Smith's Adjustable Edge Pro Electric Knfe Sharpener Review

My use of knives spans everything from standard kitchen stuff like deboning the Thanksgiving turkey, to butchering anything that I shoot and am going to eat or feed to the dog. This includes field dressing and cutting chops and steaks. I also cut plenty of leather from thin and delicate to heavy harness leather. Having a sharp cutting tool is always important.

My first test of the Smith's was getting a good edge on my favorite paring knife: an OXO Good Grips, Professional 3.5" Parer. I reach for this knife out of the rack for most kitchen cutting. The blade was initially sharpened a long while ago with the Chef's Choice. It's a thrill slicing tomatoes potato chip thin. When this knife began to squish the tomatoes more than I cared for, one pass on "coarse" and one pass on "fine" returned the edge to making slicing a tomato a fun experience. In fact, cutting everything from onions to spuds is a new, more satisfying experience.

Last but not least, the designers of this unit included a feature for when the wife's bread knife needs to be honed. This would be the blade that has the so called serrated edge, not the jagged cross cut saw type but the kind with the fairly gentle ripples. The tool for this task is hidden in the end of the unit, and a press opens this feature. Simply draw the knife across this sharpener and the knife restores to a very good slicing edge.

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The Smith's Model 50281 Adjustable Edge Pro Electric Knife Sharpener retails for about $180. The ease of use of holding the blade perpendicular to the unit, the minimal pressure needed and the adjustable angle make this sharpener a definite keeper in any sportsman's collection of gadgets.

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