Bought a 'pro' knife sharpener online, it ruined my boning blade

Saw an ad for this electric sharpener that promised a perfect edge in 30 seconds, cost me $150. Tried it on my main boning knife, the motor was way too strong and took off way too much metal, basically ground a new bevel. The edge is super thin now and chips if I look at it wrong. Anyone know a good way to fix this or should I just cut my losses and get a new blade?

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paigen5223d ago

Sounds like that sharpener was trying to make a fillet knife out of your boning knife... I'd be so mad. Those things are basically just angry little belt sanders for your tools. Might be time to find a real person with a whetstone who knows what they're doing, but that edge sounds pretty far gone.

olivia_webb23d ago

Yeah, "angry little belt sanders" is the perfect way to put it. I saw a video where a guy compared edges from a belt machine to a hand-sharpened one, and the hand work was just cleaner. It really does seem like that aggressive grinding ruins the temper if you're not careful.

elliot_lee16d ago

But is the temper thing really that big a deal for most people? I've used belt sharpened knives for years and they still cut fine. It feels like a problem that only matters to pros or hardcore hobbyists.