Can it sharpen / hone coated knives without ruining them?
1297759
I am not positive, but I doubt it. It uses a pair of stones the sharpen blades. That would likely remove the coating.
1297760
The only thing that contacts the sharpener is the edge of the blade, when used correctly the side of the blade should be fine. The smooth plastic above the diamond hones shouldn't mar them even if contacted. This is a great sharpener, I use it on all my hunting, fishing, and kitchen knives.
1297761
I have found that this is much better than the electric sharpeners in terms of wearing down the blade after multiple sharpenings. However I don't know about coated knives.
1714426
It is not coated, or at least not in the typical manner. It's stone-washed, but you can definitely buff it up with sandpaper (I'd use 1k grit or higher) but no, I don't think it's coated in the same manner that most coated blades are.
1036838
Actually, I wouldn't recommend that. The tips of my knives have already chipped. Just hand wash them and place them in a drawer.
597979
Yes, tiny bits of metal scraped off the edge of the blade when you sharpen it, but that happens to some extent with all sharpeners. I just rinse the blade in water and wipe it on a kitchen towel before using it.
2215858
It should not matter who made the knives in question, this sharpener should be able to handle them well - unless you have "ceramic" (white or black blades) rather than steel blades. Those will probably require specialized diamond sharpeners.
1060543
It's not recommended. Officially, ceramic knives must be sent back to their producer to be sharpened at the factory. Fortunately, this service is typically cheap or even free.
376057
No.. they are cheap knives not meant to be sharpened. Chefs talk about using these types of knives and throwing them away and buying new ones because of their price. I think sharpening them would take off the finish.. but if you wanted to try .. use one of the 16 degree ones that you slide the knife through.
1078744
you must have one darn sharp knife to be able to do that.... i suspect the metal from the knife blade just "colored" the sharpening sticka little bit. hit it with a scotchbrite scrubbie and it will probably turn white again. that's what i did.
933175
I've been having good results by using vegetable cooking oil for my kitchen knives. Additionally I rinse several times during sharpening to keep grit down. It's a cheap stone so I don't care if the oil breaks it down or anything.
881654
The fine ceramic side will hone your blade. With that said, it does take a little steel off the knife so a steel is prefered. But if you are looking for ease of use the ceramic side should hone you knives nicely.
1872717
No, it's not like you're honing a fine knife. Just set the correct height for your angle; turn it on and swipe the blade through a couple of times. Just be careful to not heat the blade too much because you'll loose temper and it will dull easily again.
1039641
I use the polishing wheels; the stones will not put an edge on any knife, not even Wurstof. Wurstof recommends using the polishing wheeles, the one one right end. The sharpener does a great job.
1868641
No, absolutely not..this is for applying final polishing finish to wood. Polishes like a mirror, but it's too gentle for knives..
727719
Absolutely. There are two ways to sharpen knives: One way is to use a sharpening steel - that just aligns the delicate edge that gets wavy through use back into a straight edge that feels like you've removed steel. The other way to sharpen is to remove metal and forge a new edge. That will have to be done every several years or so, depending on how much you use the knives and how often you are using the steel. Not using the steel with each use will definitely ruin the edge and will require you to sharpen(with a professional sharpener!) them a lot earlier. Hope that helps.
1779229
I would not recommend it. I'm not sure if it would do good or harm to the knife. They recommend these sharpeners for knives made in Japan, with a certain blade angle. I think you would be safe just going with a normal knive sharpener for this.
1514876
be careful. I sharpened mine with pocket sharpener and it scratched the blade coating of the side of the blade because the blade is so thick. the blade coating is not durable at all
1873859
Haven't had to sharpen it. It shouldn't need to be sharpened for some time unless you are really hard on the knife. I have used a leather strop to touch up blade and hone after use. When you buy the knife, it comes with sharpening recommendations on the box.