How long a steak knife blade will this take?
1646643
I have the Wusthof Gourmet steak knives in my block. The blade is 4 3/4 inches long and the points are very close the the counter. I wouldn't go any longer than that.
1646644
I use those smaller slots for paring knives. However, I checked with my steak knives (4 1/2" blades) which fit fine. I also checked by putting in another knife with a 5 1/2" blade...no problem.
567623
8" diameter 3/4" thick. Too much work? It takes about two passes on each side of the blade on each wheel to put a razor sharp edge on a knife. Takes about 30 seconds! I run a full time taxidermy shop, there are NO OTHER sharpeners in the shop since I bought my wheels about 8 years ago.
976974
3.5 inches. I have used it for a number of months now. Replaced a bunch of "disposables". Blades for me last several weeks or more. I can even shave dry with it and have had no issues. 100 blades would last well a looooong time. The only thing you need to worry about is which person you want to pass it down too. Pricey but what a couple of steak dinners and you never have to track down a disposable again.
802308
The sharpened cutting edge is 1 3/4 inches long. It is a quite small knife.
1511272
Dear friend, we have no blade on sale at present and if you want to cut the frozen meats, you should put the frozen meats outside to air for about 20 mins. Hope that can help you. Best regards, Amy
268432
I recently sharpened my Santoku knife (the one with the little dimples in the blade to allow air to ease slices off the knife blade easier.) I had no problem sharpening it with the Chef's Choice 300. Just remember when sharpening a knife for the first time, you need to break the factory edge. It will take about 5 minutes per knife the first time. After that you can re-sharpen it in a minute.
632897
As sharp as a butter knife in your kitchen. You'll have a lot of money to invest in sharpening stones and hours of your time. It took me about 5 months to sharpen it.
372965
Lori,Even though I have never tried it. My educated guess is that yes it would. My knife goes thru foam like butter so this might take a bit longer but still do the job.Sam
277583
I'm assuming you mean 5/32" diameter steel round bar made from some high quality stainless steel ("aircraft steel" doesn't mean much). A standard fibre-reinforced cut off disc or the ceramic cutting disc should be able to cut through that kind of material in less than a minute, my guess would be under 30 seconds. Since this is a rotary tool, you want to ease the cutter into the steel and let the speed of the tool do the cutting; pressing hard will just cause the motor to bog down or stop.
1764572
It will do about a one inch piece of meat. My problem with it is the knives are to far apart to really do a good job. You have to run the meat through to many times to get the tenderness you may be looking for.
1307592
You need to buy the Tormek jig that lets you sharpen blades that long. Check on Tormek's web site, it's very good. Or, use their "contact" to ask them questions directly -- they are superb at that. Usually get a thorough answer in 24 hours or less.
1407404
Hi...the blade is 3 1/2 inches long. I had to buy our 3 children each one of these knives after they used mine. We all love it!
696247
My Good Friend....It dosent matter if, or how sharp it is really. Its 68in long...for you to hold it and swing it like a normal man/person...you would need to be at least 11-15 feet tall. I cant even take it out of the scabbord just holding it...you have to lay it down and pull it out. Its just for show really...trust me. However...to answer your question...its not dull...but not razor sharp. You dont really need this blade to be that sharp.
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Don- I bought the same slicer and you need to remove the blade to properly clean. Remove the lock nut for the center plate and remove, remove the sharpener, remove the 3 screws that hold the blade and the blade will come out. That make cleaning much easier. My cleaning ti,mes have gone from 30 minutes down to about 10. Use a anti bacterial whip after all the debris has been removed. do a final wipe down with a clean towel and dry when you are complete and re-assemble
2276193
That will vary a great deal depending on the hardness of the blade. I am one of those always looking for that last little bit of sharpness, so I've spent up to 5 minutes with the ultrafine stones. But the results seem to be about as good as they can get after two minutes or so. I don't count strokes, sorry.
1847474
The steak knives are stamped, not forged. They are serrated. You will not be able to sharpen them.
705883
As soon as it doesn't seem to cut as well. PLEASE, get yourself a sharpening steel......what the chefs use. Works GREAT with just a few swipes! And PLEASE DO NOT PUT A GOOD KNIFE INT HE DISHWASHER!!!!!