Knife sharpener?

[FrugalQ]

I have all Asian angled kitchen knives with angles ranging from 11-15 degrees. I have had a chef here in town sharpening them for me every few months but he's got a new job out of town and that will no longer be an option. I've gotten spoiled by him since he spent copious amounts of time on each blade.  But if I wanna keep em similarly sharp without spending a few hours a week on it I'm thinking a good adjustable angle electric sharpener is the way to go.  Any suggestions? Plenty of electric around but I'm not aware of a ton with the angles I need available.

[HighOnSmoke]

After seeing another member's knife sharpening. I bought the same one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018RSEMU/ref=asc_df_B0018RSEMU5061719/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B0018RSEMU&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167144588125&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14533246992895381045&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9011267&hvtargid=pla-309664460812

It definitely works as advertised. An excellent investment on my part.

[Pappymn]

I have the work sharp ken onion edition. Works great

[bamabob]

After seeing another member's knife sharpening. I bought the same one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018RSEMU/ref=asc_df_B0018RSEMU5061719/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B0018RSEMU&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167144588125&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14533246992895381045&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9011267&hvtargid=pla-309664460812

It definitely works as advertised. An excellent investment on my part.

That's the same one I have.  Works great for me, I've never been able to really sharpen a knife before getting it.

[Tailgating is my game]

Man that's why I come here you guys are a cut above the rest    I am only $139.00 short a the time LOL

[Big Dawg]

Saving up for one . . .





BD

[FrugalQ]

So I'm just curious? All you guys are cool changing all your blade angles to 15?  I think most of my shuns are 15 but my katanas and Miyabi I believe are 11-14.  Anybody using the trizor on similar blades?

[FrugalQ]

I have the work sharp ken onion edition. Works great

That thing looks intimidating. I believe the local high end kitchen shop uses one of those as their house sharpener.

[DWard51]

I have the Chef's Choice and the Ken Onion Edition Work Sharp sharpeners.  The Ken Onion does a much better job, is more versatile and lets you set different knife bevel angles from 15 to 30*.  It would not be that hard with practice to set that 11* angle but there is not a stock guide for it.  I also have the work sharp Guided Field Sharpener that I keep in the kitchen drawer for quick touch ups.  I have not touched my Chef's Choice since I bought the Work Sharp units.

All that being said, there is one bad ass little Asian dude on Youtube who takes a $5 rusty junk shop knife and turns it into a scary sharp ninja tool (it's the guy with the cat).  He is a fan of Bob Kramer's knife sharpening instructional videos.  Kramer sells a kit but it's pricey.

[FrugalQ]

I used to sell the high end Kramer stuff and while I've seen its amazing I know it's gazillions of brisket money.  Gonna check these both out for sure. I'll miss my go to guy though. He had about $1200 in stones alone and LOVED doing it. They were absolutely scalpels when they came back from him.

[DWard51]

The amazing part of the video is at the end when he cut the maple leaf so cleanly in the water.  He turned that junk store blade into a big ass razor knife!

[bspitt]

These Lansky systems allow different angles & they work great...but not electric - I have this and a work sharp Ken Onion. While they both work great - I use this non-electric one more often.

https://www.amazon.com/Lansky-Professional-Sharpening-System-Serrated/dp/B001KN3OKO/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1499343491&sr=8-23&keywords=knife+sharpener

[CDN Smoker]

I have the http://www.edgeproinc.com/ system.  I like it but I have a ways to go before I can split hairs

[ClimberDave]

I have the http://www.edgeproinc.com/ system.  I like it but I have a ways to go before I can split hairs

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Its not as easy to use and takes a bit of practice,  but  you can adjust the angles for different knives instead of changing them to all be the same.