Chef's Choice 120 Diamond Hone 3-Stage Professional Knife Sharpener, Black

Don't use on high end knives!
I have always wanted to own an electric knife sharpener, and after literally months of research selected the Chef's Choice 120. I have expensive knives (mostly Wusthof)and have always sharpened by hand using Arkansas stone and sharpening steel in between. As we used to butcher all of our meat, we know what a truly sharp knife is, and that a truly sharp knife is a safe knife.

I thoroughly read the instructions before operating the Chef's Choice 120...and was like a kid really looking forward to good results and relative ease. Rather than practice with a high end knive, my first "practice" knife was a Sabatier Chef's knife.

After going through the entire three step process, I noted that the knife sides were becoming slightly scratched. Others had commented on this scratching in their reviews, but I had naively discounted their comments assuming incorrect sharpener usage. As I continued, the scratching became worse. I can virtually guarantee my technique was...

Makes sharpening foolproof
I think this knife sharpener is great. I went with this model with the three-stage sharpening process to help out those knives in really rough shape. It was very easy to figure out, and while Chef's Choice recommended not using the stage three sharpener, I had to for some of my knives. I am used to taking my good Henkels over to the local butcher to have him sharpen them (for a fee of course..). He did a great job, but this gets the knives just as sharp and will pay for themselves. It even worked on my little pocket knife - it just works!

Excellent purchase
I purchased this sharpener because I was tired of spending $10-25 to have our knives (brutally) sharpened at the hardware store. I think they caused more damage than good. We use Wusthof knives and although there is a lifetime replacement warranty, I would prefer to not have to use this warranty. Regardless, the sharpener performed amazingly. The edges are crisp and scarily sharp. There have already been a few times when I have underestimated the sharpness and almost caused personal harm to myself, but as long as you do it right, there should be no problems.

The sharpener is extremely easy to use and took about 3 minutes to read the directions and figure out which slots to pass the blades through for the desired effect.

I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to have a great, clean, and polished finish without investing in sharpening services ever again.

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