Reddit Reddit reviews AGPTEK Professional Kitchen Knife Sharpener System Fix-angle with 4 Stones

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AGPTEK Professional Kitchen Knife Sharpener System Fix-angle with 4 Stones
✅ WITH 4 HIGH QUALITY STONES: This knife sharpener comes with 4 high quality stones. They are 180#, 400#, 800#, 1500#, which can well meet your requirement. This blade sharpening tool keeps knives razor sharp and ready to cut.✅ QUICK, SIMPLE AND SAFE: AGPtEK Kitchen Knife Sharpener System is a quick and easy way to sharpen knife blade. Sharpen knives in the comfort of your home.✅ GREAT BUILD QUALITY: Made using durable ABS plastic and high-grade diamond and Ceramic grinding wheel, this knife sharpening kit is designed for total durability.✅ PROFESSIONAL CHOICE: If you’re looking for a high-quality, reliable knife sharpener, this is the best choice. This product will keep any straight edge steel knives constantly sharp. Your kitchen shouldn’t be without it!✅ SAVE YOUR TIME: It is a quick way to sharpen knife blade, so it will help save your time.
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17 Reddit comments about AGPTEK Professional Kitchen Knife Sharpener System Fix-angle with 4 Stones:

u/wip30ut · 13 pointsr/Cooking

i have a used EdgePro jig system that works well for me. It's very simple to use and doesn't require the steep learning curve of freehand sharpening on Japanese waterstones. You can even buy a cheap Chinese knockoff on Amazon. I use a ceramic MAC honing rod to keep my blades at 90% between sharpenings. You could also follow it up with mousepad abrasive stroping if you really wanted to get it close to 100%.

u/TheBaconThief · 5 pointsr/Cooking

First off, everyone should read this before spending a good bit on a knife:

Honestly, at that price you should consider the aesthetics you liket, because diminishing return to quality sets in pretty quick at around $70 then again around $120-$130.

This is a really solid value Knife, though I'm kinda meh on the handle:

If you pair it regularly with this guy: if will outperform a way more expensive knife with poor upkeep.

u/Kubliah · 3 pointsr/chineseknives

I doubt I'll ever buy another Benchmade again, these Chinese blades are Soo much better bang for your buck.

Same thing applies to kinda sharpening systems like the Edge Pro. Get this knockoff instead for a tenth if the price. AGPtek Professional Kitchen Knife Sharpener System Fix-angle with 4 Stones https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ABVS5VY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_UPbvCbETGRSKG

u/Stormrider001 · 3 pointsr/knifeclub

Okay, where to begin?

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Sharpening a knife is actually a very simple process. The overall goal is for you to maintain an angle throughout the sharpening process while sharpening from course to fine grits (Course = smaller #s and Fine = Higher #s). Often people use cheap knives and sharpeners and learn good habits (maintaining angles) before upgrading to higher tier stones. The issue you have is the you are dealing with a premium steel knife which is much harder, holds an edge longer( needs sharpen less often) and takes more time to sharpen with a majority of sharpening materials. If you are dealing with Elmax steel I would recommend that what ever sharpener you get it should have diamond and ceramic stones as these are harder than the knife material and can cut it efficiently unless you are using some belt or grinder system. Since you are a beginner I would recommend that you use a knife sharpening system as you could have more accidents sharpening the knife free hand. Believe me it sucks when you screw up a knife edge while sharpening and you have to spend way too much time fixing your mistakes so the knife can actually cut. In short I would use a test knife in any sharpener to see how it works properly and after you are more confident use the system you choose. Also some of these might be excessive especially if you only have a few knives. Some of the higher end sharpener are what professionals use in their shop (who knows if you get good enough you can make some money).

