Best easy kitchen knife sharpening system for non-knife people

[Square_peg]

I have some friends who are in desperate need of of some kitchen knife maintenance but are unwilling to spend a lot of time learning a system or actually doing the sharpening.

What's the easiest system or tool for getting kitchen knives reasonably sharp will little skill of effort?

 

[Drop bear]

I like the worksharp precision or something.

You could just set it to 20° clamp every knife you have to it and it would work out OK.

And it is all of about 3 bits realistically.

 

[Selfe Made Knives]

The Lanskey is a pretty failsafe option, but I have heard some really good reviews of those rolling sharpeners for kitchen knives. I haven't used one myself, but heard from trusted friends that they work really well, and are very easy to use.

 

[jfk1110]

Worksharp has the rolling one now...... Seems simple enough... Have a look

 

[l1ranger]

for someone unwilling to learn or spend much time, I think I'd even look at one of the kitchen counter top electric sharpeners from work sharp as well

 

[jnaught]

My favorite tool for quick utility edges is the Norton Crystolon fine (spoiler: fine is not the right name for it), and a good strop. It's really fast and with a little practice gives a very sharp, toothy edge. The only real drawback for what you asked for, is there is a little learning curve, as it is freehand. I bet 5-10 blades, and you'd be quite happy with your results.

 

[RokJok]

For folks unwilling to either learn the required skill or do the work itself, IMHO no tool will help them. Send the knives out to be sharpened by a commercial sharpening service.