sharp Mino Plus 3 Ceramic Water Sharpener 550 - Black/Red

This is the perfect partner to compliment a set of global knives to keep them at their very best. Very easy to use and clean. The handle gives a firm grip and protects you from any accidents while using. Replacement sharpening stones are easy to source should they get worn. Sturdy construction means it is going to last, and the sharpening is made as simple as possible due to the knives being offered up at the perfect angle. I've recommended this item and it's two stone version to so many people. Those who have bought it, have never regretted it. I've used this on the global knives and others with success every time.

I had an earlier model {just two smaller ceramic sharpening wheels} and it was the best sharpener of many that I purchased over the years. For those of you who can't keep a knife at an 8 degree angle (you are not alone) this sharpener was made for you and it gives the best results I have obtained using various sharpeners over the years. This new Minosharp has 3 ceramic sharpeners and they are physically bigger, [my knives are NOT Global) but this sharpener copes well with my knives and the knives slice through paper once sharpened. I find tomatoes and onions a good subject to test on the knives, if your knife blade is not sharp it will slip {dangerous}. But its very easy to use this sharpener and even soft tomatoes slice easily once you have shapened your knives with the sharpener. Just read the instructions, avoid undue pressure when using this sharpner, you do not need much pressure and too much will damage or break the ceramic wheels (I can remember my school woodwork teacher saying "let the saw do the work"), its the same with this sharpener, one finger held lightly on the top of the thick part of the knife blade. I hope to get similar long life from this sharpener as I did with the previous smaller one. To all those who can keep too a constant 8 degree angle and use whet sharpening stones, well you are a better person than I, my Minosharp does the job for me nice, quick and easy. George Watson on the 1st of September 2016.

I used to have a cheaper version of a wheeled sharpener many years ago but the grind wheels wore out and I stopped using it. For a while now I've been using sharpening stones but I'm not that good at it and it takes me a fair bit of time to set up and use them. I knew about the recommended Global Minosharp sharpener, and finally decided to get one, and I'm really glad that I did. The first thing I noticed was that it was bigger than I was expecting and you can get a good grip on the handle when you are drawing the knife across the wheels. It's really easy to use and get very good results but you have to place the knife edge with care. It's easy to let the blade ride up onto the top of the sharpening wheels which ruins all your good work. The trick is to not rush it, don't apply too much pressure and let the blade run back and forth. A minute or two of sharpening before you use them and they are ready to do the job. It's easy to clean because the clear plastic cover hinges back and you can run it under the tap to flush out the dirty water. When the wheels finally wear out, which is a long time to come, then I will definitely be getting new ones rather than pushing this to the back of the drawer. I strongly recommend it and wish that I had gotten one sooner.

I have been a professional chef all my working life and I am now 70. I have seen(and bought) a lot of knife sharpeners over the years and the only ones that have worked well have been electric and very expensive. I was looking for something that wasn't too expensive and easy to use. I have a variety of knives both top end and utilitarian. I decided to give this a go and it arrived today. What I would say is that if you are looking for Samurai Sword levels of sharpness there is no doubt that a selection of (pretty expensive) whetstones are what you need. I just wanted something that worked and I didn't have to think about and for me this worked very well. I spent the afternoon sharpening a variety of knives(20) including 3 Global knives I have had for years, the Global knives came up really sharp but they needed a little bit more than the suggested (8 strokes on each wheel. I then sharpened a variety(20) of Carving, Boning, Steak and general utility knives which needed about 20 strokes on each wheel and this worked very well. The instructions do say that knives( other than global might need 2 lots of 15 strokes to bring them to sharp and this is what I found. All in all this worked very well for me and I would recommend it. I would imagine that after the knives are sharp, you could use the yellow wheel to maintain the edge just as you would use a steel