Best Knife Sharpeners for Chef’s Knives
We tried electric and manual models from Chef’s Choice, Presto, Wasabi Knives, and others to determine which put the best edge on a chef’s knife
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If you’re investing in a high-quality chef’s knife, you should maintain it right with a good knife sharpener. Sharpening your own knives may seem intimidating, but once you get over the initial learning curve, it can be a cost-effective way to transform your dull knives into a new razor-sharp set.
As long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of a sharp knife. My dad, a former butcher, taught me to sharpen knives, starting around age 6. We used his sharpening stone, which he kept at my grandma’s house in upstate New York, when we visited her on weekends. There, I learned first on a small Swiss Army knife before I was allowed to practice on her larger boning and chef’s knives.
Best Knife Sharpeners (and the Worst)
Every sharpener I tried did a decent job of returning an edge to the test knives, but some sharpeners clearly produced a finer edge than others, and a handful were tedious to use. At times, some even felt dangerous.
