Furi FUR626 Ozitech Diamond Fingers Pro Knife Sharpener
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Furi FUR626 Ozitech Diamond Fingers Pro Knife Sharpener
Customer Review: simply the best
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this product. This is my third one. I cook professionally and in a few short swipes I have a sharp blade at work or at home instead of dealing with a stone or ruining my knife with one of those grinders. I've tried a lot of other sharpeners. The Wusthoff sharpener pitted my knives and was immediately trashed. This one fixed the pits without removing a lot of extra steel. My knives are an investment and a crucial tool in my job. This is a life-saver and so easy to use. Part of the reason I go through them so fast is that everyone at work always wants to use mine! They are fascinated by the simple and effective design. I cannot say enough about how much easier this makes my job. I love it and will continue to buy them.Customer Review: Great sharpener especially for so little money!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought a new Furi knife set and figured I would nip dulling these ones in the bud and buy this. I figured I would not use it for a long time because Furi is a good brand. I got it and I wanted to try it out. I tried it in the regular old pair of scissors I was using as kitchen scissors. This pair was beat up! Only one spot on them actually worked. I know it is made for knives not scissors but it's a new play thing! So I opened up the dull scissors and ran one side down the fingers a few times, I was amazed! I was in my kitchen with 2 friends making them feel each side and how big a difference they were. It's now like I have a brand new pair of scissors! I can't wait to dull my knives just so I can sharpen them!Customer Review: One of the better ones.
Summary: 4 Stars
Safe and easy to use. Compact storage. Construction could be made to last longer.
Sharpens well but not razor sharp. Better than most I have tried but I'm still looking for one that puts a super sharp edge on my expensive kitchen knives and folders, like they ALL claim to do.
04/2010 - Several years later now and one locking ear has fallen off and the diamond honing surfaces on the "fingers" has all but worn off. I use this every week. I did not purchase this to use occasionally. I expected more. Still does some sharpening but no where near as sharp as it has. That can probably be expected. Need to replace it and there is nothing better, so far, on the market. May just have to get another one.
Customer Review: Does the job
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a good knife sharpener with a couple of minor issues.
Pros:
- Folds up to be nice and compact - fits easily into a drawer
- The clips on the side fold out to serve as finger guards. If you hold this right, it is almost impossible to accidentally cut yourself.
- It sharpened even the dullest of our knives
Cons:
- It sometimes takes quite a bit of work to pull the knife through the "fingers", especially with thicker knives. Maybe I'm pushing the knife down too deep?
- Sharpening can sometimes be a slow process, compared to other methods
- Sharpener feels a bit flimsy (but hasn't broken yet, so maybe it's just the appearance)
Customer Review: works as advertised...but not as well as you might expect
Summary: 3 Stars
It does works, but not the end all beat all of sharpeners. It does put a 20 degeree agle on the blade and it is capable of sharpening ceramics. However it takes more than just a 3 or 4 strokes especialy if your setting an edge or sharpening a very dull knife. It also leaves a very "rough" cutting edge and still takes a bit of work with some ceramic rods and a leather strop to get that "tomato drop" edge. I'd advise you to save your money and buy a lansky system or something like it.
Pros: almost as good as advertised, decent for the money, (big)pocket sized, sharpens ceramic blades
Cons: "rough" cutting edge, not as quick as advertised, may damage the point on clip point or stiletto style blades