Edgeware’s Counter Safe Deluxe Knife and Scissors Sharpener is specifically designed to sharpen the finest cutlery, as well as right or left-handed scissors.  This unit has an exclusive flip down counter guard to protect tables and countertops from damage during sharpening.  Plus, it is the first manual sharpener to offer Coarse and Fine sharpening slots for both knives and scissors. 

The knife sharpener features carbide blades for quick edge setting and triangular shaped ceramic stones for final edge honing.  Because of the ceramic stones special shape, they can be used on both straight or serrated blades.  The carbide blades and ceramic stones use pre-set sharpening angles to get the proper sharpening angle and guaranteed results every time you sharpen your knife. 

The scissors sharpener uses a patented “FLOATING” ceramic rod that adjusts to fit the precise bevel of the blades every time.This sharpener ergonomic features make it ideal for anyone needing a wider manual style sharpener .

The red version on the video is no longer available but you can find the charcoal version at specilaty retailers nationwide, amazon.com and  edgewareproducts.com.

These two new items include innovative designs that allows them to adjust the sharpening angle. Why is that important? Well for one thing, when you are able to sharpen the knife at the same angle originally produced by the manufacturer of that knife, you will remove less metal. Removing less metal will prolong the life of the knife. If you spend hundreds of dollars on a knife, you want that knife to last and be as sharp as when you first purchased it. Now, with the introduction of these sharpeners, you have that ability at your finger tips for the very first time.

Also, the knife manufacturers are always changing their angles. In the past knife sharpeners had to be set at the most commonly used angles to cover a wide variety of knives, but it was impossible to match that original factory angle if it did not follow the norm. Many European knives are now being produced at what had been typically thought of as Asian knife angles. So if you sharpened your European knife at that standard 20 degrees per side, commonly thought of as the norm for European knives, you could be adjusting that knife angle drastically, removing quite a bit of metal and reducing the life span of that knife. These two new sharpeners are available at Williams-Sonoma stores exclusively.

 But most importantly we spent the evening “educating them” on the importance of knife sharpening and why everyone should sharpen their knives. It was a fantastic evening! Thank you so much to all of the editors who attended. 

We also must thank the International Culinary Center of New York for providing us with a gorgeous,  fantastic location in Soho. The food was incredible. Also a big  thank you to  the guys from Schmidt Brother Cutlery and our wonderful team at Coaction for helping us with the event.

In 2012 we are really hoping to focus on educating as many as we can about knife sharpening and the importance of a sharp edge.  It’s not something meant for only a select few or the professionals. Edgeware has sharpeners that are so simple to use. Simple, not intimidating. ( And there are some new version coming very soon that are truly exceptional!)

So be watching for more School of the Edge events. You can always have a class at home by watching our “How to videos” on You Tube. Let’s get sharpening!

  Let’s face it, in the past knife sharpening could be intimidating for some. Many home cooks have made this basic kitchen task something they only trust to the professionals. We have heard some say, “I will let my husband try this.” They wont event attempt to sharpen a knife on their own. There are sharpening options available now that are simple enough for anyone to use, taking the scary out of sharpening, while giving  moms and  other cooking enthusiasts the power to sharpen their knives easily and safely at home.

 The  Edgeware® Ceramic Edge Gourmet Electric Knife and Scissors Sharpener is designed to be user friendly and features Smith’s proprietary technology of the “Interlocking Ceramic Wheels.” The Ceramic Edge Gourmet produces a factory quality edge while removing a minimal amount of metal from the knife. This unique feature provides home cooks for the first time an electric sharpener with a mechanical slot that can be used to lightly polish or hone straight knives as well as sharpen extremely dull knives.
Available  now at Williams-Sonoma, Amazon.com, and other specialty retailers nationwide at a suggested retail of $149.95. This versatile sharpener sharpens double- beveled,  highest quality, Asian and European straight –edge knives, serrated knives and scissors. Yes that’s right; this unit can sharpen both Asian and European straight edge style knives. However, this sharpener is not designed to sharpen ceramic knives or single beveled Asian style knives.

Made from extra fine ceramics these “Interlocking Ceramic Wheels” quickly sharpen both sides of the knife at the same time providing a superior edge. When compared to other abrasives such as diamonds, these interlocking ceramic wheels produce a smoother and sharper edge while removing a minimal amount of metal, which will extend the life of the knife and reduce the risk of damaging your knife.

Home cooks can actually take their time and pull the knife through the electric sharpening slot at a slow, comfortable and steady pace. Simple, not scary!

