing that makes it easy is practice, and this product got more than 1 star there because it does help make practicing, itself, a lot easier. Read more

I like the sharpening stone. I have already had good results with it. However I was unable to download the sharpening guide on the website. After I applied for it, the website said it would arrive via email in a few minutes, It never came. I tried twice but never received it. Read more

I purchased some high-quality knives a few years ago: chef's, paring, utility, boning, and, of course, bread. I have been expanding my culinary hobby, focusing on making better cuts when preparing foods and carving once cooked. As you can imagine, my knives started to feel the pain over time. Dulling of the knives was a slow process, but eventually, I admitted that these knives were getting dull; now what? When a knife blade is blunt or dull, it requires more pressure to cut, making it more likely to slip and, ouch, get cut! The finished product is torn, not sliced, and if I want even cuts for cooking, something needs to be done. After much research and many Web-based videos, I wanted to purchase a Whetstone Knife Sharpener. Which one, how do I use it, and will it work? So, right before the holidays, I bought one I thought would be best for beginners and pros. I purchased Sharp Pebble Knife Sharpening Stone Kit-Grit 1000/6000 Wet Stone-Built in Angle Guides. The product arrived, and I watched the videos on how to use it. Angles are essential, so I soaked the stone and, using the angle guide, sharpened my favorite knife, the Chef's knife. Admittedly, it took some getting used to, but slowly, I got the hang of it and sharpened my first knife. I did the paper test, and wow, it worked! What's that? Did I scratch the side of my knife? Yes, my beautiful, shiny knife was scratched. Oh no. But wait, who cared? I was the only person who used it, and it was sharp. And if I really wanted to take the time, those scratches can be polished out. That night, I sliced all types of vegetables for salads and cooking. Perfect cuts, the knife is like new. I proceeded to sharpen the other knives and have enjoyed keeping them in perfect sharpened condition. I have also used it for my fishing and pocket knives. Take your time, don't rush, and learn. You can also enjoy sharp, safe knives. I enjoy this new addition to my culinary hobby and hope you do! Read more

Excellent product. There is a learning curve. I will be focusing more time to improve and master the texchnique. Read more

This sharpener works awesome and is easy to use. It sharpened each of my knives very well. Read more

Other customers should know how your stones are different in the way that they are made compared to many other Chinese-made stones that, to all outward appearances, look identical. Some of these stones sell for as little as six or seven dollars. If your stones are worth more because they are of superior quality, tell us how. Also, there should be more emphasis on teaching customers how to judge exactly how dull their knives are, not just by cutting vegetables or paper. How do your customers know whether they should start with a 400 grit stone or a 1,000 grit stone? If you start with the 1,000 grit stone on a very dull knife, getting it sharp can take close to an hour. If you start instead with a 400 grit stone, it can take much less time. Read more

Great stone. But the angle pieces gets in the way when sharpening Read more