Tech Edge 2 Rachael Ray Professional Knife Sharpening System Set
Product Features
- Rachael Ray TECH EDGE Pro Knife Sharpener
- 3 sharpener components
- Counter bracket (For Mounting)
Product Description
The Füri RR TECH EDGE 2 Tri-Fingers Sharpening System was designed by chefs and engineers for working chefs and home cooks who have quality knives. For the first time ever, create and maintain the ultimate professional double-bevel edge on all your knives. The thin and sharp 30° shoulders (15° bevel each side) with small and durable 40° final fine-honed edge (20° each side) is easy to achieve by using the TECH EDGE 2 Tri-Fingers 3-stage System.
Additional Info
Watch Rachael Ray demonstrate the Füri knife sharpener
Product Reviews
Almost perfect
I bought this sharpening system even though I have and do know how to use a whetstone and steel...and this thing isn't cheap, so it has to earn its mettle or it would be returned. I'm keeping it.
The whetstone is still going to be used for Single-edged blades like japanese sushi knives...this system doesn't have much to offer for those. The edge restorer *might* be able to be adjusted to cut those but it's not clear if it will...and I'm not in a rush to try it on any of mine.
The edge restorer is very efficient but suffers from a couple of pitfalls: most important of these, perhaps, is given the amount of force you need to apply to get the blades to cut your knife, as you near the tip of the knife, it can flail downward as soon as it goes off the end and bang into the metal base of the edge restorer. This will of course blunt the very tip until you learn to let up on the pressure, and increase the pitch angle as you approach the tip. This problem happens with all three parts of this system, and you need to sharpen at the edge of a countertop as a result so the knife will swing into empty space. It's especially bad with the restorer, which they could have made taller to ease the problem by giving more swing room above the base.
The other problem with the restorer is that your knife can "bounce" or skid as it's being cut...this will induce a pattern of serrations onto the blade. So you need to apply the right amount of force evenly as you pull the knife through...such skidding may come from too much force or an already uneven blade. In any case, it's not foolproof.
The diamond stage cleans up what's left from the restoring stage, and you don't need to use the restorer anyway unless your knives are in bad shape already. The diamond stage does "micro-serrate" the blade, which will make it magic on tomatoes but will tear apart e.g. tuna. So the honing stage smoothes that out to a high polish.
I find the grip too small to use all day. I would want a more solid mount if I used this often...I understand they sell a knife block with a mount for these things and that might be better or it could be a disaster if you tip it... The three-section storage pouch that comes with this doesn't fit the four parts very naturally...but you can squeeze them in.
With those caveats I am actually going to use this instead of the stone and steel if only because I'm lazy and this gets it right easier and cleaner.
Their knives look like good value as well.
Reviewed by: peederj - San Francisco, CA
A knife sharpener that works
I am sorely tempted to give this gangly gear five stars, but its somewhat ungainly appearance and slightly--only slightly--"unease of use" detracts from its perfection. We'll call it 4 1/2 stars. When you open the box, this unit looks like something Rube Goldberg might have thought up when he had too many spatulas. Shiny fingers of metal are everywhere and you being to wonder what it is that you bought. Fear not. A quick read of the simple instructions and you're off and sharpening, chuckling at the now-explained simplicity of the piece: figure 30 seconds to begin putting a good edge on your knives, 45 seconds if you are very slow or super methodical. And this is where the gadget shines as a total no-brainer. It's fast, does a bang-up job and you will have every blade in you kitchen honed, correctly, in minutes. Then go to work on pocket and steak blades. The instructions also make you aware of the problem of knife "steels," those diamond-edged round things that have a special slot in your knife block. They have their uses, but tend to "curl" an edge. The Furi Techedge takes care of this all-too-common problem in a jiff. Having tried just about every knife sharpening/honing doo-dah out there, I can honestly say that this one tops 'em all. It's worth the money, folks.
Reviewed by: Hubler
Furi Pro Knife Sharpener
I am a confirmed sharp knife-aloholic and have experimented with nearly every tool to keep a razor sharp edge on all the knives in my collection. The things I look for in a sharpener in order of priority are: 1. ease of use 2. will it maintain the proper angle without requiring an apprenticeship? 3. will it consistantly produce a razor sharp edge from heel to toe? 4. can it go from dull to razor sharp? 5. can I change angles for specialty knives? 6. overall system design including packaging. I have never seen a 5 star yet and maybe that system can never be built. I found a Furi to be relatively intuitive to use and easy to switch from one phase to the next. Unlike a previous reviewer, I had no problem using the system and found that the diamon 'finger' design maintained the correct sharpening angle for both my 22.5 degree and 15 degree knives.(I still have not tried it on cleavers or hunting knives) Overall sharpening abiliity was much better than the average sharpener with only minor discrepancies(rollovers) along the blade length (which may be operator error). The system did well transforming dull knives to sharp. I have never been a real fan of diamond coated syatems and still fell that a real 'razor' finish on specialy knives(like fine Japanese knives)requires a ceramic touch up. Overall system design appears well thought out with the exception of the carrying case which is made of cheap plastic and is almost useless for convenient storage. Considering the cost, they could have come up with a much better design. I will definitely keep the Furi system and find it to be the best sharpener available on the market considering the above criteria.
