I saw this today at my local Ace Hardware. Honestly, it may have been there a year or two ago, but I didn’t pay attention until today. What do you think?
Resharp charges $7 per knife which is cheaper than many professional knife sharpeners (which I see usually around $10-15 per a 8" knife). Most importantly, you can get the knife back in a few minutes as opposed to waiting for a few days. That being said, the cheapest electric Chef’s Choice is $60. Eight knife sharpening sessions on the Resharp will come to the same cost. So I must assume this Resharp does a much better job than a home electric sharpener.
I’ve always felt that electric knife sharpeners take off way too much material.
Save your money and pick up a whetstone. I got this one years ago and I know it was less than $2. A few passes on the course side, flip it over a few passes on the smooth side and my knife is sharp like new.
I looked at the Resharp website. They had an offer for a free sharpening coupon, which I signed up for. When it comes I plan to take an old beater knife to see what the machine does. I plan to weigh it before and after to see if it takes off a lot of metal. I already have a Chef’s Choice, but I wonder if this laser guided gadget does any better.
I recently took two of my inexpensive workhorse knives to my local ACE when they had a 2 for 1 sale. They were quickly sharpened on the Resharp and they were indeed very sharp. I have a whetstone and use it for my nicer knives but was very happy with the speed, convenience, and price of the Resharp.
I asked at our local Ace Hardware, and got a blank stare . . . I guess we’re too boonielandish.
I sharpen my knives (Edgepro) but eventually the edges get fatigued and need a
trimming - thought the Resharp might be quick&easy for a uniform reset, to be followed by the Edgepro.
anyone know how ‘customizable’ the gadget is? for example my long slicers I sharpen to 16-17 degrees, but chefs I keep at 20-21…
given the wheel sharpeners, looks like the results will be slight concave . . .
Oh, I don’t know. The robot is cool to watch while it works, and sharpen-while-you-wait aspect is satisfying. The Ace person who set it up didn’t know the grit size(s), but it’s definitely dry, so I suppose like the Chefs’ Choice sharpeners. I saw no sparks thrown, and I’m pretty sure there was no step for stropping or removing a wire edge.
My one experience with Resharp causes me to wonder if legit knife geeks like you would be happy with the results. But maybe you should try it and see how you like it.
Thanks for sharing your experience too. I know you send your knives out to professional knife sharpeners, right? How do you think the Resharp do? I don’t expect to be better, but would you said… its end-result is in between a professional knife sharpener, and a home grade electric sharpener machine (like Chef’s Choice)?
I am not a fan of electric sharpeners. I’ve had my Zwilling 4 Stars for 30 years, and as long as you hone them frequently they will rarely need sharpening. I do my most frequently used knives every year or so, the others way less often.
I use whetstones, and overwhelmingly recommended them. Way less wear and tear on the edge… and I’ve not needed to do anything else in the 30 years I’ve owned them.
Edit: Plus different knives have different angles… and you need to know these. My older Zwillings are around 20°… while Japanese and newer German knives are closer to 15°. You can use an app on your phone to determine the angle (so long as you know what it is).
I hand sharpened on stones for , , , 30? years… never super happy with the result - which I (now, and then,) attribute to an inability to hold a consistent angle over the length and curve of a blade.
bought into the EdgePro - not spamming for them - there are a number of similar “jig” systems on the market. however, it does make for a consistent, repeatable edge angle along the blade - from 3-4 inch paring knives to 10 inch chef and slicer knives.
the results, in my kitchen, have bee exceedingly superior - right angle, every use employment of a steel, , , , minimizes the sharpening required and maximizes that “Oh sheet it’s sharp!” effect.
SIL was helping with dinner once upon a time - and that was his immediate reaction…
‘dang they be sharp . . .’
Yeah, let us know how to feel about the Zwilling mail in.
