About three years ago, my wife and I had what turned out to be a great idea. We went a little outside of our budget and bought a full set of Henkel kitchen knives. Until that time, the best knives we'd ever owned were from the venerable “Ginsu” collection. Remember them from the TV ads? They weren't bad knives, but compared to our new Henkel set, they were strictly 3rd rate.
But as time passes, even the best knives will begin to become dull. And the ones we like best and use the most can get dull fairly fast. We had a sharpening service “take care” of them for us one time, but what ended up happening was that our knives came back to us sharper, but they were also chewed up and scored along the edge by whatever process was used.
Enter the Work Sharp MK.2 Knife & Tool Sharpener. I've never owned a sharpener like this. It looks complicated coming out of the package, but all of necessary parts, instructions and sharpening tips are right there with the machine - and they're very easy to follow.
I've only had this tool for a few weeks – and I haven't quite gotten through with the initial sharpening of all of our Henkels yet. This is mostly because I didn't trust myself – and decided to start with some of our lesser knives. (The ones that I wasn't afraid to ruin.) But it turns out that I needn't have worried. Because if you have a reasonably steady hand and you're using the correct belt, your risk of doing damage to your knives is quite small.
So even though I'm inexperienced in this area, thanks to the Work Sharp MK.2 I now have a number of extra-sharp secondary kitchen knives. And even better, I now have the confidence to put a fine edge on my higher quality blades.
This sharpening system is simple, efficient and well documented. I strongly recommend it.
