can you use this sharpener on the steak knives that are certrated?
143226
Sorry. I don't know and there was no instruction on the box. Try it on an inexpensive knife.
1277476
Yes, I do. I originally bought this to sharpen some of the Henckel knives I have, but used it on others that were not as expensive and it worked great!
1993726
absolutely! The Chef's Choice 1520 does a great job on most knifes. Use the honing wheels on your serrated knives, as per the instructions.
510546
Sure, but I wouldn't recommend it. I bought it for the cheap house knives at my restaurant. I sharpen all of MY knives by hand still
333682
You can but I definitely wouldn't for knives that good. Read "An Edge in the Kitchen". It has an excellent section on sharpening knives; i.e. whether to send them out (and to whom) or do them yourself. And if you sharpen them yourself, what tools are available and how to use them.
1297759
I am not positive, but I doubt it. It uses a pair of stones the sharpen blades. That would likely remove the coating.
905177
I can't say if it will sharpen ceramic knives, I don't own any ceramic knives, but I can tell you that I thought this sharpener is an inferior product. I believe I am qualified to say that because I am a retired furniture maker for 46 years.
1579234
According to Wusthof, while it is designed for the Ptec edge it can be used for other knives BUT what they don't tell you is that using it on other knives requires more grinding since there is a significant amount of steel that must be removed from regular knives to create a new ptec edge. So if you don't have Wusthof knives,other sharpeners would be more appropriate. Since I have a lot of Wusthof knives this sharpener was just what I needed.
1980694
Personally I would by a different sharpener. I am NOT pleased with the unit that I bought. it does not do an adequate job of sharpening any knife.
333680
If it's a real shun knife, I would not use this on it. This sharpener works great on Walmart kitchen knives and the such. I'd use a real oil stone, or send it to Shun for free sharpening.
333679
Do not use it on shun knives because they are ground to a different angle than most knife sharpeners. Shun does make an electric sharpener designed specifically for Shun knives. I have it and it works very well on my set of Shun knives. I am a cheff and can not tolerate knives that are sharp.
1663307
Please do not use this on one of the best knives in the world. Do as Clark said and send it back to Shun to have them sharpen it for you.
1825992
I don't think so. The sharpening "steel" is in the form of a v. You need the WorkSharp Knife And Tool Sharpener!
1855452
This could be used to sharpen a Santoku or any knife but the sharpener I received simply did not work. Not sure if it was misaligned, but I returned the unit. I took my blades, including my Santoku, to a local butcher shop that did them all for $1 a piece, which I think was a bargain.
299937
I don't see why this sharpener wouldn't work for other knives also. It simply consists of 3 ceramic grinding wheels of different grit. Global is a company which produces knives.
1977763
I have never used it to sharpen scalpels, etc but I do not see why not -- other than eventually wearing away the metal. The finishing triangular rods are very fine. The big advantage of the sharpener is that you gently pull the blade toward you with the blade straight up & down - so you don't have to try to guesstimate the proper degree angle. It's very effective and the mirror finish on the grind is obvious.
1819382
I have used this on my serrates knives but I do it very gently. It works wonderful on all the other knives. One mistake that people make is they think that the honing tool is to sharpen the knives it only is to straighten the edge of the knives. I hope that this answers your question. Have a glorious Thanksgiving and a Blessed Christmas.