Kitchen Knife Sharpeners...

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Hello, I'm new here and I was curious whether kitchen knife sharpeners work for other types of knives?

Yours,

Erdbeereis
 
You probably need to be more specific about which kitchen knife sharpeners you're thinking of. In fact, I'm sure you do. But generally a sharpener is a sharpener. Some work well with certain knives and some don't. Do you mean those expensive electric sharpeners with various slots to put the knife in while internal stone or diamond disks grind its edge away? Because those are the only sharpeners I can think of that are marketed if not made exclusively for kichen knives.
 
I appears that most if not all "Kitchen Knife Sharpeners" are designed and marketed to persons whose primary interest is in food preparation and cooking. Not in the quality, longevity and integrity of the knife being sharpened. They are engineered to make a "kitchen knife" functionally sharper with a minimum of time, effort and user controlled variables. The quality, components, design and application of knives used for food prep varies drastically. KarlMaldensNose is of course quite correct. More information would help. IMO if a device is marked as a "kitchen Knife sharpener" it probably is not highly useful on other types of knives. OldDude1
 
I don't see a picture but I followed the link. If it's the carbide pull thru sharpener, no. You shouldn't even use that on your kitchen knives. It basically peels away metal to form an edge.

cbw
 
Ditto. If it is a carbide equipped device, it is more of a blade ripper than a knife sharpener. The Becker is about 1/4 in thick. You would remove A LOT of blade steel trying to get down to the edge using that "sharpener". The end result would be less than satisfactory and leave your blade ripped, gouged and irregular.
 
If you are bent on using a pull through go with a chefs mate electric DIAMOND COATED sharpener. It uses disks not CARBIDES!
 
Perhaps the sharpening system with the shortest learning curve and LEAST opportunity to screw up an edge is the Spyderco Sharpmaker. It is probably the easiest to use without prior sharpening experience. The Sharpmaker is excellent for maintaining a sharp edge. It can also be used to reprofile but is very time consumptive. You are however limited to two preset sharpening angles of either 30 and 40 degrees. Used as per the included video and printed instructions it will get the job done and produce a consistently even and sharp edge. At about $50.00, it comes with medium and fine grit ceramic rods, a DVD and instruction booklet. OldDude1
 
If you know how to sharpen on a stone, then a good quality Norton coarse/fine India stone can be delivered to your door within your budget . They'll last the rest of your lifetime while giving you good results . DM
 
The kits by Lansky are pretty good. Gatco makes a similar system that I personally think is a bit better. The Aligner is pretty serviceable, too.
 
The aligner with the DMT diafolds are a great choice.

The Harbor Freight 1x30 belt sander works well for all knives and can b e had for 40.00 plus shipping. I have had one for several years.
 
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