Why Chefs Love the Chefs Choice Knife Sharpener

Ask any chef what is the most dangerous item in the kitchen and the blunt knife will always be in the top three. This is due to the fact that a dull knife is unpredictable. It may cut through something or it may complain and slip. It’s because the bluntness can vary, which causes the uncertainty.

However, chefs know exactly what a sharp knife can accomplish and what it’s capable of. They know how to handle sharp knives and they aren’t comfortable with anything else. That’s why you’ll find every chef will hone his knives before use.

Honing is the process of realigning the blade’s edge. It can get rolled over with use and make the knife appear blunt. The honing process does not remove any material from the knife.

Even the best cared for knives become blunt eventually. When this happens they must be sharpened. The higher quality knives used by professional chefs, like the Wusthof Classic Knife range, are made from a much higher grade of steel than the common kitchen knife. Because of this, most run of the mill knife sharpeners will not be able to get a good edge of these knives.

For this job, you need the Chefs Choice Range of knife sharpeners. The M130 is an electric sharpener and has a sharpening stage, a honing stage, and a stropping stage. The stropping stage uses a flexible polishing disk to put an ultra-fine edge on your knives. The sharpening stage uses diamond abrasive wheels to deal with the harder steel of the higher grade knives.

Since it takes as little as 30 seconds to bring a great edge back to a knife, these machines can be used to take a batch of knives from dull to sharp in a short time span. Overall, these sharpeners are a great benefit to any kitchen.