When our old knife sharpener didn't seem to be having much effect on our knives anymore, I ordered this sharpener based on the reviews here. What a great little sharpener! I can't believe how dull my knives had become over time with our old sharpener (amazing what you can gradually become used to). This sharpener makes slicing and chopping a breeze again. It's very easy to use and takes up little space in the kitchen. I thought I'd have to buy a big expensive sharpener or take my knives in to a professional to get sharp edges like this again. What a delightfully effective and economical surprise.

Wusthof Two Stage knife sharpener arrived promptly and well packaged when ordered through Amazon. Our old electric sharpener was inconvenient and the knife blade guides shifted so it no longer kept the correct bevel on the blade edge. The Wusthof is easy to store and use. The first stage got a good bevel on a variety of knives ranging from stainless steel Henckels to carbon steel blades. The second stage used once a day keeps the blades nicely honed. Once again the knives are a pleasure to use for all the usual kitchen tasks of peeling, slicing and trimming. Thomas Davis

If you're not skilled with a knife steel, this is the next best thing. It's easy, it works and best of all the price is right!

you wanna be a hotshot, get a whetstone and go to culinary academy. BUT, if you want a simple, durable, inexpensive, very effective knife sharpener, bingo! i advise against some 20 lb., overly complex, electric thigamajig. REMEMBER...with many sharpeners, manual, electric, whatever, including this one, they have a coarse slot and a fine slot. use coarse only when your knives are REALLY dull; it removes a lot of metal and restores the edge, but overuse will result in your hatori santuko or sabatier becoming an icepick. use the fine slot mostly. and sharpening steels look and sound cool, but they don't sharpen...they remove tiny imperfections and burrs as a final step. love this product.

I love this knife sharpener. It works well and is easy to use. And I don't feel unsafe using it. It works great on knives and scissors. I had a drawer full of knives that I was ready to throw away and start with all new. I decided to give this a try and love my knives again. I had forgotten how much easier (and safer) it is to cut food with a sharp knife! All of my relatives are getting this for Christmas.