198H-SPK Electric Knife Sharpener, 3-Stage with Diamond Wheels

Very pleased with this product, always a bit wary of knife sharpeners, but my worries were unfounded. It does a very good job with very easy use, please read the instructions before using, and leaves a very good finish on the knives after use. The collection trays are easy to empty and well incorporated in the unit. I found i did not have to use the 3rd slot hand sharpener as the knives were completely honed. Very good tool.

This is a very nice piece of kit.. my whet stone can now be retired. Management is happy with Sharp knives too.

Well packaged and well made Initial results very disappointing and my original thought was to return as many of my knives seemed to be no sharper after using than before, particularly the lesser quality ones. On my mid range knives results were a little better - I would say the unit could take a 30% sharp knife to 60% perhaps? However, with some experimentation - using less force on the draw through and doing it more slowly things improved. I also started to use the slight variation on presentation angle allowed within the sharpening grove and this too got a better outcome. I can now get somewhere near the sharpness of the knife when new - 80/90~% Given the decent construction of the unit, I’m hopeful it will continue to work well over time. I don’t know how much difference it might make but for reference my knives range from £5/10 cheapies through to mid range at £30/50. I have no experience of the high end ones and cant say how good this machine would be for that level

I carried out a fair bit of research before opting for this Sharpeak 198h-SPK Knife Sharpener. I have two sets of knives, one is an older mid-price range set which, despite regularly using a sharpening steel/wand, were becoming very dull and a newer, more expensive Zwilling set. I practiced on the older set first and soon found out that the best results were obtained by using only gentle pressure with long even, uniform strokes whilst working across the three slots from coarse to fine (1 to 3). The results obtained were Very Impressive to the point where I had to leave a Post-It Note by the knives warning that they had been sharpened. The Zwilling set only required two or three strokes through either slot 2 and slot 3 or even just slot 3. The unit has two grip pads on the underside which holds it reasonably securely on the worktop, however I do tend to hold it in place with one hand during use as it is very important that the strokes are uniform throughout. A much better result than my previous sharpening steel and whilst it is not cheap, it does a good job, but bear in mind that some older, cheaper knives may never become razor sharp. Easy to use with no issues to date and as such, Highly Recommended!

sharpens knife's really easy, no experience required. did a great gob on my very blunt knife's

I cannot understand why this product is receiving such good reviews. I find that it seems to takes a long time to get a reasonable sharpness I thought that paying around £50 would give me a top product so I am rather disappointed

Quite a good sharpener easy to use and safe

Sharpened well the first time, but already I need to use more time to get the same sharpness after only using it 10-12 times

Dit apparaat slijpt heel scherp maar voor gekartelde messen is het nutteloos. Met het eerste keukenmes snee ik direct in mijn vinger na het slijpen. Alle andere messen ook allemaal heel scherp maar de gekartelde messen in de derde sleuf blijven gewoon bot. Let wel op want het witte materiaal is niet goed bestand tegen de geslepen messen. Na het slijpen was dit beschadigd en kon ik het apparaat niet meer terug sturen. Scharen slijpen is ook niet mogelijk maar dat wist ik vooraf. Verder is het wel een goed apparaat maar het motortje had van mij iets sterker gemogen want bij iets teveel druk stopt het.

It is well built, solid and it works.

Not compatible with Saudi Electricity only works 120V plug is also us

All my knifes had aged and simple sharpening no longer got the knifes sharp. Spent a few minutes putting them all through this machine and problem solved. The knifes are sharp. As someone who has spent far too much time sharpening woodworking tools, I can say they are not the sharpest they could be, but for a kitchen they cut the food quickly and effortlessly. Minor cons. The angle is a set 20 degrees. My Japanese knifes are meant to be 16-18. So not optimum, but the ease of use beats the minor loss in performance. Also, if you knifes are not currently 20 degrees the first time you sharpen you have to spend more time to get them sharp and grind down to the new angle The sharpener is moderate size. I have limited storage space in the kitchen so that is not ideal for me. But many other electric sharpeners are bigger. Most of the time I just resharpen by straightening the edge. I will just use this machine when the get bad and light hand sharpening does not work.

Used immediately on receiving and super sharpened my knives with just one pull.Very easy to use and does an excellent job. May be a bit expensive but worth the price. Highly recommended.