- Coarse for dull and damaged knives
- Fine for polishing the knife and for quick touch-ups for an already sharp knife
- Patented Edge Grip feature allows sharpening on the edge of the table or counter top- prevents the tip of larger knives from dragging over the surface of the counter
- Compact for easy storage. Carbide blades (Coarse) provide quick edge setting capabilities, and the ceramic rods (Fine) are used for the final edge honing
- Non-slip base for added stability and control
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Balsam Bachoua
Worked great!!!!
I've never sharpened my Calphalon knives. I've had then for 3-4 years. The last time I cut meat I worked up a sweat because the knives were so dull. Tonight I sharpened them and the chicken cuts like butter!!! I'm in heaven!
Charles Reiter
It really works.
I decided to purchase this sharpener with a bit of skepticism that it could rehab some dull knives in the drawer. I figured it's less expensive than taking my knives into a shop to have sharpened. I have this bottom of the line Henckels chef's knife that couldn't cut through the skin of a tomato. If this sharpener could make this a usable knife, then I'm sold. When I received the package, I opened it immediately to give it a try. I ran my knife through the coarse sharpener 8 times then 4 times on the fine side. I could literally feel the metal being shaved off the edges. I ran my finger on the edge and definitely could tell the difference. The major test was the following morning cutting through an unpeeled onion and a tomato. What was the worst knife in the kitchen is now a serviceable tool. Thank you amazon and KitchenIQ. Great buy.
Ethan Belgard
EDUCATION: It is NOT rust on the coarse sharpener. The bronze colour is called 'brazing'.
I am a mechanical engineer. What many reviewers have mistaken for rust around the metal coarse sharpening side is actually an alloy used to 'braze' on the carbide insert that actually does the sharpening. This is stated in the product description. Look up brazing on Wikipedia. If you look closely you'll see the bronze colour surrounds a rectangular block, which is the carbide sharpening material. It is set in place (into a ground out section, which is why the surrounding bronze colour always fills out a circular arc) using the technique called brazing.
Edward Rush
Cheap solution to a dull knife
Who likes a dull knife? Not this guy. Who likes expensive, time consuming sharpening stones? No thank you! This little sharpener is surprising good for the price! I ordered it along with a knife because it saw that it was cheap and the reviews were good. I wasn't expecting much because I've owned several cheap sharpeners. This one surprised me immediately. On the coarse side, you can see the metal shavings peeling off with every stroke. I tested it on an old kitchen knife that had lots of little chips in it and the sharpener took out all the chips in just a few strokes. After taking it through the fine side I was able to shave hair off my arm. I'm sure there are better sharpeners out there, but I doubt you'll find one for this price that's comparable.
Francis Parisien
Great product!
I'm very surprised by how well this product works. I make knives and sharpen my knives by Japanese wet stone or belt grinder. I sharpen my mom's and grandma's knives by stone whenever I visit. I've tried to teach my mom to use a honing stick while I'm gone to keep the knives in good shape, but she can't seem to get the hang of it, so I decided to buy this product because of the simplicity of use. I tested it on a few of my dull knives at home, and it takes about 10 strokes on the course grind, and 10 strokes on the fine grind to get a sharp enough edge to slice printer paper without tearing. I love how simple and how little time it takes to sharpen a knife enough for kitchen use. I can get a knife much sharper by using a stone or belt grinder, but for normal kitchen use, being able to cut a piece of printer paper cleanly is good enough. Now my mom and grandma can sharpen their knives whenever they need it. I highly recommend this product!
Maj Jackson
Works well. Sharpened up a number of old knives.
I've been in the process of getting rid of old/junky/cheap knives, sharpening those that are of reasonable quality, and replacing others with new high-quality knives. I ordered this sharpener along with a mandolin and a few other kitchen items (including a nice knife), as it was suggested during the checkout process and seemed to have good reviews. I was able to resurrect a few knives that were in the "save or dispose of" pile, where I was unsure as to if they could be sharpened and/or worth keeping. Very quickly and easily, in less than a few minutes, I was able to get these knives shockingly sharp. I can't (yet) speak to the longevity of this sharpener, but I can state that with the 4 or 5 knives I sharpened, it absolutely is effective and will make short work of a marginal knife. Another related tip, make sure you're only cutting on appropriate material, such as a wood or plastic cutting board. Cutting on hard surfaces such as plates or countertops is what ruins most knives.
David Cote
Been Using Since 2015, Fantastic little thing.
I decided to actually come back to this nearly two years later to review it because it kind of got lost to me to review it back then. However, since I've bought it, I've heard my husband talk about it on and off. Just yesterday with my daughter he was going over sharp knife safety, and he just said how much he still absolutely loves it. Of every gift I've ever given him, this is the only thing I've heard still get praise nearly two years later. So I figured that was worth going back to my orders, searching 'sharpener' and reviewing it. Highly pleased with it still.
Jeannette Chambers
Wow, this really worked.
I ordered this because so many reviews said it worked when others of similar design did not deliver the sharpening abilities that they promised. I have used at least a half dozen with similar "pull the blade through the groove design" and none of them worked well enough that I ever bothered to give them a second chance. But, I was growing tired of buying new chef's knives for my elderly mother who refuses to steel the nice Victorinox knives I have been buying for her. She dulls them quickly to the point where steeling them is no longer effective. For five and a half dollars, I thought it would be cheaper if I could save her old knives rather than buying new $25 knives for her. She was so impressed with the results that she pulled out of her junk drawer multiple retired paring knives, a filet knife and a huge 12 inch American made chefs knife that was about 30 years old and asked me to sharpen them. I was able to bring back a cutting edge on all of them! Maybe not as sharp as new, but plenty sharp for use in the kitchen. The worst couple of blades needed about dozen passes through the "coarse" groove instead of the 3 or 4 the instructions recommended, but it did put a sharp edge on all of them. I don't know how many knives this will sharpen before losing its effectiveness, but it handled the first eight badly dulled knives I tried. Hopefully it will last for many more. Highly recommended.
KD Wilson
I gotta say this is the best sharpener I ever bought in my whole life
I gotta say this is the best sharpener I ever bought in my whole life. I got it today and brought it to work. I work at a japanese restaurant as a sushi cher and I sharpened it at work and wow my knife was like sharp like a samurai sword ! Even my coworkers were surprised and asked me to order one for them. It was so sharp that i barely touched the knife and my pinky fingers got cut deep and I had to be sent home from work. Thanks for the product ! Now I don't have to use the stone or sharpen rod that much anymore. 😎
Aida Cunanan
so having every knife tomato ready is great. By the way
Some folks suggest NOT using on high-end knives. I use this on my high-end German knife and it performs as well as any expensive sharpener. If your "good" knife requires some fancy sharpener, perhaps the knife is the problem. I use this on 3 large kitchen knives, as well as paring knives, and it keeps them all in tip top shape. I do a lot of cutting, so having every knife tomato ready is great. By the way, I'd ignore the (bad) advice on serrated knives; while I don't use serrated knives for most things, they can be useful for slicing bread and so on-- I use this sharpener on my serrated knives and it hasn't let me down yet. If you want an expensive sharpener to fiddle around with, be my guest; for me, I'd prefer to spend my time USING sharp knives, rather than adding undetectable macho-sharpness I don't need. Find a couple of good videos before you start-- the instructions are ok, but don't actual demonstrate all the features! Look sharp for less.