knife sharpener advice

[seikopath]

Need something to help keep my Japanese kitchen knives tip top. Preferably something cheap effective and idiot proof. If I can spend less than a tenner I'll be happy. Grateful for any recommendations . cheers Dave

[markc]

Lansky Blade Medic: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2/277-5273307-1271315?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=lansky+blade+medic

There are "better sharpeners but they:

a) cost more

and

b) require care/technique to use

This one just works (and is handy pocket size too).

Cheers,

Mark C

[Mr Curta]

That looks excellent, and something to spend my £10 freeby Amazon promo code on!

Got to love this place...

[seadog1408]

Dave, I play with knives for a living, I would NOT use the lansky pocket sharpener on kitchen knives especially jap ones!. IMO it's great for a field sharpen on a pocket knife.

i am in the chamber so have ltd Internet access but look for a sharpener that sits flush on a worktop that you can hold with one hand, knife in the other and has a set of wheels opposing the sharpening stone to hold and run your blade through upright.

my one at home does this and was only 14:00 quid.


mike

[Tam]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MinoSharp-SH...ords=minosharp

Its a bit more than you wanted, but I think you can get them cheaper if you dig around. They sharpen perfectly, and are set up for Japanese-style blades.

[Broussard]

I was warned off anything but a whetstone by the guys who sold me my Japanese knives. Although I do have a couple, I quickly realised that, unless you're using a 'stone day in, day out, it's actually pretty difficult to get a consistent angle and therefore decent sharpness to the blades. Now, I'm probably just not very good at it, and I've no doubt that you'll do better, but if you've spent a decent amount of money on a knife, you may as well do it properly. http://www.japaneseknifecompany.com/whetstone

Having said all that, I now just take them in to be sharpened. They charge by the inch, and it's better than risking trashing them. Probably.

[bonzo697]

^I'd agree, take them to someone who knows what they're doing. Japanese knives, particularly with Santoku blades have a very shallow angle. I've tried numerous stones, steels and gadgets and they all seem to make the edge worse.

[Mr_Mac]

I mostly use a 16cm Kai Shun Santoku in the kitchen, I bought a Kai sharpening guide http://www.hocho-knife.com/kai-shun-...e-rail-dh5268/ which I use in conjunction with the whetstone.

I'm sure the pros can do it all by eye but at least the guide allows me to sharpen at the correct angle.

[PickleB]

Possible alternative for the OP: the JKC Water Wheel sharpener:

I use one of these and find the trick is to use very, very little pressure...just about let the knife rest on the wheel and keep it square and upright.

There are cheaper models out there.

[Glamdring]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MinoSharp-SH...ords=minosharp

Its a bit more than you wanted, but I think you can get them cheaper if you dig around. They sharpen perfectly, and are set up for Japanese-style blades.

I've used one of those with my Globals for ages. It does a brilliant job.

[PickleB]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MinoSharp-SH...ords=minosharp

Its a bit more than you wanted, but I think you can get them cheaper if you dig around. They sharpen perfectly, and are set up for Japanese-style blades.

Best sort out which model you want as they also do one for European knives (according to the first video below): Minosharp products

I've used one of those with my Globals for ages. It does a brilliant job.

Or if you want to use stones:

[Glamdring]

Thanks for that. He's great.

[Dunce]

I use this one for kitchen and penknives and have no complaints.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ilpage_o02_s00

[ttables]

I tried a number of sharpeners and always seemed to balls up the angle. In the end I got a KME sharpening system and reground the blade angles, I use this to keep them sharp and it works well but not cheap.

Not necessarily useful for OP but someone searching the forum for this may find it useful :)

[Rodder]

More than a tenner but great value for money.

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+knives-...et-of-3+dk6710

[dkpw]

Another suggestion, which I've used for a number of years is the Spyderco Sharpmaker.
I've used it successfully on kitchen knives and a couple of Spydercos.
It's very easy to use, safe and as the angles are fixed, you can be guaranteed to achieve 40 or 30 degrees as you need, on both sides, which is the key.
The stones are easy to clean and once you have a sharp edge, using the white stones every now and again keeps your knives honed.

[seikopath]

I'm tending towards this puppy at the moment

Harcas Knife Sharpener - No.1 Choice For Professional Chefs - 2 Stage Sharpening System. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00N...YAL&ref=plSrch

[Seamaster77]

Never seen results better than Wicked edge produces but prices are for the serious knife enthusiast imo


Oops just saw the tenner part ignore me

[PickleB]

I'm tending towards this puppy at the moment

Harcas Knife Sharpener - No.1 Choice For Professional Chefs - 2 Stage Sharpening System. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00N...YAL&ref=plSrch

How about: Sharpener for Professional Chefs @ £5.29 or Household Knife Sharpener @ £3.39?

[magirus]

I use a Taylor's Chantry. I found it for @ £23 at Tesco Direct. It gives a really sharp edge, is simple to use, and the steels can be replaced for less than a tenner.

http://www.premiercutlery.co.uk/show.../chantry/550si

[seikopath]

How about: Sharpener for Professional Chefs @ £5.29 or Household Knife Sharpener @ £3.39?

I noticed those bob , but the problem with many looky likey generic products is that although they look the same sometimes the quality of the components is completely different. It's so hard to tell from a picture what you are actually getting. In this case i would be happy paying the extra for the original product i linked to because it has alot of good feedback on Amazon

[Dr_Niss]

I use a Taylor's Chantry. I found it for @ £23 at Tesco Direct. It gives a really sharp edge, is simple to use, and the steels can be replaced for less than a tenner.

http://www.premiercutlery.co.uk/show.../chantry/550si

I have been using one of these for years. Great for keeping the edge but you need a stone if there's a lot of wear.

[PickleB]

I noticed those bob , but the problem with many looky likey generic products is that although they look the same sometimes the quality of the components is completely different. It's so hard to tell from a picture what you are actually getting. In this case i would be happy paying the extra for the original product i linked to because it has alot of good feedback on Amazon

The two look very, very similar...expect that one doesn't have a brand. The same/similar thing also appears with another name: here. At that price, I'd be prepared to buy one and see if it does the job.

[Glamdring]

I bought this Victorinox sharpener for my, obviously, Swiss Army penknives. Blunt but not damaged. Spent ages with it and the best I could do was get a sharpish but slightly serrated edge on the blades, so not really much good for more than sharpening pencils.
I'll try the Lansky next since what's needed is for the blades to be honed. I can't be bothered setting up a stone in the garage just for that. I want to do it whilst I'm watching the News or the like.

[Maysie]

I Use a Global combination (two grit) whetstone for mine and find it great.
I think it will also last forever...
https://www.millyskitchenstore.co.uk...FUlmGwodzLsMBA

[luckyhands]

try this baby. I have it and it's great

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spyderco-Tr...=1&*entries*=0

[Glamdring]

I got the Lansky this morning and it worked wonders with just a few strokes. Honed the edges very nicely.