Is it worth a rolling knife -sharpening?

The long career of the food industry has learned all ways of sharpening knives. As a young culinary student, I would run my knives through the passer-sharpener– When I started looking for an even better alive, I brought the knife to the Sur Lable table to take advantage of the in -house sharpening services. After I started working in a serious kitchen, older chefs provide each other's eyes on each other. They explained that while sharpening mechanical grinding stones and inexperienced retail assistants, they could remove too much metal from the knife while sharpening their lives, drastically shortening their lives. Severe use inch To sharpen the knives and finally I just wanted to use them for my valuable and expensive work equipment. Nevertheless, while Whatkons are effective, time -consuming and learning curves.

Recently, I read a new trend in knife living: rolling sharpeners. They are like the Horl 3 Cruise I examined a couple of magnetic, square blocks with rolling rollers. The knife strikes the block to hold only at right angles (up to 15, 15 or 20 degrees) while the roller rolls along the sharp wind. After finishing one side, turns the knife to do the other. Very simple, right? I tried a popular rolling knife to find out.

The tests

• Stainless steel knife test: To get started, I chose one of my older knives to experiment with Horl 3. For me this is the Zwilling Bob Kramer Damascus– It is made of stainless steel and it takes a long time to re -connect. I pulled it out, crushed it, and marked the edge with a Sharpie to see how much the Horl will bring. I made the Edge-on-up Professional Edge Tester To test your existing sharpness and then do some serious work on the Horl before testing its sharpness again.
• Odd size knife test: Then I wanted to know that the Horl could work for an irregular shape knife like a Easter– I used Edge Tester again, sharpened Cleaver, and then re -examined the edge.
• Carbon steel test: I finally grabbed a softer hay To see how the Horl can perform on another material. I used the Edge Tester to determine and after the results.

What we have learned

Rolling sharpers leave the coaches

People used inch The knives have been sharpening for centuries and design has not changed much. It keeps the knife at an angle and runs on a textured stone to remove a material and refine the edge to a point. Repeat on the other side and get a sharp edge. Electric edges have been invented to reduce time saving and reduce the skills needed to perform the task: rotating textured wheels or belts rotate around a square valley. The user pulls the knife blade.

The rolling forerunners combine elements of both methods. Instead of relying on a FEEL, the rolling mountain has a magnetic block that clicks the knife to hold it at the right angle. A coarse, textured cylinder is wrapped next to the blade and along the edge to refine. Theoretically, this process reduces the amount of skills needed to maintain the right angle and does not take as much material as an electric or passing arming.

The rolling -sharpener lived well but with restrictions

After sharpening about 10 minutes, the Kramer blade (about 100 passes on both sides of the blade), the Horl achieved a significant step forward. To get started, this knife registered in 1044 at EDGE Tester. The Testing Manual recommends a professional Reginet for the score of the blades above 1200. After using the Horl, I was able to get the sharpness to 600 or a “moderately rolled wind”. Since the kramer has a chip along the blade, I have to go far beyond that only the edge is sharp to get a completely straight blade. I could usually use a more coarse particle to do a shorter job for this process. Horl has only one granular grade plus another side grinding– The stones are available in a wide selection of particles and textures, which aim to pair the results you are looking for. Basically to try to remove the chipset from a stainless steel knife using the Horl is similar to chopping the tree dent– Of course you can do it …after all– But you can move on with a better tool.

Nevertheless, the chips were finally removed with enough elbow fat and time. Finally, I managed to reach the sharpness of 239, as sharp as a double-edged razor blade and the highest level of cutlery from the box. Take a look at me a happy camper, as it can cost $ 40 if a specialist only repairs it once and the Horl can be used again and again.

Save your odd-sized cutlery to a Whatstone

While you can sharpen almost any knife on Whatstone, the shape and size of the rolling component of the Horl -TA is limited. A larger cleaver is too wide to come into contact with the sharpen textured surface of the sharpener without requiring a raised surface on one side. Knives There was no release and carbon steel with typical suppositories (double, 15 or 20 degrees).

The judgment

If you want to be a little more serious in the long -term care of the knives, but it is too intimidated to dive to whatstone, the Horl (and the rolling sharpeners like it) offer a smart solution. Find out that this type of sharpter will never be able to do what the full selection of Whatkons can do, but maybe you don't want it. Fast, efficient sharpening offers a much more enjoyable user experience during slicing and cutting, and this is provided by the Horl.

The pros

I enjoyed using the Horl 3 Tour and I admit it is easier than a Whatstone. Horl does not need to be used before use and does not cause mess. Compact and portable. While this is not as intuitive as a crossing pointer, I was still able to make my non -culinary sister to live on the wind that satisfies her dull knives without a long education period. Maintaining the right angle is virtually foolish with a high -load magnet that did not let go of the knife at all during sharpening, no matter how much pressure I was exercising.

The disadvantages

Horl is not as versatile as a queue. There is only one type of grim rudeness and two angles, although Horl will release a model later this year, with more options and interchangeable sanding plates. With Whatstone, the choice of the angle is essentially unlimited and you can freely customize your edge in the desired way. This is still the best possible solution for knife monkeys.

Key specifications

• Abrasive material: Diamond
• Weight: 1 pound
• Grinding angles: 15 and 20 degrees

Why are we experts

• Taylor Murray He has been working in food and food media for over 10 years, including awarded restaurants.
• Have tried many items for a serious meal including labels and a deep plate pizza panOr
• For this review, Taylor lived various knives with the Horl 3 Cruise. He examined the edge before and after sharpening with the help of a professional EDGE tester.