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Sunday 11-5 CST | |  | Manual | Home » » » » » » Wusthof 2899 2-Stage Pocket Knife Sharpener | | | | | | | Description: | | This Wusthof Ceramic 3 stage sharpening hone can easily bring those dull knives back to cutting form. The first stage is a course stage for cutting the new edge the next stage uses a fine ceramic to hone the knife to a keen edge. | | | Features: | |
• Pocket-size knife sharpener with 2 different slots labeled for easy use
• Coarse carbide heads set an edge on a dull knife
• Fine ceramic rods hone an already sharp edge
• Non-slip rubber inserts on top and bottom add stability; key-chain for carrying
• Bright red, textured grip with Wüsthof's Trident emblem
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 3.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Package Length:
| 2.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 2.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 40 reviews |
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53 of 53 found the following review helpful:
 Works great -- BUT...Aug 23, 2007
By Lee
I recently ordered this sharpener from Amazon. I saw the $18 retail price and the Wusthof name and assumed this was a better sharpener than the Smith's Abrasives sharpener it resembles. It may be -- I haven't tried the Smith's sharpener. But I doubt it -- this Wusthoff sharpener is made by Smith Abrasives, Inc. At least that's what's stamped on the back of it. You can buy a Smith's Abrasives sharpener from Amazon or buy one for less than $3.00 at Wal-mart. All this aside, this is a great little sharpener. I sharpened all of my kitchen knives with it in only a few minutes. It's very easy to use -- just drag the knife blade through the coarse side and then the fine side a few times. It's easy to hold and the non-slip feet really help. Overall, I'm very happy with it, but I think I could have saved a few dollars and several days if I had just bought a Smith's sharpener at Wal-mart.
31 of 31 found the following review helpful:
recommended by my cooking instructorNov 21, 2007
By L. Knights
"jinx_tv"
I was taking a cooking class that was all about knives and part of it covered sharpening and honing them, which I found interesting but someone intimidating, especially with all the talk about getting just the right angle on the blade.
Finally, our instructor let us in on a little secret...you could get one of these and it might not be quite as good as a professional knife sharpener that is actually a master of their craft (as opposed to a butcherer or over-grinder of your knife blades), but for just a couple of bucks this pocket sharpener does a darn good job and is pretty dummy-proof.
I know you can buy these locally somewhere...I'm sure I could have hunted one down to save a few bucks over what I paid on Amazon, but to have it delivered right to my door rather than spending hours looking for one was really worth it. I had two really dull but good quality knives in my kitchen, and in less than a minute I had two really sharp and honed knives.
22 of 23 found the following review helpful:
just what I was looking forDec 03, 2005
By katjax
This little sharpener is perfect! I was asking for this in stores before it even hit the market. It is so easy to use and it works great. It maintains the 20 degree angle and there is no guessing whether you are keeping your knife at the correct angle as you sharpen it. All you do is pull it through, and it covers the entire length of the blade without missing any areas. It's amazing. Thank you Wusthof! I am using this on my Global knife too, and it works great. The angle on the Global was 15 degrees but for me that was too sharp and it was preventing the knife from traveling on the cutting board. So now it has a 20 degree angle and it works so much better. For me this was a tremendous improvment. I highly recommend this sharpener.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Excellent value.Feb 21, 2008
By J. Hoelscher
"debater7"
This sharpener is just an amazing value. I've now used it on a dozen kitchen knives (some of which had been abused and nicked), a few scissors, and assorted hunting and fishing knives. Basically, as soon as I got it I sharpened everything I had. It did a great job w/ all of them. When I bought it, I was fully prepared to toss it and buy a more expensive sharpener, but figured that for the price, and based on earlier reviews, it might do the job. It did.
It is nearly foolproof. Very easy to use. The only major drawbacks that I see are that you can't do serrated blades and it's small size makes it somewhat unstable. To me, the convenience of use and storage is worth the loss of stability and serrated knives don't need as keen an edge as regular blades. When I say it is somewhat unstable, I mean that you need to pay attention and make sure it is sitting on an even surface. The non-stick pads work and the design makes it hard to cut yourself unless you are just being completely careless. You do need to make sure the keychain isn't under the sharpener, but that's the only place a reasonable person could go wrong. For seven bucks, I'm going to buy another of these before I get one of the more expensive sharpeners. Highly recommend.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Great bargainJan 27, 2008
By David R. Ewoldsen
"David Ewoldsen"
For the price, this is a great little sharpener. One of the difficulties of using a wet stone to sharpen a knife is getting a good consistent angle on the blade, but with sharpeners like this one - that isn't a problem. Also, this sharpener is light and compact enough to take backpacking (or regular car camping). On longer trips, I find my pocket knife can get rather dull because I use it for a lot of things it probably shouldn't - but this sharpener is perfect. But I also use it extensively in my kitchen and it does a great job with both knives that are very dull or if you want to add a finer edge to a knife that is already sharp. For the price, I think this little sharpener is hard to beat.
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