Recommendation? Commercial knife sharpener recommendations

[Weatherman239]

I work for a knife store opening and was wondering what commercial knife sharpeners you guys would recommend. Current we have a Tru Hone, but have realized its not great so we are thinking of switching to what Sur la Table uses which is a Edgecraft Chef's Choice 2100 3 Stage Diamond Hone Professional Knife Sharpener. We have a professional sharpener that sharpens the knives that need more love and care in the sharpening process. But we want a general sharpener that is reliable and gets the best edge.

Do you have experience with the chefs choice 2100?
What would you recommend?

 

[Steven65]

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[Rob Babcock]

There are lots of good systems but few that require little to no skill. The Chef's Choice is not great, especially for commercial use. The discs/wheels load up pretty quickly and do a lot of knives before effectiveness is lost. The Tru Hone machines are expensive and have limitations but they're one of the few machines designed for commercial use that require very little knowledge or sharpening skill. Certainly a Tormkek is a great system but it's going to require a bit of training/sharpening skill. The grinding wheels need to be maintained (eg. grading and resurfacing). Are you looking for a revenue stream or a value-added service to build traffic? Maybe a partnership with the pro sharpener is the best option unless the store is willing to train someone.

 

[Weatherman239]

There are lots of good systems but few that require little to no skill. The Chef's Choice is not great, especially for commercial use. The discs/wheels load up pretty quickly and do a lot of knives before effectiveness is lost. The Tru Hone machines are expensive and have limitations but they're one of the few machines designed for commercial use that require very little knowledge or sharpening skill. Certainly a Tormkek is a great system but it's going to require a bit of training/sharpening skill. The grinding wheels need to be maintained (eg. grading and resurfacing). Are you looking for a revenue stream or a value-added service to build traffic? Maybe a partnership with the pro sharpener is the best option unless the store is willing to train someone.

We are planning on using it as a revenue stream. We have a pro sharpener that we partnered with. But we don’t want to send him $30 ikea knives because the cost of sharpening might be the same as replacing the knife. So that is why we want to do a cheaper sharpening for people who just come in and want their knives sharpened.

Based on your guys feed back we might get the tormec and train. The Kikuichi rep also recommended this system.

 

[Weatherman239]

There are lots of good systems but few that require little to no skill. The Chef's Choice is not great, especially for commercial use. The discs/wheels load up pretty quickly and do a lot of knives before effectiveness is lost. The Tru Hone machines are expensive and have limitations but they're one of the few machines designed for commercial use that require very little knowledge or sharpening skill. Certainly a Tormkek is a great system but it's going to require a bit of training/sharpening skill. The grinding wheels need to be maintained (eg. grading and resurfacing). Are you looking for a revenue stream or a value-added service to build traffic? Maybe a partnership with the pro sharpener is the best option unless the store is willing to train someone.

Many professionals have reported good results with the Tormek.

Sharpening Machines

We make sharpening machines with focus on results and ease of use. Whether you are a wood turner, hunter or a chef, we have a sharpening solution for you | Tormek

tormek.com

thank you!