looking for knife sharpener...

[dane]

Should I find a local shop? Should I buy one of those electric knife sharpeners?

We love our cutlery, but I just don't think to sharpen them very often and when I do I realize my wife's been using the equivalent of a lead pipe to cut things with for who knows how long.... :( (she doesn't want to "make a fuss" about it.. what a great lady, but still I feel terrible about it)

okay-- question asked... let'er rip! I know there was one (or more??) great threads on the old av123 forum about this stuff, but now I'm actually in the market...

cheers,
..dane

[Loophead]

Dane,

If you are willing to take the time, I've always loved the results from a Lansky sharpner. Otherwise take the blades to a local professional.

http://www.lanskysharpeners.com/LKCPR.php

Sean

[django1]

We just use something like this. There are many similar to this where you just basically draw the knife between fixed angle ceramic or carbide(?) sharpeners.

It does the job: afterwards tomatoes are sliced not bludgeoned...

[woofersus]

Chuck Norris sharpens knives between his toes.

[hawkeyejw]

I've had very good luck with these guys, and they also have the added benefit of being cheap! ;)

http://www.amazon.com/AccuSharp-1-001-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B00004VWKQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290606179&sr=8-1

Of course, I'm using it on medium priced knives, and not high end cutlery. If I'd made a significant investment I'd probably find a professional to take care of it.

[Loophead]

Chuck Norris uses his finger nails as knives are too weak.