Chef'sChoice 1520 AngleSelect Diamond Hone Electric Knife Sharpener

Just the Best
I have been sharpening knives for more than 60 years. I require my knives to be sharp enough to shave my arm. This sharpener has done that with every knife I own.

I own a Gerber Chef's knife. It is no longer made. The Gerber food knives had the hardest steel and were a devil to sharpen. Because it was so hard, I could not get this knife sharp so it just sat in the knife safe. In less than five minutes, this sharpener made my old Gerber sharp enough to shave my arm. It is now my only Chef's knife.

The final sharpening stones work like a fine sharpening steel. It makes the edge straight and perfect. A few passes on this final stage keeps the knives sharp. After getting the knife sharp the first time, you should use this stage many times before you need to use the more aggresive first stage.

You must be careful. Knives sharpened with this sharpener will cut you -- I did it twice, and I know how to use a knife. My wife did it once. You must...

Fantastic sharpener
I am somewhat of a craftsman and have been addressing knife sharpening with stones (manually) for many years. This was an arduous task as honing is an art that requires time, patience, and most importantly, precision to maintain a 20 degree angle. To be frank, I elected to give up knife sharpening by hand. I did my homework and read many product reviews before purchasing the Chef's Choice model 1520. It was expensive but, no more so than buying multiple stones of varying grit plus my time.

Upon sharpener arrival, I immediately went to work on our knife sets. Was I impressed with this tool - yes!! It was fast. The sharpener took only 20 minutes to do my entire drawer. It was precise as it held both the 20 degree (German knives) and 15 degree (Soduku knives) angles by virtue of the tool's design. The finishing hone provided the edge which the diamond faced stone had prepared. I warned my wife that the paring knife was sharper than new but, she cut herself...

Great for Asian type Blades
If you have knives that require the 15 degree angle, this sharpener is for you. It gets blades extremely sharp.It is very easy to get the hang of sharpening and blades are razor sharp in seconds. If you don't use Asian type knives, get the 120 or 130 which offer more sharpening options for Western type blades as they have three slots as opposed to 2 on the angle select.

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