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Surprisingly this sharpener arrived in only 1 day instead of the normal 2-day Prime. I guess I was lucky enough to be close to whatever warehouse it was shipping out of.
I chose this model because of the hand-held design (as opposed to a suction cup on the counter) because quite honestly when I’m cooking, the last thing I want to do is clean a spot on the counter just to attach a sharpener. This sharpener allows you to support it with one hand while resting the base on the counter while you sharpen your knife.
There are two slots for coarse and fine, I’m assuming it is meant for duller knives to go through the coarse first, then finish off with ‘fine’. There really weren’t any instructions included that addressed that, but this is a knife sharpener, I can’t fault them for not including instructions since it should be self-explanatory. So if you give it as a gift, be sure to explain it to the recipient in case they didn’t see it mentioned here on Amazon.
I ran my el-cheapo steak knives (Ginsu 2000) through them and they sharpened them up nicely as expected. I guess sharpeners should be graded on a pass/fail basis – they either sharpen or they don’t – and this one does.
I was pleasantly surprised to discover a bonus inside the packaging – an offer for a free ebook about healthier lifestyles. I haven’t checked it out yet, but since it was free, it was a nice addition.
I would recommend having something like this in most any kitchen, especially if you’re the type to keep your knives a long time. At around $16 on sale, it’s a well-designed product for the money.