These “Interlocking Ceramic Wheels” are ideal for using on expensive and delicate double beveled Asian style knives.
The Ceramic Edge Gourmet also features two manual sharpening slots. One slot, marked Carbide, features premium carbide blades for setting the initial edge of European/American style knives to match the sharpening angles of the ceramic wheels and for resharpening severely damaged European / American straight edge knives.  The second manual slot marked serrated includes crossed ceramic stones perfect for sharpening most types of serrated knives.
In addition, this multi- functional sharpener contains Edgeware’s unique scissors sharpener.

Located on the side of the unit, the scissors sharpener easily sharpens both right and left handed scissors using a “floating” ceramic rod that automatically adjusts to sharpen household scissors at the correct angle.

These graters feature new patent pending designs, which showcase their V- shaped etched teeth. The V-shaped teeth provide shear action sharpness that evenly and smoothly grate all types of foods and vegetables with minimal effort.   The non-stick coating ensures smoother grating or zesting, while providing faster and easier clean up.

 The star of the new Edgeware V-etched line of graters is the Better Zester.  This zester takes zesting to a new level with its innovative design and features. The V-etched Zester blade is made up of over 300 tiny V- shaped teeth and is covered with a non- stick coating. The food- approved coating allows the zester to smoothly glide across the surface of all types of citrus, while finely zesting the outer layer of skin and not the bitter pith. The Better Zester includes a fresh zest storage container with squeegee. This additional accessory gathers the fresh zest as its grating and the squeegee helps remove the moist zest from the back of the blade. This ergonomically shaped kitchen tool features a non-slip tip and soft touch handle as well as a reusable protective cover. The Better Zester is available now in Charcoal Gray and in the Zester Green in January.

In addition to the Better Zester, the Edgeware line includes three paddle style graters: fine, coarse and extra coarse. These wider blade paddle style graters are available in Stealth Charcoal Gray as well as fun whimsical colors; Fine Yellow, Coarse Blue and Extra Coarse Orange. Each of these graters includes the V- shaped teeth and non-stick coating for smoother and easier grating. The Fine Grater is perfect for grating hard parmesan cheeses. The Coarse grater’s V-shaped teeth allow it to produce beautiful julienne style shavings of carrots and cucumbers and the Extra Coarse’s non-stick coating is perfect for using on softer cheeses that tend to stick to traditional style, etched grater blades. Each grater includes non-slip feet and a  soft touch handle along with a reusable plastic cover. To compliment these products, a slider attachment is available and sold separately for holding smaller foods when grating. This attachment helps keep fingers away from the sharp V-shaped blades and includes a clear body with soft touch cap for added comfort when grating.

Stephanie had seen an article that suggest this could be true. Cooking Village.com lists this among their top 8 tips for chopping onions without tears,  they say “#3 Use a sharp knife. Using a blunt knife will crush the cell walls, rather than cleanly slice through them—this crushing releases more gas-producing enzymes.” Pretty interesting. Check out the other 7 suggestions at Cooking Village.com.

So what do you think?

It actually makes total sense. Crushing the pieces of onion releases juice. That juice, although it is packed with flavor, releases something into the air causing you to cry. A clean cut with a sharp knife reduces that release of juice, reducing also what is release into the air.

Instead of buying silly gadgets like special goggles to keep you from shedding tears why not simply sharpen your knives? Sharping knives can be quick, easy and  is so helpful with everyday meal prep.

 Edgeware offers a complete line of knife sharpeners from the basic manual styles up to the premium electric models. Just choose the sharpener that best fits your needs, take it home and start sharpening. You can actually turn onion chopping into a fun, no more tears experience.

Traditional electric knife sharpeners work in a combination of numerous steps and only sharpen one side of the knife at a time. They can often scratch and damage the knife blade. The Ceramic Edge Gourmet delivers fast and precise sharpening of both sides of your knife blade at the same time in the interlocking ceramic wheels thus reducing the amount of time needed to sharpen your knife when compared to sharpening one side of the blade at a time. Also unlike other electric knife sharpeners these fine ceramic wheels will not mar or scratch the blade. If used properly, the interlocking ceramic wheels will not only sharpen the cutting edge to factory quality, but will also reduce the amount of metal removed from your blade and extend the life of your knife.
The Ceramic Edge Gourmet electric knife sharpener comes with extra fine interlocking alumina ceramic wheels which provide superior edge producing capabilities while removing minimal material from your knife edge. Compared to diamond coated wheels ceramics produce a smoother, more consistent cutting edge which leads to a sharper knife.
This amazing knife sharpener is available at Williams-Sonoma and Hammacher Schlemmer.