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  1. The Lansky Diamond system ($67) is a great place to start as it has 70/120/280/600 grits but you also have to purchase the C clamp stand ($15 and you do need it as you will get tired holding the thing) and higher grit (1000) ceramic stone ($13) and 2000 grit stone ($12). Leather strops with compound if you want an absolute finish. The only complaint I would have about this system is that the stones are not of the highest quality and stop working as the diamonds fall off. The sharpening guides also are fixed and you have to use a angle measure (your iphone can use its compass app) or some math (trig) to find the position to get an accurate angle throughout the blade. There is a work around stone holder ($60 )That can use Edgepro stones and is longer (better strokes). So with everything but the strop and the 3rd party holder you are looking around $120. $200 with the upgraded stone holder.
  2. The KME sharpener is very similar concept except that the angle guide is moveable but I must still stress that the angle needs to verified again. Shabazz also explains this in his review. It also has a nicer case. I think you still need to buy the base for this one as well. Like you said it runs around $300 with every thing.
  3. at $350-575 there is the wicked edge . Hear great things and it will get the job done faster but it is expensive! You can get a Tormek at that price now.
  4. If you do not want to spend a ton of time sharpening and don't mind belt grinding the Ken Onion Sharpener ($126) is great. Note: it will create a convex edge and if that is something you want great! Video
  5. Going off the deeper end we have the Tormek T4 ($400-550 or $700 for the full size) which is essentially a wheel grinder made for edge knives and tools. Considered by many to be the best you can get
  6. There is also the TSprof ($700) which is essentially a bigger top tier KME sharpener. Video
  7. If you want a simple top tier diamond system DMT Course Set and Fine Set =$200 total. Note that although expensive. These can be used pretty much for decades provided that you take care of them (use diamond abrasive fluid). You can also use water stones but there are so many out there I do not know which brands and how much you could expect to spend with those.

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    Note that I only mentioned the higher end sharpening systems under the assumption that money is no objection and you wanted it to sharpen you knife efficiently but I wanted for you to see what types of systems are available are certain price ranges. If not mentioned above you might need a strop and fine compound to get a mirror edge.

    Okay now here are some cheaper systems that are similar to some of those above but cheaper.

  8. 5 gen Sharpener (ebay) ($40). This is like the KME Sharpener but cheaper and you can get 3rd party Diamond Plates set (140/400/1000) cheap ($25)
  9. Edge Pro clone - cheaper end copy of the Edge pro. I think you can also use the diamond plates as it is around the same size.
  10. Lulu sharpener ($90) if you can find one... it is a copy of the Wicked Edge. Looks like it also uses the Diamond plates mentioned earlier.

    ALSO: get a ceramic honing rod ($20). Often times knives just need honing to get back that razor sharp edge and maintaining it with a rod will prolong your edge and mean you sharpen less.

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    Hopefully this has helped you somewhat and sorry it took so long to respond, it just takes time to type all of this out(2hrs! where does the time go?) and cite the products. Personally for me, knives for me a fun hobby and it tends to have a meditative effect on me when I sharpen them. I also hope that you come to enjoy sharpening your knives just as much.

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    And welcome to sharpening!
u/DustinNielsen · 2 pointsr/Cooking

Not a cooking appliance per se, but a GOOD knife sharpening system and taking the time to learn about how to sharpen a knife and what it entails. What got me started was this book for the knowledge, and I ended up using an Edge Pro Apex, but a more economical alternative to that is the AGPtek on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Kitchen-Ultimate-Guide-Knives/dp/0061188484/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527779143&sr=8-1&keywords=an+edge+in+the+kitchen

https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Professional-Kitchen-Sharpener-Fix-angle/dp/B00ABVS5VY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1527779055&sr=8-7&keywords=edge+pro+apex&dpID=41kOlJo6D4L&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

u/brando555 · 2 pointsr/knives

I'd suggest getting either a Lansky https://www.amazon.com/Lansky-Standard-Coarse-Sharpening-System/dp/B000B8L6LI/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=lansky+guided+sharpener&qid=1571188328&sr=8-5

or one of the EP clones off Amazon like this one https://www.amazon.com/AGPTEKProfessional-Kitchen-Sharpener-System-Fix-angle/dp/B00ABVS5VY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=ruixin+sharpener&qid=1571188143&sr=8-3

The actual 1x6" Edge Pro stones will also fit the cheap Edge Pro Chinese clones if you ever want to upgrade them. The EP stones are like $12/piece and better than the ones that come with the kits. Plus they come on nice aluminum blanks vs. plastic so if you ever want to replace them you can get them on the cheap from Congress Tools.

u/BlitzMonk3y · 2 pointsr/knifeclub

Damn $100? Its still less than half of eight of them. I'm still gonna go with the edge pro knock off first.

AGPtek® Professional Kitchen Knife Sharpener System Fix-angle with 4 Stones https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ABVS5VY/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_JI5aub1T1JK9X

u/CavedogRIP · 1 pointr/knifeclub

I use this with edge pro stones. I will happily buy a legit edge pro when they stop using benchmade pricing. Given the price of edge pro stones (they are priced well, imo) the edge pro apex 4 should cost $100 or less.

u/PimpShrimp247 · 1 pointr/knives

O! I just switched to an "edge pro" from a lansky. It's a knockoff but it works extremely well (the real one was out of my price range). You just have to do a few little tweaks and it's a really good option. Link if you want to check it out: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ABVS5VY?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

u/zapatodefuego · 1 pointr/chefknives

In my experience, pull sharpeners mangle up your knife edges.

