Horl 2 roller grinders walnut and magnetic grinding gauge

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A constant grinding angle, our durable diamond coating, and the beautiful color "chalk" make the HORL ® 2 CRUISE an all-around sharpness talent in every kitchen. To sharpen Japanese-style knives or use interchangeable discs, see our Horl 2 or Horl 2 Pro knife sharpeners. It performs great, and for someone who was not great, and maybe lacked some confidence when it came to sharpening knives, this product hits the mark for me.

Outdoors, also provides many pocket knives with a stable cutting edge and excellent sharpness for everyday use. With a thriving factory in the Black Forest the brand is now expanding into the international market. marawinebar made the wise decision and invested in our Essential Starter Set 💪 The set is made up from a Petty 120mm, a Petty 150mm and a Santoku 180mm from our Kinder range. The HORL 2 PRO comprises of two parts: a magnetic angle support bar and the roller which houses the discs. However, thanks to the constant grinding angle, only a few rolls back and forth are needed for subsequent resharpening.

This was because I was nervous about my knife sharpening skills and was concerned about damaging them.

Timo and Otmar Horl, the father-and-son duo behind HORL 1993 had a singular vision: bring professional standards of knife sharpening to the home cook, simplified. Epicurious may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Just a few strokes on each side of the blade is sufficient to maintain a perfectly sharp cutting edge.

If it slices, but there’s some resistance, then it’s worth honing your blade, or sharpening it lightly followed by honing.

The knife sits on the magnetic angle support bar that’s set at 20° to provide long-lasting sharpness for any blade, making it the perfect choice for Western-style blades. Shorter / narrower blades (paring knives or pocket knives) need very careful positioning on the angle block. HORL 2 knife sharpeners and accessories get your knives—Japanese and Western—to optimal sharpness in just a few movements, thanks to a clever rolling mechanism. Made in Germany, the revolutionary HORL 2 sharpener takes the guesswork out of the most tricky aspect of using a whetstone: getting the sharpening angle right.

It is quite long but also uncovers a few tips and tricks you might be interested in as well as showing a reprofile of the edge angle. This introduces challenges of maintaining the edge angle all through the sweep of the edge on any sharpening system. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. On one side of the Horl 2 is the Diamond Grinding Wheel, which when used properly, never has to be replaced. To welcome in the new year we thought we would treat one lucky winner to a FREE folded steel knife and sharpening stone!