AccuSharp 001 Knife Sharpener

Really works well on both high carbon and stainless. Kinda wish I'd bought this before I replaced my very dull kitchen knives but at least I;ve got two sharp sets now.

Like most of you, I researched plenty of knife sharpeners - electric, manual, name brand - it's all relative folks! I own two knives, the Victorinox Fibrox 8-Inch Chef's Knife and a target 5" wusthof knife that I use for my everyday cooking. After about a year of usage, I did plenty of research and used the Presto Pro EverSharp Electric Knife Sharpener that a coworker of mine owns. It worked fine, at thirty bucks, it was more than I wanted to spend. I knew that I wanted an easy to use device and this one fits the bill. The packaging is simple, but that reflects the device - easy, simple, and effective. Three swipes and your done. I've used it for a bread and tomato knife as well and it breathed new life into my knives.

If you don't like it, give it to a college student - it's cheap and they'll use it to fix their hand me down knives!

I like this sharpener and for 99% of people, this is probably the best purchase you could possibly make for your kitchen. Most people have good knives, but their knives are so dull as to be dangerous. This product will put a great edge on all your knives in just a minute or two.

So why is this not an unequivocal glowing recommendation? For that 1% of edge tool aficionados out there who have both the ability and the desire to put a glass smooth razor edge on a knife...surprise, this tool does not do that! The edge is certainly sharp, but coarse (as you would or should expect from a carbide sharpener). Even so, this tool is still great for setting the proper bevel, removing any nicks in the edge, and giving you fresh steel at the edge which will allow for a quick finish polish on a fine grit stone. After a couple of swipes on the AccuSharp, I finish my good knives on a 4000 grit followed by an 8000 grit water stone. That leaves me an edge I can literally shave with. Overkill? You betcha! But some things that are worth doing are worth obsessing about.

Do I recommend this product? Oh yeah! It is one of the things I tend to pack whenever I'm going anywhere that I might be called on to cook (e.g. the inlaws house, a week at a beach rental, etc...). I can't stand dull knives and this tool will put an edge on a butter knife.

I bought it for my mother for her birthday. At first she was hesitant as she had bad experiences with other knife sharpeners. They never seemed to the job well. When she tried this at first, she broke out into tears. At first I was worried but then i realized tears of joy. She was crying because she was happy. Do not buy expensive knife sharpeners when you have something cheap and works amazing. This thing is awesome. Buy it!

Works very well. Sharpened many knives in less than 5 minutes. Much faster and more effective than using stone or file sharpeners.