Kitchen knife sharpener

[George111]

Having invested in some reasonably good kitchen knives they need to be kept in good condition, just wondering if anybody can suggest the best way to keep them sharp ? Obviously not the £5 Sainsbury's sharpener, but what is the best way or tool to use ?

[Type R Tom]

I've got one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Minosharp-Ceramic-Water-Sh...

Very useful and quick particularly if you are not handy with a steel. Keep in mind you'll pay import tax on it plus Royal Mail's massively high handling fee. There are plenty of alternative about though.

[C0ffin D0dger]

Type R Tom said:

I've got one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Minosharp-Ceramic-Water-Sh...

Very useful and quick particularly if you are not handy with a steel. Keep in mind you'll pay import tax on it plus Royal Mail's massively high handling fee. There are plenty of alternative about though.

I also have one of these. Does a good job on my Globals. Got it from somewhere in the UK though so no import tax to pay.

[21TonyK]

The type of knife will dictate the simplest and best sharpener. European knives are usually ground at 45 degrees, Oriental at 35. A minosharp is designed for 35 degree blades.

[George111]

Thanks for the suggestions, the knives I have are European I think. I'll have to have a look at them again.

[Dr G]

C0ffin D0dger said:

Type R Tom said:

I've got one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Minosharp-Ceramic-Water-Sh...

Very useful and quick particularly if you are not handy with a steel. Keep in mind you'll pay import tax on it plus Royal Mail's massively high handling fee. There are plenty of alternative about though.

I also have one of these. Does a good job on my Globals. Got it from somewhere in the UK though so no import tax to pay.

I can third this; puts an excellent edge on even a fairly cheap knife and the fine wheel once in a while keeps it there.

[HotJambalaya]

I have pretty much the same sharpener, does a good job. Remember that it just needs a couple of bach and forths not hard core sawing into it to get it sharp.

I was also recommended to strop the knife 10 times in each direction on newspaper every now and then to keep it all aligned.

[Dr G]

Yes, and in pressure terms it needs little more than the weight of the knife (just a finger resting on top of the blade).

[Zod]

I use one of these: