MinosharpUniversal Water Ceramic Sharpener SH-440GB

I've used whetstones before but struggle to get the correct angle and technique; the minosharp seemed like a good compromise.Did an absolutely fantastic job on an old sabatier, which is now better than I ever remember it being!Didn't return my Global knife to as sharp as it was originally, although it's not far off, and it's better than I had been able to achieve using a block.When I need to replace I will certainly consider using the product with 3 wheels, as this might allow a finer edge on the Global?

If you own Japanese knives this is the way to go. So easy to use and restored my blades to Samurai sharpness.

sharpens our Global knives quickly and effectively

A1 sharpener

I chose this after I bought a Tojiro Senkou 18cm Santoku and wanted something give it the sharpening it deserves. This certainly does that, restoring the blade to out-of-the-box sharpness with a few unforced strokes. It did similarly well with my other Japanese blade.Unlike the similar but smaller SH220 sharpener (which has an open handle instead of a closed loop) this one is also designed to work on European style blades, and it has improved the edges on my mixed collection of Victorinox, Lion Sabatier and Henckels knives. I haven't missed the third, coarsest wheel but it might be useful for rescuing a thoroughly blunt knife. This one is fine for me and comes highly recommended.

After trying many and various sharpening devices, none of which being very good, I came upon the Minosharp water sharpener.I wish I'd had one for years. It really does work and it's very easy to use. Older, duller knives may take a little coaxing back into life but once you have a decent edge on them, they will only take a few strokes on each of the coarse and fine ceramic wheels to put the sharpness back. Indeed, if your knives are particularly dull there is a model available with three wheels, one of which being very coarse to sort out those neglected knives.I think they're a little pricey for what they are but at the end of the day they do the job very well.