The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. The Tumbler magnetic angle support is also much smaller than the Horl, meaning it’s harder to steady it with your hand while sharpening a knife’s edge.

Rotate the knife as such that you sharpen the edge of the knife and roll she sharpener alongside the knife.Yes, you’ll use it frequently and yes, that’s on par with good electric knife sharpeners, but it’s still a lot. Deputy food editor Hana Asbrink said of her experience, “What I love about the Horl is that it takes out the intimidating guesswork (math work! Grip the rubber wheel firmly and simply unscrew the stone you want to change; then screw in the replacement.

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. You can clean the diamond grinding disc with an eraser to remove dust or for larger deposits, soak the surfaces in a hot water bath with dishwashing liquid and remove with a brush. Finally, the grinding disc and honing disc (which, on the Tumbler is stainless steel instead of ceramic), can’t be replaced like they can on the Horl.

The newly developed assembly, incorporating ball bearings, give it a smooth rolling feel and an ultra-sharp knife. I’ve used this sharpening system for several months to keep my knives sharp and the results have been good and consistent. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. It looked more thorough and precise than a honing rod, and unquestionably faster and easier than my whetstone. However, thanks to the constant grinding angle, only a few rolls back and forth are needed for subsequent resharpening.