Bought a $300 'smart' knife sharpener that almost wrecked my boning blade

It was this fancy gadget with lights and beeps that promised perfect edges every time, but it ground the tip of my favorite Dexter into a weird hook shape. I had to spend another afternoon fixing it by hand on my stones. Has anyone else had a tool that sounded great but just made more work?

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the_casey20d ago

It's the same with those smart home gadgets that just add more steps to simple tasks.

jana_fox5020d ago

Sounds like you expected a robot to do a craftsman's job. Those sharpeners are built for basic kitchen knives, not specialty blades with specific grinds. You basically tried to use a power sander for fine wood carving.

eric72313d ago

Actually, those pull-through sharpeners can mess up even basic kitchen knives over time (they take off way too much metal). It's more about the tool's design than the blade type. @the_casey has a point about added steps, but here it's more like using the wrong tool adds damage, not just extra work.