Product Description
Designed especially for Asian Style knives, the Chef's Choice 316 sharpener creates an Asian type factory edge known for its thin profile and razor sharpness. Asian chef's recognize this as the ideal edge for all brands of Santuko and other Asian cutlery whether you are preparing elaborate dishes of sushi or sashimi or filleting the catch of the day. Stage 1: Sharpening/Honing: 100% diamond abrasives sharpen and hone the knife's edge, creating the first facet. Diamonds make it fast and easy and will never detemper your knife. Stage 2: Stropping and polishing: Ultra fine diamonds strop and polish, creating highly polished micro facets along the super sharp edge. Precision guides, patented elastomeric springs hold knives securely against precision guides for accurate control of sharpening angles.

Product Description
Factory-sharp edge for Asian style steel knives. Thin, razor sharp edges for effortless food preparation. For single or double faceted blades. Create the Asian edge on thin European / American style blades. Two stage sharpening for stronger edges and faster results. Other features include: Honing - Fine 100% diamond abrasive, polishing - Ultrafine 100% diamond abrasive, precision guides sharpen at 15 degrees, resharpen with ultrafine diamonds - knives last longer.

Reader Reviews
The secret to ultra sharp Asian knives is out, and I was thrilled to see a model that gives you a 15-degree bevel. However, the grit for the finer disc is still plain too coarse. To get the razor-sharp result, you need the polishing disc to be in the range of 4000-6000 grit. It seems like the disc is only about 1000 grit, which I consider to be medium. This concept would be far better executed if it would have three discs: coarse disc for getting the chips out, then a 1000-grit disc at 10-15 degrees for sharpening and a 4000-6000 grit at 15-17.5 degrees for final sharpening.

List Price: $139.99 Available from Amazon Price: $79.99 Updated on 11-9-2008.