Horl 2 roller grinders walnut and magnetic grinding gauge

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Sharp knives are not just tools that make cooking easier, they’re vital for keeping kitchen prep safe.

With it you ensure that your knife is quickly straightened out and enhanced with a fixed sharpening angle. It is worth watching for the insights into how the sharpener interacts with parts of the knife and possible precautions you might want to take. Compared to our other HORL ® 2 models, it effectively achieves the desired sharpness three times as fast. To remove grinding residue of the diamond and ceramic discs, cleaning with a pencil eraser is sufficient.The magnetic angle support features a 15° sharpening angle for Japanese knives on one side, and a 20° sharpening angle for Western knives on the other. With the HORL ® standard diamond grinding disc, a high-quality sharpening result is quickly possible without the use of water. The Horl Finishing leather is used for the final polish of blades sharpened using a Horl2 sharpener.

Stainless Steel Honing Disc After the sharpening process the Stainless Steel Honing Disc smoothens the blade and removes any burr with the help of its integrated grooves. Outdoors, also provides many pocket knives with a stable cutting edge and excellent sharpness for everyday use. The rolling sharpener HORL2 has the flexibility to satisfy individual requirements in knife sharpening. For smaller knives you will place the knife higher on the support bar so the sharp edge of the knife will always be touched by the roller.Ex Works Finish The microscopic comparison is based on a high-quality Solingen standard kitchen knife ex works. Diamond Grinding Disc The industrial diamonds we use are suitable for efficiently sharpening all knife steels of any degree of hardness without water. It is something that I would definitely be happy sitting on my kitchen work surface rather than shoved away in a drawer, like other knife sharpeners I own. Yes, you’ll use it frequently and yes, that’s on par with good electric knife sharpeners, but it’s still a lot. Available in either of the two woods used for the sharpeners themselves you can match the sharpener or go with a wood contrast.

Next, set the roller on the counter next to the knife blade roll the coarse abrasive slowly along the edge of the knife—I’ve found that 30–45 seconds per side is enough. You can see how the edge-to-stone angle is maintained and allows sharpening by rolling the sharpener backwards and forwards. The anti-slip effect of the S-Pad reinforces the ability to consistently and reproducibly sharpen even small blades at the desired height. Whether you are a professional chef or a home cook, the Horl 2 Cruise Knife Sharpener is an essential tool for keeping your knives sharp and ready for use.As contributor Melissa Knific noted when testing knife sharpeners, the magnets that hold the knife in place on the Horl are much stronger. This was because I was nervous about my knife sharpening skills and was concerned about damaging them.

Epicurious may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. The industrial diamonds used are suitable for steels of any hardness used for knives and are considered to be the most durable and efficient of abrasives. The Horl 2 consists of a barrel shaped, two-sided sharpening device and a magnetic angled knife holder block. Join me in this HORL 2 knife sharpener review for a closer look at this new approach to guided sharpening.So you have probably gathered from reading this article that I am a fan of the Horl 2 Knife Sharpener. Offers more control and leaves your knives with a better cutting edge than what you’d get just a honing rod and a pull-through manual knife sharpener. The HORL2 knife sharpener combines a diamond grinding disc and a ceramic honing disc to ensure impressive results. The company makes the less expensive Horl 2 Cruise, but it only sharpens at a 20 degree angle; giving up the 15 degree angle is a notable sacrifice. The knife also retains its sharpness for a long time due to the stable cutting edge and is suitable for the widest range of cuts in daily kitchen life.