Any, even the most expensive and high-quality knives , over time lose their sharpness and need sharpening. And if earlier used for this purpose a grindstone or a circle, today more modern devices have appeared.
For example, a manual sharpener for knives, which copes well with the task. It is an uncomplicated mechanical device, capable in a short time to return the knife to its sharpness, sufficient for domestic use.
Advantages of a manual disk knife sharpener
At its low price, such a sharpener guarantees a decent quality of sharpening. It is easy to use, and even a beginner will learn how to use a manual sharpener for knives. All you need to do is fix the sharpener on the table with one hand, take the knife in the other and, with an average effort, hold it several times along the slot.
The best representative of a series of professional manual sharpeners for knives are diamond, or more precisely - with diamond coating on discs. They allow you to achieve an excellent level of sharpening with a minimum of physical effort. It is these tools should be given preference.
If we talk about the advantages of roller sharpeners in front of V-shaped, it is important to note that in them instead of plates and rods there is a ceramic or diamond-coated roller that rotates when the knife moves. It grinds the blade at an angle of 45 degrees to the cutting edge, without leading to the formation of a burr, as is often the case with V-shaped sharpener.
Of course, roller mechanical sharpeners are not universal, as they are not suitable for all knives and are not designed for one-sided grinding. Nevertheless, they at least do not spoil the knives as V-shaped inexpensive sharpeners.
Why are professional manual knife sharpeners better than self-made knives?
To qualitatively sharpen the knife with the right angle of the edge and without burrs on a conventional grindstone or homemade hand sharpener, you will need a lot of time, as well as knowledge and skills. Not all modern men were taught by their fathers and grandfathers, and without this it is not worthwhile to begin - you will spoil one knife before you learn this art even approximately.
In addition, if there is such a huge number of ready-made professional devices in the modern world, it is inappropriate to continue using obsolete methods and devices.
In mechanical knife sharpeners, the grinding angle is already set and can be adjusted depending on the type of sharpened knife. With their use, the process of sharpening cutting tools, be it a kitchen knife, tourist, hunting blade, scissors, will be as simple and comfortable as possible.
Mechanical sharpeners can sharpen knives with one- and two-sided cutting edges and even tools with a serration cutting edge. There are sharpeners for gradual sharpening - at first you can roughly form the cutting edge, and then process it on the slot for finishing.
The most famous brands that make mechanical sharpeners are Yaxell, Wuesthof, Chefs Choice, Edgeware. Long-lasting and trouble-free operation guarantees the presence of diamond grinding elements in the sharpener. High-quality mechanical sharpeners ensure that there are no burrs or scratches on the blades.
As a universal tool, a mechanical sharpener can be used to sharpen small axes , machetes, even fishing hooks. The convenience of them is that they are portable and mobile. You can take them with you and use them everywhere, even in the forest wilderness and lack of electricity.