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Hand Held Sharpeners
Restore Your Edge Without the Downtime
In a professional kitchen or high-output butcher shop, you don't always have thirty minutes to soak a whetstone and work through a progression of grits. Our collection of hand-held sharpeners is curated specifically for chefs and trade professionals who demand a functional, razor-sharp edge in seconds rather than minutes. These aren't the generic pull-through sharpeners found in big-box retail stores; these are precision instruments from metallurgical leaders like Friedrich Dick, Wusthof, and Idahone.
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F. Dick Rapid Steel Action Set (Complete with base)
The Rapid Steel Action set is the best guided honing tool on the market. This device simplifies the honing process to remove burrs and realign knife edges, without requiring the technical knowledge that can make honing a burdensome process. This is designed to be used in lieu of a honing rod for regular edge maintenance. Learn More$93.60 -
Wüsthof Two-Stage Hand-Held Knife Sharpener
The Wüsthof two-stage hand-held sharpener gives a dull Western-style knife a new edge in a few pulls, with no angle to hold. Set it on the counter, place the blade in the slot and draw it back toward you a few times, letting the weight of the knife do the work.The first slot has carbide inserts that set a new edge on a knife that has gone dull. Wüsthof suggests using it sparingly, about once every year or two, since it removes more metal. The second slot has ceramic rods that finish and refine the edge, and it handles regular touch-ups. Both slots are set to match Wüsthof’s standard edge angle.Customers ask us whether it works on every knife. It is made for standard German-style blades. Wüsthof advises against using it on serrated edges or on Asian-style knives such as santokus and nakiris, which are ground to a narrower angle. Between sharpenings, hone with a Wüsthof 10-inch honing steel. Our guide to honing and sharpening explains when each tool is needed. Learn More$34.95 -
MAC Togu Hand-Held Knife Sharpener
MAC heartily recommends its SR-2 Togu sharpener to everyone who owns its knives, and it is the simplest way to restore a MAC edge without learning to use whetstones. The sharpener uses a ceramic wheel, which removes less steel than the carbide notches of many pull-through sharpeners.MAC suggests that most households will need to sharpen their knives about once every two months. Between sharpenings, a ceramic honing rod keeps the edge aligned. For single-bevel knives such as the MAC yanagiba, use whetstones instead. Learn More$26.95
