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 No complaints at all. May 18, 2005
Andrew Allen (Ilford, Essex United Kingdom)
34 out of 34 found this review helpful
I bought this with a certain amount of trepidation given some negative reviews about products from the same source. I love this toy. It does takes a little time (5 minutes) to master drawing the knife through the sharpener but my knives from 10" SWIBO Chefs knife to 3" Kitchen devil professional paring knife to Chinese cleaver (no 2) are now razor sharp.
Absolutely Marvellous July 23, 2006
B. Chesworth (UK)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
I'm a keen amateur cook, but can't master using a steel to sharpen my (good quality) knives. For years, I've topped 'em up with a whetstone but they've deteriorated to the extent that I was considering a new set (big bucks). Enter the Chef's Choice Diamond - all knives are now so perfect they need a health warning. The 3-stage process has given my knives a totally new lease of life, and they're now, if anything, better than when new. It's also rejuventated lesser cooking knives, and pocket knives. This device is very well worth the purchase cost - it's dummy-proof (me) and works miracles. First stage brings back the proper grinding angle (use once every kidney-bean season). Second stage puts the sharp edge on (use every few weeks as necessary) and the third stage - use weekly - makes razors of them !
On a Knife Edge with the Chef's Choice 110! August 23, 2005
Carl (NORTHANTS, United Kingdom)
40 out of 41 found this review helpful
After hours of contemplation and reading peoples reviews on other types of sharpener, I decided to take the plunge and purchase one of these little gems................and I have no regrets. Well, maybe the cost, but there's no chance of any bartering with Amazon!
Anyway, back to the product review. I had been viewing the Chef's Choice 100 prior to purchasing. This is only a two stage sharpener, which compared to the three stages on the 110. I'm glad I went with my choice as I doubt a two stage sharpen would have been able to cope or give very dull knives (like the ones I've sharpened for my girlfriends mother!!) the results I obtained.
A little practice is needed to achieve no "chattering" of the blade as it passes the sharpening plates. But hang in there, don't get stressed, perhaps try using the coarser No.1 slot a little more before moving on.
If you have a little more money than I had at the time, maybe a quik look at the Chef's Choice 120 (avalible on other websites) might be in order as the blade of the knife looks to be held a little securer in the sharpening plates.
All in all, a valuable bit of kitchen kit needed for anybody who likes a sharp knife with little hassle.
The point is.... April 26, 2007
Nerdy Bru (France)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Really can you say that to spend the sort of money the sharpener is is money well spent?
The answer is quite definitly YES.
The machine makes an expert out of those that are able to draw a knife through the 'jaws'of the machine. The knife is honed to perfection and become better at doing its job and safer to use. I found I was too nervous to do anything except use the knives with care!
Yes I would recommend.
Best I have owned November 30, 2007
straightwhiteteeth (Folkestone England)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have owned various knife sharpening gadgets over the past 35 years. Wet stone, oil stone, steel, bench grinder attachments, you name it,
I've owned it and several other gadgets whose names I can no longer remember. All had a down side. Either it took a lot of time and effort, was a "blunt" (inaccurate) instrument, caused scratching of the blade or was just a pain in the derier to use. This gadget has consigned all these irritants to the dustbin of history. Just a bit of practice is required to sharpen any knife to perfection,literaly as sharp as a razor. Easy, quick, consistant and a pleasure to use. I love this gadget the most out of all my kitchen gadgets - genuinely useful.
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