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After going thru countless sharpeners in my life and only finding wasted monies,,,, I finally got this unit and have had it over a year,,, I have some really nice knives and nothing worse than just not being able to get a edge!!!!.... but this unit does the job VERY nicely. If your a frustrated person like I was,,, this is your ticket... simple to use and gets the job done FAST!!!!

Finally all my knifes sharp . Working great. Easy to use. Very durable, my permanents own the same one for years. Very affordable,light weight, looking good.

Sharpens knives very well. Unfortunately the motor gets noisy and then stops. I returned and replaced 2 times.

I am 70 years old and have been playing around with various knife sharpening systems and Arkansas stones and so forth for 50 years. My friend Louise recommended this to me, I bought one, and in 20 minutes, all my kitchen knives were sharp as a razor, in fact, maybe sharper than they have ever been. I have a fine collection of modern and antique carbon steel Sabatier, Thiers-Issard, Zwilling-Henckels and other marques. Read the instructions carefully, particularly, as to which knives conform to the Asian, narrower standard, and which, to the European and American. What I especially appreciate is that the edges this product provides to my knives last much longer than the edges I honed on a stone or ceramic tool and then finished with a steel. This thing is way above all that. It is important to wash and dry your knives when you are finished with them, every time you use them (no leaving them in the sink) and three or four hits with the steel keep the edge sharp for a long time. Brilliant product. I, who is a lifelong student of this subject, is frankly, overwhelmed.

It turned it on and it quickly did a good job of sharpening one knife. Turned it off for five minutes. Turned it back on the switch didn't work. I had to switch it on and off several times to get it to "catch" in the ON position.Sharpened the second knife very well. Turned it off. Same thing turning it back on, but this time when I set the knife in the slot it sounded like the wheel came off, the thing stopped running and just sat there and hummed.JUNK!

I ordered this because my son had this and told me that it works very well. I have used it on all my knives & it sharpens them perfectly. I am so happy I ordered this!!

Well made.Sharpened cheap knives and did an awesome job on the better knives. I thought I wouldnt mind the manual hone but I do. I think next time I will get more stages. Don't let my poor decision mislead you. THIS is an awesome unit. I can cut carboard easily with my knives as well as get through a tomato skin and make clean thin slices. This unit does work and does it nicely.

This brand sells about 30 different electric knife sharpeners. I spent many hours comparing them before I picked this one to buy. Most models sharpen at either 15 degrees or 20 degrees, but not both. Older US or European kitchen, pocket or hunting knifes are 20 degrees. Asian knifes are 15 degrees. Practically all newer kitchen knifes are 15 degrees. I wanted the ability to sharpen both. This model, the Chef's Choice 290 does both 15 and 20 degrees and does it very well. I have a set of 8 Victorinox knifes. Some have been used a lot and needed sharpening while a 10 inch Chef's knife and a 6 inch filleting knife have never been used. Victorinox is known for their knives sharpness. In only a minute or two each I was able to make the worn knifes and as sharp as the new ones. They sliced a sheet of paper like a razor blade. If you purchase this sharpener I'm certain you will be more than pleased with it.