Reviewed by: T. Kupa - Koloa, HI
Tags
Rachael Ray Knife Sharpeners
- Rachael Ray TECH EDGE Pro Knife Sharpener
- 3 sharpener components
- Counter bracket (For Mounting)
Product Description
The Füri RR TECH EDGE 2 Tri-Fingers Sharpening System was designed by chefs and engineers for working chefs and home cooks who have quality knives. For the first time ever, create and maintain the ultimate professional double-bevel edge on all your knives. The thin and sharp 30° shoulders (15° bevel each side) with small and durable 40° final fine-honed edge (20° each side) is easy to achieve by using the TECH EDGE 2 Tri-Fingers 3-stage System.
Additional Info
Watch Rachael Ray demonstrate the Füri knife sharpener
Product Reviews
Almost perfect
I bought this sharpening system even though I have and do know how to use a whetstone and steel...and this thing isn't cheap, so it has to earn its mettle or it would be returned. I'm keeping it.
The whetstone is still going to be used for Single-edged blades like japanese sushi knives...this system doesn't have much to offer for those. The edge restorer *might* be able to be adjusted to cut those but it's not clear if it will...and I'm not in a rush to try it on any of mine.
The edge restorer is very efficient but suffers from a couple of pitfalls: most important of these, perhaps, is given the amount of force you need to apply to get the blades to cut your knife, as you near the tip of the knife, it can flail downward as soon as it goes off the end and bang into the metal base of the edge restorer. This will of course blunt the very tip until you learn to let up on the pressure, and increase the pitch angle as you approach the tip. This problem happens with all three parts of this system, and you need to sharpen at the edge of a countertop as a result so the knife will swing into empty space. It's especially bad with the restorer, which they could have made taller to ease the problem by giving more swing room above the base.
The other problem with the restorer is that your knife can "bounce" or skid as it's being cut...this will induce a pattern of serrations onto the blade. So you need to apply the right amount of force evenly as you pull the knife through...such skidding may come from too much force or an already uneven blade. In any case, it's not foolproof.
The diamond stage cleans up what's left from the restoring stage, and you don't need to use the restorer anyway unless your knives are in bad shape already. The diamond stage does "micro-serrate" the blade, which will make it magic on tomatoes but will tear apart e.g. tuna. So the honing stage smoothes that out to a high polish.
I find the grip too small to use all day. I would want a more solid mount if I used this often...I understand they sell a knife block with a mount for these things and that might be better or it could be a disaster if you tip it... The three-section storage pouch that comes with this doesn't fit the four parts very naturally...but you can squeeze them in.
With those caveats I am actually going to use this instead of the stone and steel if only because I'm lazy and this gets it right easier and cleaner.
Their knives look like good value as well.
Reviewed by: peederj - San Francisco, CA
A knife sharpener that works
I am sorely tempted to give this gangly gear five stars, but its somewhat ungainly appearance and slightly--only slightly--"unease of use" detracts from its perfection. We'll call it 4 1/2 stars. When you open the box, this unit looks like something Rube Goldberg might have thought up when he had too many spatulas. Shiny fingers of metal are everywhere and you being to wonder what it is that you bought. Fear not. A quick read of the simple instructions and you're off and sharpening, chuckling at the now-explained simplicity of the piece: figure 30 seconds to begin putting a good edge on your knives, 45 seconds if you are very slow or super methodical. And this is where the gadget shines as a total no-brainer. It's fast, does a bang-up job and you will have every blade in you kitchen honed, correctly, in minutes. Then go to work on pocket and steak blades. The instructions also make you aware of the problem of knife "steels," those diamond-edged round things that have a special slot in your knife block. They have their uses, but tend to "curl" an edge. The Furi Techedge takes care of this all-too-common problem in a jiff. Having tried just about every knife sharpening/honing doo-dah out there, I can honestly say that this one tops 'em all. It's worth the money, folks.
Reviewed by: Hubler
Furi Pro Knife Sharpener
I am a confirmed sharp knife-aloholic and have experimented with nearly every tool to keep a razor sharp edge on all the knives in my collection. The things I look for in a sharpener in order of priority are: 1. ease of use 2. will it maintain the proper angle without requiring an apprenticeship? 3. will it consistantly produce a razor sharp edge from heel to toe? 4. can it go from dull to razor sharp? 5. can I change angles for specialty knives? 6. overall system design including packaging. I have never seen a 5 star yet and maybe that system can never be built. I found a Furi to be relatively intuitive to use and easy to switch from one phase to the next. Unlike a previous reviewer, I had no problem using the system and found that the diamon 'finger' design maintained the correct sharpening angle for both my 22.5 degree and 15 degree knives.(I still have not tried it on cleavers or hunting knives) Overall sharpening abiliity was much better than the average sharpener with only minor discrepancies(rollovers) along the blade length (which may be operator error). The system did well transforming dull knives to sharp. I have never been a real fan of diamond coated syatems and still fell that a real 'razor' finish on specialy knives(like fine Japanese knives)requires a ceramic touch up. Overall system design appears well thought out with the exception of the carrying case which is made of cheap plastic and is almost useless for convenient storage. Considering the cost, they could have come up with a much better design. I will definitely keep the Furi system and find it to be the best sharpener available on the market considering the above criteria.
Reviewed by: T. Kupa - Koloa, HI
Tags
Rachael Ray Knife Sharpeners
