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Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking. |
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12-07-2012, 09:44 AM | #16 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 05-31-07
Location: Shippensburg PA
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thanks for the input, I have a local kitchen shop that sharpens knives maybe I should just let him do it, that way I have someone else to yell at! |
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12-07-2012, 10:45 AM | #17 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 03-31-11
Location: Oregon
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I have one and love it. Mine's one of the first ones with the "bad" arms but I don't notice any slop in mine. Maybe I just got a good set. I just have the basic set with the 100-600 stones and it does indeed get knives wicked sharp. The setup and motion are very easy, and once you get the hang of it you can sharpen a blade pretty quick with it.
Being able to keep a consistent, repeatable angle is what sold me on it. I've never been good at sharpening by hand, I can't keep a consistent angle, but with this I can. And because I know the angle and settings for each knife, subsequent touch-ups can be done a lot faster and without removing as much metal as I would doing it by hand or another system. Definitely something I would buy again. The only thing I regret is the base I chose for mine. I wanted one of the paper stone bases, which are lighter, but they were backordered. So when the offered me the granite base for the same price I took it. The granite is super heavy, which is good because it makes a solid base, but lugging it out of storage is kind of a pain, so I find myself not doing it as often as I probably should. I wish I would have waited for the paperstone base to come back in stock.
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12-10-2012, 12:58 AM | #18 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 10-30-11
Location: Dallas, TX
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Wicked Edge rocks. As suggested, practiced on my older knives first - but slicing through paper now with all of them, just like the video. Need more practice, but knives are already as sharp as new.
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12-10-2012, 01:17 AM | #19 | |
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Join Date: 09-18-06
Location: Hurricane Deck Missouri
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