Knife Sharpner Essay

Introduction

There are times when your kitchen or sporting knives’ edge will be worn-down, thus, they become blunt. You will then need a knife sharpener that will bring back the sharpness of your tools, may it be made of carbon, alloy, or even stainless steel. There are lots of knife sharpener you can find in the market that will make the sharpening task easier. One of these sharpeners is the Presto 08800 EverSharp Electric Knife Sharpener which will be reviewed and will be compared to the other two close competitors, the Presto 08810 EverSharp Three-Stage Electric Knife Sharpener and the Chef’s Choice M130 Professional Sharpening Station.

Feature

Presto 08800 EverSharp Electric Knife Sharpener is manufactured by the National Presto Industries

It is also a product manufactured by the National Presto Industries, Inc. Just like the 08800, it is also designed to sharpen kitchen and sporting knives as well as Santoku knives. Unlike the Presto 08800 model, it has an adjustable blade selector which is a very good feature because you can choose the right sharpening angles of the knives you want to sharpen, whether it is thick, medium, or thin. Its stages one and two grinding wheels are also made of Sapphirite. The main difference between the two sharpeners is that the 08800 model is a two-stage while the 08810 is a three-stage sharpener. The three sharpening stages of Presto 08810 are the coarse grinding which sharpens your knife to the optimum angle, the medium grinding which gives the blade of your knife a precision edge, and the fine honing which completes the sharpening process by honing and polishing your knife to a razor-sharp edge. Aside from that, Presto 08810’s stage three precision honing wheel is made up of extra-fine grit ceramic. Also, it is a bit expensive than Presto 08800 with a price of $41 in Amazon.com. The two mentioned devices have the same voltage of 120