Thankfully, we found a handheld knife sharpener so small you can carry it in your pocket. The Material Kitchen The Sharpener doesn’t require batteries or a plug, making it the ideal on-the-go ...

Sharpening scissors with a sharpening stone is tough work, and if you don’t feel confident, there are other tools you can try ...

To help you choose the best knife sharpener, we spent several weeks testing 15 of the top-rated knife sharpeners and found 3 top picks.

For a knife sharpener that’s camping-friendly, pick up the Material Kitchen The Sharpener. It is small enough to fit in a pocket and is $20 at Amazon.

Sharpening Stones. Sharp Pebble Premium Whetstone, $38 on Amazon. Smith's Arkansas Sharpening Stones System, $25 on Amazon.. If you’re sharpening a higher quality Japanese or German steel knife ...

AccuSharp Handheld Knife Sharpener . Amazon. $11 at Amazon. If electric knife sharpeners are too bulky for your tastes (or your kitchen drawers), this AccuSharp handheld model is the one to try.

Split into four sections, this hand-held sharpener has a fine and coarse setting for blades with a 15- and 20-degree angle for Japanese and European knives respectively.

Luckily, before he did, we received a belated gift from our wedding registry: the Wüsthof 4-Stage Handheld Knife Sharpener, which I had thrown on there without much thought months ago.

Before you choose a knife sharpener, you need to know what type of knives your friend has. Japanese style and European style blades are manufactured with a different angle edge.

A handheld sharpener just does it faster and less precisely than a stone. As for the “shortening the lifespan of your knife” argument, I really don’t know what to say.