Scanpan Classic Knife Sharpener

I bought a scanpan sharpening steel at the royal show over 15 years ago, very happy, but time to get a new one. What a disappointment. The first thing I noticed was although it looked the same, it was half the weight, it actually felt cheap and like a file, alloy is probably not the best choice for a "steel". But it is the diamonds that do the… Read more

work, which may be true if they stayed on. Either they fell off or wore down (unlikely) or maybe werent diamonds, but either way, useless. Back to looking for a new "steel"

Save your money – This knife sharpener has literally ruined 3 knives. By far the worst sharpener I have used, gives Scanpan a bad name. You would get far better results using the concrete step. No pressure required for razor sharp knives they say - hahahah. Save your money, look elsewhere Show details

A little overpriced as others can do a similar job. But does an excellent job – Definitely a great tool for keeping your knives super sharp. This goes perfectly with the Scanpan carbon steel knives and can be used to produce a razor sharp edge. The three grades take about a minute to get through. The lighter you pull the sharper the edge. Show details

Don’t waste your money!!!! – This does not work at al! It will make your knives worse. Terrible but I am so upset with this product , I have ruined 2 knives because of this . I can not believe they would sell something like this to the public Show details

Best knife sharpener ever – This came with a set of Scanpan knives which I purchased in 2015. I've used it consistently on my Scanpan knives and cheaper knives as well. It's the best knife sharpener I've ever had and safe and easy to use as well. Show details

Don't buy – My knives don't sharpen when I use this product. I have looked online for a manual which can't be found and have contacted Scanpan 3 times and they won't bother to respond. It was a waste of money buying this product and they are a terrible company to not deal with. Go to a good store and get a recommendation from the staff for a decent product so that you don't waste your money.  Show details

Makes the process of sharpening easier and more consistent – Having read the other reviews, I can only imagine others have not read the instructions or have utilized poor technique. This tool will sharpen and hone consistently well, as long as you use it properly. I use it on a Wusthof and a Victorinox, as well as other lesser knives. Good results every time. Make sure to only ever put a cleaned knife through it though, not the easiest thing to clean.  Show details

Only a dish washer can wreck a blade as well as this – I have a bunch or reasonably good kitchen knives: Wusthof, Mundial, Sabatier and an old whetstone and metal steel to do my sharpening. Got lazy one day and thought this $40 Scanpan knife sharpener might save me time. Within minutes I managed to turn my favourite chefs knife into butter knife. It took me ages on the whetstone to get the edge back.… Read more

Even if you only have a $20 kitchen knife don't ever use a device like this to sharpen it. A sheet of 600 grit emery cloth for one dollar will do an infinitely better job than this thing, and I mean that.

I have since bought a good quality diamond steel and a terrific ceramic steel and never looked back. In fact, with the right sharpening gear, I felt confident enough to buy a couple of Kasumi knives.

In my opinion you are much better off paying $100 for a good sharpener and $40 for a knife than $100 for a knife and $40 for a sharpener. So many of us got it wrong. We start by buying the best knife we can afford when we should be buying the best sharpener before we ever buy a good knife.

knives were worse after sharpening attempt – I thought I had used the wrong slot for a fine edge hone , back to the instructions, nope right slot but my knives were becoming blunter and pitted with each attempt. Discarded, never to be used again. not just a waste of money but near destroyed the fine edge on my carving knife.  Show details

Scanpan knives badly pitted – Not sure of it is solely die to the first stage sharpener, maybe the dishwasher had something to do with it but suffice it to say my knife set is so badly pitted I am throwing them away....unless someone has a solution?

Asking for my money back – I followed the instructions but it didn't sharpen a blunt knife. After putting a knife through it that I had sharpened with an old Steel, it actually ended up blunt. King of Knives were very understanding and refunded my money. It is now back to the old Steel.

Damages Scanpan Knives – The knife sharpener should only be used for it's lower two stages. the top stage has tungsten blades and due to the brittle steel in the scanpan knives it has actually made a pitted edge!! very upset about this as I was trying to take good care of what was for me a very expensive knife purchase. And for the record the knife was held at a steady… Read more

even angle and drawn throught the sharpener (not roughly sawed at!) can sharpen a slightly dull knife damages your knife

Scanpan Knife Sharpener – Item is absolutely fantastic ... provides excellent edging on all knives; easy to use; easy to store and sharpeners are hygenically protected. Have had other sharpeners before (some of them much more expensive than Scanpan) and none of them have been as easy to use or store. As usual Scanpan has provided a top quality item at a great price. quality & colour choices  Show reply

"Nearly" as good as a new knife – The Scanpan knife sharpener was able to sharpen my Mundial knives to a satisfactory sharp edge. Instructions were easy to follow which made it quick and easy. Some of my knives were very blunt so i was pleasantly suprised that they were able to be brought back life again. Thanks Very easy to use. The 3 stage process creates a sharp edge. For the price, money well spent. Not a razor sharp finish.

Compact unit keeps knives beautifully sharp without the cost of professional knife sharpening – This just works very well and is very easy and safe to use. I bought it to avoid the cost and inconvenience of taking my knives to be professionally sharpened and have been really happy with the results. My knife sharpening tong never did the job properly - I lacked the correct technique, I suspect. But this is excellent. It has 3 double sided… Read more

blade sharpening slots, one for daily use (can't comment on that one!) and 2 for less frequent use. I only sharpen my knives every 2-3 months (when I can no longer slice a tomato easily, it is time to sharpen), and run my 5 kitchen knives through the 3 blades in turn. It takes about 5 minutes to do them all, and they are all razor sharp at the end. The double sided honing slots make it easy to position your knife and I have no fear of damaging the blade or cutting myself. It is a nice compact little unit. Keep the box and it stores easily. It is really convenient because you can get a great blade edge within minutes of deciding you need it. Works really well, compact and easy to store