Kitchen Knife Sharpeners
hardwood
Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3583 iowa |
2006-12-23 138294
The Mrs. brought home a fresh whole pork loin the other day and asked me to help slice it into smaller roasts. I could'nt believe how dull her kitchen knives were, like using a hack saw akmost. Does anyone have a favorite brand of sharpner that really works and doesn't cost a fortune. Thanks. Frank.
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bvance
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 280 The Great Pacific NorthWet, Olympia, WA Pics |
2006-12-23 138298
Hardwood,
Not sure what constitutes a fortune, but we have a Chef's Choice model #130 that sells for about $140.00. It is an electric grinder that has different slots for progressive edging. It will even sharpen serrated edged knives.
I was always leery of the old electric grinders, but they have really improved these. I recently bought a $150 Santuku chef's knife for my wife and this is the sharpener the mfg. recommends. It does a great job.
I have tried other sharpeners in the past, from stropping steel to ceramic to stones and just have not had any luck. If it's easy to use, the knives will always stay sharp....even if it is a bit expensive.
Hope that helps. ....
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hardwood
Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3583 iowa |
2006-12-23 138303
Bvance; Thanks for the info I'll get one ordered, we probably have more than 140.00 tied up in ones that never worked. We don't have any real high dollar knives, but dull ones of any price are about worthless. Merry Christmas. Frank. ....
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Peters
Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3034 Northern AL Pics |
2006-12-23 138306
Frank; I am afraid I have a wet stone and hand sharpen everything, but if you are passing out sharpeners for Christmas Santa Frank. Naturally I am interested in sharpening the blades for the 16" planer, 6" jointer and chisels. You can tell her you need it for the Kitchen knives and reap the benifits.
Being poor I use my friends at the moment. ....
Link: Makita
 
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hardwood
Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3583 iowa |
2006-12-23 138308
Peters; When we had the furniture plant I had a local fellow who did sharpening for a living take care of the planer, jointer knives, shaper cuttere, carbide blades, etc. he always did an excellent job and did'nt charge much. It just wasn't practical time wise to have an empolyee use production time to sharpen tools. Last time I was at his shop he had a new machine about the size of a VW beetle that had more buttons and dials on it than the Univac, all computer controled of course. Merry Christmas. Frank. ....
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hardwood
Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3583 iowa |
2006-12-23 138309
Peters; Guess I did'nt answer the whole queation you asked me. I could look thru the closets and the basement and probably come up with enough usless sharpeners, Vegematics, Billy May super duty slicers, dicers, majic jar openers. etc. likely still in the unopened boxes that the kids have given their Mother over the years to fill a pickup truck, so how bout a road trip to Iowa? Frank. ....
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Peters
Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3034 Northern AL Pics |
2006-12-23 138310
Sorry Frank the next trip will be along 15 to CA not that far north. UPS does deliver in AL though.
The alternate in the picture link is a Harbor Freight grinder that is similar price the the dedicated knife system. Merry Christmas. ....
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Billy
Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 975 Southeast Oklahoma Pics |
2006-12-23 138312
Frank, I guess mine would be the Norton Multi Oilstone Sharpener. It's nothing fancy but it'll sharpen a knife as good as any. It does have a bit of a learning curve. Once you learn at what angle to sharpen a knife, you've got it made. You won't ever have a dull knife again.
Also pick up a good quality steel. It's a must. F. Dick and Forschner are my two favorites. Not that they are the best but good quality at a reasonable price.
Merry Christmas
Billy ....
Link: 3-way Multi Oilstone Sharpening System
 
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hardwood
Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3583 iowa |
2006-12-23 138313
Billy, You're right on the angle of the edge, and that was always my downfall, I just could'nt seem to keep it consistent. The fellow I spoke of who sharpend our woodshop tools always left kind of a second minibevel on the very edge of the blade that was hardly visible without a hand lense, I don't know the strategy behind that but they always cut better than new planer or jointer knives. Frank. ....
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SG8NUC
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 579 g Pics |
2007-01-03 138466
Billy,
We have used the three way stone system for years and it is one of the best.
Hardwood,
If you hold the handle and look down the edge of the knife blade you can see that one side is off set, sharpen the other side until they match and it will be sharp. With pratice you can feel the difference in the drag on the stone.
for kitchen knives I have a $5 item that has two washers on it and you drag the knife through the washers and it forms an edge. This system eats up the knife and I do not suggest useing it on top dollar knives.
good luck ....
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8x56mn
Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 167 Watkins Glen NY |
2007-01-04 138468
Well I have a sharpening buisness on the side and have purchased a True Hone, I believe it's the best on the market. It will put a razor edge if you like, on anything, thick or thin, long or short in about 30 seconds. It's pricey about 750.00. hey send them all to me and I turn them around in 1 day.
Gary ....
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kthompson
Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5275 South Carolina Pics |
2007-01-04 138469
Hardwood,
I bought some different lower price items over the years but the simplest and best one I found is a piece of wood with holes drilled at the proper angle to place the cermanic stones in. THey form a "V" and you hold the knife vertical and just pull it through. Of course it is for touch up, but that is what most of the time our kitchen knives need. When you do get them sharp, keep them out of the dishwasher and a loose drawer. Oh yea, like that is going to happen. ....
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hardwood
Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3583 iowa |
2007-01-04 138471
As this all turned out I was in the local coffee shop a couple mornings after I first posted, so I brought up the subject of knife sharpeners. Turns out a local fellow whom I know fairly well is an advid hunter, fisherman, trapper, trap shooter, etc.. Turns out his hobby is sharpening knives with some sort of hand held stones, he said bring them up, give me an hour. Result was, razor sharp, almost insulted the man trying to pay him. Neat guy. Frank. ....
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SG8NUC
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 579 g Pics |
2007-01-04 138476
sounds like you found the best system of all. ....
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AnnBrush
Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 463 Troy OH Pics |
2007-01-04 138477
Over the years I have had opportunity to work with folk in packing plants (slaughter houses) - they ALL use the same method to sharpen the hundreds of thousands of knives they use all day - a regular sharpening steel. The key is to sharpen often. Of course you also have to know how to use a steel properly. ....
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Iowafun
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 955 Central Iowa Pics |
2007-01-04 138478
Ann, is a sharpening steel one of those hand-held metal post thingys that look like a rough (not polished) rod of steel? I just want to make sure I know what you are talking about.
My wife's cousin's jusband used something like that on his expensive cooking knives over Christmas. He has to have the best of everything so that people look up to him. In his mind they do. To everyone else, he's just a guy with ADD and a Neil Young look that he's not quite pulling off. Did I mention he's basically a male gold-digger to be blunt? ....
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SG8NUC
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 579 g Pics |
2007-01-04 138481
Iowafun,
Dont sugar coat it, tell us how you realy feel. ....
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Billy
Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 975 Southeast Oklahoma Pics |
2007-01-04 138482
Ann, a sharpening steel is only used to maintain an edge. In other words it straightens the edge that's already there. Once the edge is worn down it has to be redone by some kind of grinding. ....
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AnnBrush
Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 463 Troy OH Pics |
2007-01-05 138497
I stand corrected: In that case I regularly maintain the edge of my kitchen knives with a steel, I have found that they dont require sharpening that way. ....
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