Knives are one tool in the kitchen that are used almost daily and for a various purposes. In fact it is difficult to imagine a kitchen without knives. It is all too well when the knives are new and have sharp edges, but it becomes really tiresome to work with them when they lose their edges and become blunt. The same routine jobs of cutting and chopping vegetables and meat look difficult and there is a chance that you may injure yourself. It is thus necessary to keep your knives in top condition all the time and for this you need good quality knife sharpeners. GATCO, which is The Great American Tool Company, has been making sharpeners for the last few years that have been renowned all over the world for their efficiency and ease of use. No matter what type of knife you have, there is a perfect Gatco Knife Sharpener for your help.
Gatco Knife Sharpener is unique in the sense that it offers six angles for sharpening and the honing tools have a wider surface area which is of great convenience to the users. The basic feature of any Gatco Knife Sharpener is the knife clamp or the angle guide unit. This unit has adjustable crews for setting different angles and what is great that you can do it with your fingers and there is no need for a screwdriver. You can set this angle guide at 11, 15, 19, 22, 25 and 29 degrees for different sharpening needs. These sharpeners from GATCO come with various sharpening hones, knife clamp, a bottle of honing oil and a pouch or case for keeping the kit safely when not in use.
How to decide on the angle for sharpening
11 degree angle is rarely used but it produces very sharp edges that are delicate to use. Some razor blades and Xactoa blades require to be sharpened at this acute angle.
15 degree angle is suitable for thin blades and woodcarving blades and it gives a very sharp edge.
19 degree angle is suitable for most kitchen knives such as boning and fillet knives.
22 degree angle is fit for kitchen cutlery and expensive knives.
For heavy duty knives that have to work hard for tough jobs, 29 degree angle is suitable.
Because of the clamp, the knife is secured at the angle at which you wish to sharpen it and thus this system can hence be use3d even by novices and those who find it hard to maintain this angle while presenting the knife to the sharpener. The honing stones are of varying grits and coarseness and these sharpeners can be used for almost any knife. They can even be used for serrated blades. Even the bluntest blade can be sharpened with a Gatco Knife Sharpener.
Today, Gatco Knife Sharpeners have become synonymous with quality and perfection and they are being used by even professional chefs all over the world because of their reliability. You can safely invest in any sharpener from GATCO.
