- Material: Synthetic
- Brand: Wüsthof
- Color: Black
- Product Dimensions: 9″L x 1.5″W x 3.5″H
- Item Weight: 0.7 Pounds
- Grit Type: Coarse,Fine
- Sharpens Standard and Asian style knives
- Hard carbide steel blades for coarse sharpening stage
- Fine ceramic rods for honing
- Rubberized base for sure grip
- Weighted to be safe and secure































D. Barker –
I’ve used this sharpener on the newer Wusthof Classic Chef knife and it works perfectly. The standard cutters are for that particular line of knives, where the bevel on each side is 14 degrees. It also has cutters for Asian knives, and this really means ASIAN, more on the lines of Japanese Damascus steel blades that are very expensive and the metal is very hard. Those cutters are not for something like an any brand Santoku knife. It’s for high quality, expensive Asian knives made from very hard steel, that holds a fine edge while you’re working.I’ve used the standard cutters for Mercer Genesis blades and it works really well, but the metal is a little softer I believe so you need to hone after every use, which is easy enough since that’s what the ceramic cutter does. I find if I do a bit of cutting through harder food stuff such as carrots then I have to sharpen the Mercer blades more often. Once again though, this pull through is absolutely wonderful and easy to use so I don’t mind using it with those blades. I also have a couple of fillet knives that I use strictly for fish, and I can use the Asian cutters for those blades, and I hone every time I use the blades.I have a couple of other blades I use with the standard cutters and once again because the metal isn’t as good as the Wusthof Classic line, I have to sharpen more often. The point is though, it’s easy.While you’re learning to use this, which requires a certain amount of pressure applied with your hand when pulling through, after sharpening and honing, do a paper test, where you pull the blade while pushing down on the edge of paper, to test your edge. This will let you know if you need to do more work, maybe adjust what you’re doing, ensuring you’re pulling through at a 90 degree angle, etc…. It’s easy to use, but you still have to pull a knife through these correctly to have a consistent edge across the length of the blade. When going through paper you should have a clean cut, with no tearing or ragged cutting. It should be a clean cut along the entire blade. That’s when you know you’re sharpening the entire blade correctly.Feel free to experiment with different blades, but do know that many blades will not retain such a fine edge very long and you’ll at least need to hone on a regular basis. But once again, it takes me about 30 seconds with a few pulls through the ceramic cutter to recondition the edge so for me I don’t mind and I like the fine angle (14 degrees) for most my cutting. Many cheaper or older blades were originally set to 20 degrees, so taking it down to 14 degrees is a bit of work. But I also don’t have cheap knives. I have some that are less expensive but they’re certainly a step up from the bargain knives you buy in many stores, or on Amazon when you see a low cost set.
ETAI –
The media could not be loaded. The WÜSTHOF Precision Edge 4 Stage Knife SharpenerThis sharpener can do Normal Knifes & sorted and Japanese KnifesIt is excellent item and hard to find as today Wusthof to my best knowledge not do it any longer, they do sharpener units for normal knifes and different sharpener for Japanese knifes and then again different sharpener for sorted knifesBut here in this unit which you can still find on Amazon you have the ability to sharp al types of knife in 1 single unit! And it is a very good sharpenerYou can find instruction video of how to use it on google searchPlease watch and keep instructionIt is important to use the right slot for normal knifes and the right slots for Japanese knifes, and the right slot for Sorted knifesIt’s important not to push strong the blade when you move it in the slot while sharpeningSimply smoothly move it no more then 4-5 times with no force at all, and the knife will have a new sharp blade as NEW !When you sharp the knife it remove also unseen dirt which the eyes cannot seeAgain: no need to sharp over the slot more then 4-5 times, and you should do it every few month and not every weekThank you
JohnMike –
Got this model for my WÜSTHOF knives, each manufacturer has a different Blade Edge Angle so do you homework on what angle edge your knives have
Deb Call –
This is not the cheapest sharpener, but it is the best value.
The_Zs –
I used this sharpener for 5 years and it did a great job!
Amazon Customer –
Great quality for the price and simple to use
Pam –
We send our French knives out for professional sharpening twice a year. This Wusthoff keeps the blades tuned up between trips to the professional. Easy to use and it fits nicely in a kitchen drawer.
bob –
Easy to use had one for years decided to purchase another for family member.