50881 - Edge Grip 2-Stage Knife Sharpener - Green - Coarse & Fine Sharpeners -Compact for Easy Storage - Stable Non-Slip Base - Soft Grip Rubber Handle - Straight & Serrated Knives

This little sharpener is surprisingly effective! The two-stage system quickly brings dull knives back to life, and the edge grip design makes it safe and stable to use on the counter or even over the edge of it. It’s compact enough to store in a drawer but powerful enough for regular kitchen use. Great value for the price — perfect for anyone who wants a quick and easy way to keep their knives sharp!

Simple, compact, and it actually works. This little sharpener brought my dull kitchen knives back to life in seconds. Everyone needs a sharp knife, and this is the easiest way to get there.

I'm not a huge fan of inexpensive sharpeners. I prefer to use a stone to set the bevel of the blade, and follow it with a honing on an MDF wheel loaded with polishing compound. This produces an edge that will shave hairs, but it takes time. The end result was that I put it off, then I fight dull knives in the kitchen. A dull knife can be more dangerous than a sharp knife because the amount of force needed to get it to cut is higher. I wanted something that would make my kitchen knives reasonably sharp with just a few quick swipes. I decided $6 wasn't much of a gamble so I bought this thing.The coarse sharpener works fine. A few quick swipes will put a reasonably good, symmetric edge on my kitchen knives. The edge is a little rough, but it's sharp enough for most kitchen tasks and it only takes a few seconds. Running a knife through three or four times will produce a small pile of metal shavings under the carbide blades, so it is definitely removing material.The fine ceramic sharpener doesn't do much to remove the scratches left by the coarse carbide inserts-- it's TOO fine, at least on the one that I got. On mine, the ceramic stones loaded up with material almost instantly. They are now glazed and do nothing except lightly burnish the cutting edge. Better than nothing, I suppose, but they don't do much in the way of actual honing.In short, this sharpener does what it's supposed to do. It gets a kitchen knife reasonably sharp with two or three swipes, and it removes the temptation to bludgeon my way through an onion or a piece of beef with a dull blade. It won't produce a really keen edge like a good stone and polish, but I rarely need a knife that sharp for ordinary kitchen work. Definitely worth the $6.

It exceeded my expectations. Very easy to use and it really sharpens well. Small and easy to store. I recommend it for sharpening kitchen knives.

Seems to work. You have to make sure you are not too rough in using it or you can ruin the blade.

Great little knife sharpener!

Wanted an effective sharpener that wouldn't take up lots of real estate in our tiny kitchen. Read the rave review on NYT Wirecutter about this one and it's true, sharpens like a pro! Like the fact that the bottom is very grippy and angled so you can place it on the edge of the counter to brace it while you sharpen. This little gadget is a pro, just like the big ones. What a great price to boot!

I've tried various sharpeners over the years, and mostly stayed with a set of Crock Sticks as they seemed to be the most effective. I absolutely will not use electric sharpeners or grinders on my fine knives as those devices take off a lot of metal and heat up the blades which runs the temper (especially small bladed knives like pocket knives). The problem I've had with crock sticks and sharpening stones is establishing the correct sharpening angle, and keeping a consistent angle from one sharpening event to the next.I recently tried a Smiths CCKS 2-Step Knife Sharpener and thought it was okay, with some exceptions. But it worked well enough so I tried this little unit, and like it a lot more. It has the same basic design; the coarse sharpener uses carbide blades set at about a 23 degree angle, and a fine sharpener of two ceramic rods set at about a 24 degree angle. With just a little bit of effort I got my kitchen knives and favorite pocket knife as sharp as they've been in years.I see two features that makes this little sharpeners superior to the Smith CCKS:1. More stability. The Smith CCKS tends to wobble when I'm resting it on my counter top, pulling a blade across the sharpener. The Edgeware Edge Grip stays rock solid on the counter top, and it is easy to hold without getting my fingers in the way of the blade I'm sharpening.2. The less distance between the edge of the sharpener and the sharpener blades With the Smith CCKS, I cannot get the entire length of my blades sharpened. With the Edgeware Edge Grip, I can get the entire blade across the sharpener, which makes a big difference when sharpening small blades.The only drawback this item has is that the sharpening angle is a fixed angle, so you can't use it on single edge knives or knives that use a 17 degree edge. However, most common kitchen knives and pocket knives use a 23-24 degree edge, so it shouldn't be much of a problem. It also doesn't sharpen serrated edge knives; If I found a small sharpener that worked on serrated edges I'd be very happy!Overall, this is a great sharpener for the price, and I could recommend it to anyone looking for a knife sharpener that is inexpensive, easy to use, and actually sharpens knives.