Serrated blade sharpening ability?
2068495
Serrated blades are tough. Reality is that only the concave serration side of the blade should have a sharpening surface applied to it. The diamater of this rod is far too large for that application. I'd recommend something with no more than a 3/8 inch diameter for large serrations and something even smaller in diameter for those knives with smaller serrations. Ideally, the diameter of the rod should exactly match the shape of the individual serration. This rod however it GREAT for straight or gently curved blades! Hope this helps!
2068496
Works better than others I have used. As always sharpen only from blade side from which the serrations have not been cut into it. Finish with only a couple of light passes on the serration side to remove any burrs & bends.
2068497
Perhaps would depend on the type of serration. For deep, true serration with sharp points, no. For a wavy edge or a Granton edge, yes. Especially older ones that are already thinned out by repeated sharpening. As Cunningham said, for the true serration, this is too wide a honing stick for any true serration I've ever seen. Also remember, this is a HONING stick. NOT a true sharpener. Put the edge on your blade, then maintain it with this tool and you shouldn't have to actually sharpen as often.
2068498
No! Put this question to rest. The simple fact is that you cannot hone a serrated edge on a sharpening steel. Not only will it not sharpen the knife, you will probably ruin your ceramic hone. But, hey, as a professional knife sharpener, that's just my opinion.
1942587
I have sharpened a partially serrated pocket knife on this sharpener however I have found that it really does not do a good job on any serrated knife.
205860
Aloha... it takes a LOT of passes to sharpen the serrated knife, but it does help. Even though I only cut bread with my serrated knife it still got dull, and the sharpener brought it back - but as I said, it takes more time than other blades.
2015021
FYI... here is what Wusthof said: Hi, Serrated edge knives actually never need to be sharpened. The way the blades are made, the part that needs to stay sharp never hits a cutting surface so it should not ever go dull. Using a serrated edge knife on the 2904-7 knife sharpener would damage it, so I do not recommend trying it. Regards, Lauren info@wusthof.com Wusthof-Trident Inc 333 Wilson Avenue Norwalk, CT 06854
1952212
The instructions for serrated knives are a bit different than for a normal straight edge. Most Serrated knifes have a beveled side and a flat side. Only sharpen the flat side with the finest grit belt. I haven't tried this yet but I don't see any reason why it won't work
1848036
Yes according to the instruction book "Model 601 will sharpen quickly either plain edge or serrated blades without removing the blade from the slicer." It also states " The Model 601 will sharpen all blades supplied with Chef'sChoice slicers and virtually all blades up to 10 inch diameter on either household or commercial grade slicers." I do not have a serrated blade but it works great on my Chef'sChoice Model 667 plain edge blade.
2208857
Nope and we have serrated knives. I was surprised but the knives that comes with the Chicago Cutlery set are the BEST we've ever had and they even top our serrated knives. No idea why. But they do. Even tough steaks (occasionally we overcook them) can be sliced easily.
932367
Mine is serrated so it can't be sharpened, but it shouldn't have to be. They call it micro serrated, the teeth are very small and close together. Don't put the blades in the dishwasher or let hard stuff hit them and it should last a long time
364418
Like the others have said the bread and four steak knives are the only serrated ones, all others are not. Serrated knives work best for slicing by means of moving back and forth as non-serrated knives are made to slice through food by chopping down, leaving a nice clean cut (as serrated can leave a rough torn-up cut). I love these knives and how sharp they are, although I'd never try to sharpen mine without a whetstone.
1819380
Heck...the AMAZON PAGE for this item says it can be used on serrated knives!!!
516133
Yes. There is a fine, and very effective, serrated edge to these excellent knives.
1163984
It would work yes, but I would not use for serrated blades. The ceramics are small, an would be easily damaged.
993283
yes works with paring knives....not serrated! I sharpen all our knives with it
59075
Depends on what you mean. Sharpening a knife means taking off metal. If you take off metal in a straight line, you're going to eventually remove the serrated edge completely. You'll still have a knife, it just won't be serrated. Actually sharpening a serrated knife means individually working on each little serration - it's a lot of work, and this isn't the tool for it.
205859
Can't help you. Don't use serrated knives. Can tell you the Trizor made all my other knives dangerously sharp!
918524
No, unfortunetly. It will work on anything with a straight blade (hand pruners, pruning shears, old fashioned hand hedge trimmers, and even a knife) but it is not intended to sharpen anything with a serrated edge (example-any sort of saw with teeth)
1952213
Should be no problem.I sharpen serrated knives all the time.I assume you mean knife height is 1.5 inches,if so will do a great job.