VN3 Professional Knife Sharpener | 3-Action Streamlined Sailboat Design for Effortless Knife Sharpening - The Ultimate Tool for Precision 11 to 21 Degree Angles (Upgrade Stainless Steel)

After fighting with dull knives for years and only using a typical steel sharpening rod / honing steel, I decided to give this a try given the very positive reviews (and the Black Friday sale price!). I first started with a couple of paring knifes that we use to cut citrus when making drinks and which essentially wouldn't cut through a lemon or lime skin without first poking the tip through the skin first and then cutting with the blade. The first test was only slightly successful but I figured it might be just learning how to use this properly. When I used this sharpener the second time my technique clearly improved and it cut through the citrus skin without issue. For those have commented that it doesn't work or doesn't do anything to the knives, work on your technique! Today I sharpened ~20 knives in about 30 minutes and you can see from the attached photo that indeed it has a clear effect of removing metal as necessary! (Again, that is roughly 20 knives worth of metal detritus, including a half-dozen serrated knives which other sharpeners do not do.) There may be other ways to sharpen knives better, but for a nice stylish product, heavy and well built, that can quickly and easily get the job done in less than a minute, this is well worth the cost!

We have a number of high quality knives and even with good care and maintenance, they eventually need to be sharpened. It would have cost me $100 to have them sharpened and this sharpener was half that price. It was easy to use, adjusted quickly to the correct angle, and worked really well. It did an excellent job of sharpening our knives and it did so quickly. It has more than paid for itself in the first use.

Easy to use well built. Sharpens great.Does an excellent job on serrated blades

Awesome knife sharpener. Speedy with a good grip. Better than side handle design. Solid base for excellent stability. Sliding sharper edges conforms to knife edges perfectly.

sharpened my knives very well - so well that knives are extremely sharp, so be careful.

My other sharpener had started to wear down a little bit because it used the ceramic sticks. So I purchased this one and it is extremely rugged and heavy but that's so that when you use it it stays in place. After three or four strokes between the scissor blades my knives come out extremely sharp. I will be able to keep this and use it for many years. It also came with a replacement set of scissor blades which means it will last me forever.

Heavier than expected, well designed & executed and WORKS quickly!!

My knives are now sharp. I cut raw vegetables every day and have never found a sharpener that works well for me. Even used professional sharpening as well as other sharpeners. This sharpener is phenomenal. Easy to use and even very oldest carbon steel knife is perfect. I highly recommend it recommend this to anyone who is looking for a reliable professional quality but at home sharpener.

I like this better than the F. Dick version. It looks nice, it’s heavy and stable and produces a quick and serviceable edge with a few strokes. This won’t replace a ceramic whetstone from Shapton, or a Tormek, but it does the job for everyday use for generic and German steel knives. It hones and sharpens (removes steel) and creates a serviceable toothy edge for everyday cooking. An indispensable tool in any kitchen that likes its knives sharp and doesn’t want to invest in a drawerful of mostly useless sharpeners!

Estoy impresionada de lo bien que funciona este afilador. Generalmente uso una chaira pero ya no quedaban tan filosos.

Brilliant knife sharpener, works extremely well. Easy to use, great results.

Very easy to use and the knife stay sharp all the time using the honing function. Also very easy to misuse. Read the instructions and watch videos online to get use to it. It is all about the pressure, the angle and how straight you can pull the knife. It gets scarily sharp.

I love this product so much, I'm buying a few more and giving them out as Christmas gifts. It's great.