Chef's Choice M4623 Diamond Hone 3-Stage Manual Sharpener for Euro-American/Santoku/Serrated Knives

I have had a similar product for years, but decided our knives have not been sharp enough lately, so it was time to replace it. This new one is fantastic. I am a serious cook, and my many knives are well loved and utilized. This sharpens them all with ease and excellence. It actually works better than my electric Chef's Choice sharpener, although that is also an older model. Easy to use and store, there is no excuse for a dull knife now that I own this model. My husband and I both love it.

I had the Chef's Choice electric model of this knife sharpener and returned it. I thought it was brutal to my good knives. I love this one. It treats my knives more gently and still puts a fine edge on them. It takes a little longer but the results are just as good. 20 back and forth strokes and my knives are ready for finishing. I feel I'm not grinding up my knives but just putting a good edge on them.

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The diamond hones on this sharpener work quickly and the sharpener is easy to use. Assuming the diamonds will last a long time it is a great sharpener for the price. Two or three swipes through each stage (you only use 2 of the 3) and the blade very sharp.

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This product is very easy to use and does an excellent job of sharpening pocket and kitchen knives.

The two different honing angles can be used to give support bevels to the finishing fine hone. The resulting edges are sharp enough to shave the hair off ones arm.

I would recommend this product as a good manual sharpener where electricity is not available or for quick touch ups.

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There are a lot of opinions on how to measure the sharpness of a kitchen knife: slicing through a sheet of paper, or shaving the hair on your arm, or shaving thin slices from your fingernail. I found that you can judge a really sharp kitchen knife if you can cleanly cut a ripe tomato into thin slices. I use ripe plum tomatoes through the year for cooking and testing the sharpness of my knives.

I have a drawer full of kitchen knives that I use for food preparation and table steak knives. These knives range from top-of-the-line Zwilling-Henckles to basic Ecko knives. I have owned most of these knives at least 30 years and have sharpened them with a grind stone and sharpening steel. I wanted to get an easy-to-use sharpener and decided that Chef's Choice offered the best line of electric and manual sharpeners based on recommendations from many sources. I purchased the M4623 in October, 2011 because it was much less expensive and much more convenient to use than the electric sharpeners, and is reported to remove much less metal when you want a daily/weekly polishing of the knife blade.

When I first received the M4623, I ran each knife through the sharpening section (slot 2 for European/American knives) as instructed. Each knife needed at least 300-400 strokes to achieve a reasonable level of basic sharpness. I then ran each knife through the polishing section (slot 3 Polishing) for at least 200 strokes. This initial sharpening took about 5 minutes per knife, but each knife easily passed the 'ripe tomato slicing test'. After this initial sharpening, I keep my working knives sharp by passing the knife through the polishing slot for 20-30 strokes every few days; I have completely stopped using my knife sharpening steel. Just remember to clean the knife after each sharpening/polishing step so that the metal particles that are left on the blade do not get into your food.

I have been using the M4623 for the past 5 months for all of my kitchen knife sharpening, and I have been very pleased with the results and the convenience.

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