A few points about pull sharpeners:

  • shaves material very aggressively
  • few points of contact on the blade get deformed with use and transfer those deformities to your knife
  • does not produce a refined edge which will then dull fairly quickly

    I've only tried them a little bit a few years back before realizing that they do more harm than good, but you might want to research a bit more before picking one up.

    For the Victoronix, you should be able to get away with using a hone once a week and maybe getting it professionally sharpened (which should be like $3) once every six months to a year.

    Fixed sharpening systems can also be found for pretty cheap, though I've never tried one.
u/DontGildThis · 1 pointr/chicago

The edge pro system makes it super easy. You can get a knockoff like this for pretty cheap: https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Professional-Kitchen-Sharpener-Fix-angle/dp/B00ABVS5VY/ref=sr_1_27?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1503601515&sr=1-27&keywords=knife+sharpener

I threw away the shitty stones that came with the knockoff and got some better stones (I actually bought my own stones from a tool and die shop and glued them to blanks, but you can just buy official edgepro stones).

I have a regular waterstone as well, but my technique is not good enough to match what I can do with the knockoff edgepro.

u/flargh86 · 1 pointr/knifeclub

Yeah, the Wicked Edge is a really nice system but that $300 price tag just will not be obtainable for me anytime in the near future. I'd imagine the Sharpmaker probably takes around the same amount of time as freehand. Perks to freehanding is that you can really keep the costs low. I know there's a Wicked Edge clone made in China...I may look into that.

edit: Looked into that. You can get a Edge Pro clone for like $30 and simply use the Edge Pro stones on that. Gonna look into that some more! As long as the QC is good, I'm happy. I love my $20 Byrd FFG Cara Cara 2 made in China. That sucker takes a razor edge (and came outta the box with close to one) with no effort at all. That plus good jimping AND a finger choil for $20?!?!?! Sorry...that knife tends to get me a little carried away. I love my po' man's Endura. :)

Said clone if anyone is interested. Seems to have good reviews: http://www.amazon.com/AGPtek%C2%AE-Professional-Kitchen-Sharpener-Fix-angle/dp/B00ABVS5VY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421141893&sr=8-1&keywords=Professional+Kitchen+Knife+Sharpener+System+Fix-angle+Sharpening

u/winkers · 1 pointr/ArtisanVideos

I used to use this but have been wanting to build one like the guy in the video uses.

u/sigh_zip · 1 pointr/Cooking

Whoa, thank you for your well thought out reply!! What do you think about something like this?

u/zero_dgz · 1 pointr/CampingGear

I use silicone oil on my carbon steel blades, but I suspect that is because I am weird. The mineral oil you linked will work fine. Vegetable oil will technically work, but don't use it. Over time it goes all rancid and funky.

I find that carrying a sharpener is almost always overkill. If you simply must carry a sharpener with you, avoid fixed V angle "zip" sharpeners like these, these, these, or anything like them.

I am partial to the Work Sharp Field Sharpener. It's probably your best bet if you simply must carry a sharpener with you. It is versatile, works quickly, and is capable of making a knife extremely sharp even in the hands of a newbie. I don't carry mine on my person, but I do keep one in my laptop bag since knuckleheads keep bringing me their blunt-ass knives to fix. Once you get good at maintaining an angle you can just carry a flat diamond stone like the various DMT Diafold models, which will take up less room and be considerably lighter.

I am also a strong proponent of the Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker (accept no imitations that do not have that anachronistic hyphen in the name) which, if used contrary to the instructions at the 15 degree angle, can make just about anything made out of metal stupidly sharp. Do not carry it with you unless you are a lunatic; leave it at home on your workbench. It has mounting holes in the base for this purpose, in fact. However, its stones are very fine and it will take a month of Sundays to repair a chipped edge or re-bevel an edge to one of its two sharpening angles. I use mine for touch ups on high quality knives that I actually care about; Everything else gets a quick lashing on diamond stones on the Work Sharp.

For re-beveling and extreme repair of damaged edges I prefer this knockoff of the Edge Pro, which is very much Made In China but does the same job at, like, a tenth of the cost. The stones that come with the Chinese model are a little crude and uneven but functional, and the device itself is compatible with the higher quality Edge Pro stones including the diamond ones. It does not work on very small knives, though. I use it exclusively to re-bevel edges to one of the fixed angles of my other sharpeners or grind out chips and notches on the more fucked up examples of knives people bring me to fix.