Hello

I'm seeking opinions on the electric knife sharpeners made by Chef's Choice.

Naturally, their ads claim that they do a wonderful job, but I'd sure
appreciate some unbiased recommendations as to how well they work !

Thanks for any help!

Knox G.

I have a Model 110, and it works fine, though I seldom use the third
'final' stage. It seems that the small amount of 'tooth' left on by the
second stage helps, at least with my chef's knives.

I recently spoke to a cooking store owner, who also runs a knife
sharpening business, and he says the model 120 is better, but not enough
for me to chuck my 110 for.

Colin




zenit wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 07:14:32 -0600,
> "Knox Graham" > had to open a new box of zerones to say
>
>
>>Hello
>>
>>I'm seeking opinions on the electric knife sharpeners made by Chef's Choice.
>>
>>Naturally, their ads claim that they do a wonderful job, but I'd sure
>>appreciate some unbiased recommendations as to how well they work !
>>
>>Thanks for any help!
>>
>>Knox G.
>
>
> Check with the guys in alt.food.barbecue... There's a lot of expertise
> in both knives and sharpeners in that group...
>
> <! -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >
> zenit

Knox -

I've had the two-stage Chef's Choice for about 4 years. It works well
enough, especially on a stamped commercial style knife that had no
bolster. On knives with bolsters, it's impossible to get closer than a
1/4" to the bolster, eventually leading to an uneven edge. Some have
suggested removing the plastic housing to eliminate this problem.

I also didn't like how much material it removed. I've switched to a
two-stage crock stick sharpener. It's fast, works extremely well - the
knives seem to have a bit more "bite", and is easy on the blades.
Plus, I like my hands doing the work. I definitely feel like I have
more control. Best of all, cost is 1/2 or less.

Others in the group have mentioned the diamond or ceramic "steels".
But just like a steel, it's up to the user to get the proper angles
consistently.


David

Kitchenshop.com - Elegant Tools for Inspired Living
http://www.kitchenshop.com

Sun, 2 Nov 2003 07:14:32 -0600, "Knox Graham" >
wrote:

>Hello
>
>I'm seeking opinions on the electric knife sharpeners made by Chef's Choice.
>
>Naturally, their ads claim that they do a wonderful job, but I'd sure
>appreciate some unbiased recommendations as to how well they work !
>
>Thanks for any help!
>
>Knox G.
>

"Knox Graham" > wrote in message
...
> Hello
>
> I'm seeking opinions on the electric knife sharpeners made by Chef's
Choice.
>
> Naturally, their ads claim that they do a wonderful job, but I'd sure
> appreciate some unbiased recommendations as to how well they work !
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Knox G.
>
>

They do a pretty good job - I had one for several years. If you want an
electronic gadget to do your sharpening they are probably your best bet. But
they do not give the edge that skilled manual sharpening will. If you are
willing to put in a little more effort I recommend the Edge Pro - a manual
device that gives really incredible edges.



--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.

I've had one for years and like it. It's faster and easier then sharpening
by hand, therefore I do it often enough to keep my knives sharp. Before
owning this tool my knives had to get fairly dull before i was motivated
enough to sharpen them.

--Brian

"Knox Graham" > wrote in message
...
> Hello
>
> I'm seeking opinions on the electric knife sharpeners made by Chef's
Choice.
>
> Naturally, their ads claim that they do a wonderful job, but I'd sure
> appreciate some unbiased recommendations as to how well they work !
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Knox G.
>
>

Brian wrote:

> I've had one for years and like it. It's faster and easier then sharpening
> by hand, therefore I do it often enough to keep my knives sharp. Before
> owning this tool my knives had to get fairly dull before i was motivated
> enough to sharpen them.
>
> --Brian
>
> "Knox Graham" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Hello
>>
>>I'm seeking opinions on the electric knife sharpeners made by Chef's
>
> Choice.
>
>>Naturally, their ads claim that they do a wonderful job, but I'd sure
>>appreciate some unbiased recommendations as to how well they work !
>>
>>Thanks for any help!
>>
>>Knox G.
>>
>>
>
>
>
I'll concur. They do a fair job. No where near doing it the "old
fashioned" way but not really too bad.

Knox Graham wrote:
> Hello
>
> I'm seeking opinions on the electric knife sharpeners made by Chef's Choice.
>
> Naturally, their ads claim that they do a wonderful job, but I'd sure
> appreciate some unbiased recommendations as to how well they work !
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Knox G.
>
>
My review is he
http://www.ameritech.net/users/knive...tm#chefschoice
Steve
--
Sharpening Made Easy: A Primer on Sharpening Knives and Other Edged
Tools by Steve Bottorff Copyright January 2002 Knife World Publications
www.sharpeningmadeeasy.com
E-mail: steve AT sharpeningmadeeasy DOT com

On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 21:35:49 GMT, Steve B >
wrote:

>Knox Graham wrote:
>> Hello
>> I'm seeking opinions on the electric knife sharpeners made by Chef's Choice.
>>
>> Naturally, their ads claim that they do a wonderful job, but I'd sure
>> appreciate some unbiased recommendations as to how well they work !
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>>
>> Knox G.
>>
>My review is he
>http://www.ameritech.net/users/knive...tm#chefschoice
>Steve

Steve - We were recently given a Henckels Pro-S Santoku, with the
hollow-ground blade. Can it be sharpened on a Chef's Choice 120?
Seems that any sharpening process that removes metal would eventually
cause problems on a knife like that.