Knife sharpening
Discussion
A set of Sabatier knives and a few random extras, not high end but not cheap crap either. They live in a wooden block or on a magnetic rack so shouldn't be getting blunted by contact with other stuff.
Lots to work through on that threat Shirt linked to, including a video on why the sharpener I have now is crap.
Interested to know how different the roller NDA linked to is from the £150 Horl ones.
Lots to work through on that threat Shirt linked to, including a video on why the sharpener I have now is crap.
Interested to know how different the roller NDA linked to is from the £150 Horl ones.
21TonyK said:
Given the cost of the roller clones I'd be tempted to give one a go.
That's what I'm thinking tooNDA said:
But it seems equally well made and the results seem pretty much the same.
It's done a decent job then? I was a bit worried the cheaper ones might have crap magnets or the grinding plates not be flat or something silly.Amazon reviews seem to be a bit mixed though, presumably there are lots of different unbranded ones and the quality varies
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Friday 3rd May 10:15
21TonyK said:
Like most things. If you have a reasonable knife (or knives) its worth spending a bit of money making sure you have suitable kit to maintain it. if you are not minded to fiddle around with stones then the roller type sharpeners seem to be popular.
However, its also important to remember theres a balance between sharpness and functionality and practicality.
Once sharp a decent quality fine steel (not diamond) will keep the edge in order.
So with these roller sharpeners, you should use the grinding end maybe once every couple of years to get a decent edge, and then just hone occasionally with the ceramic end? However, its also important to remember theres a balance between sharpness and functionality and practicality.
Once sharp a decent quality fine steel (not diamond) will keep the edge in order.
After reading varying reviews of the different roller sharpeners, and no idea how tell them apart, I ended up buying the Horl 2 instead of a cheap copy. The magnets are absolutely rock solid, and no sign of the ends of the roller unscrewing which seem to be frequent complaints with the cheaper ones.
Had a go with it on my Santoku and didn't realise just how good a job it had done until I sliced a tomato the next morning!
Now to work through the rest of our knives.
Had a go with it on my Santoku and didn't realise just how good a job it had done until I sliced a tomato the next morning!
Now to work through the rest of our knives.
Steve Campbell said:
I did exactly the same. Very happy with the HORL2. Yes its not cheap, but its incredibly easy to use and gets my knifes sharper than they've likely ever been after 1st use. I expect it to last years as well given the quality of it. Happy customer.
Agreed, although having now sharpened most of my knives, I hopefully will just need to hone them occasionally as they're all ground to the right angle for the Horl. Meaning one of the complaints about the cheaper models, that people didn't think the grinding disk would last all that well, probably isn't an issue at all.I'm really enjoying slicing a tomato for my lunch every morning when whichever knife I pick up just glides through it
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