“How do I keep (or get) my knives sharp?”

That’s one of the most common questions I hear in my cooking classes, and even when I’m catering in-home dinners parties. Seems to be an on-going problem for most people.

Folks are always dazzled when I grab a steel and swish my knives a couple times to return the edge to “shaving sharpness”. That’s something that we, as Chefs, learn very early in our training. If not, well, it’s a life of torture working with dull (and dangerous) knives.

That’s not the whole process, though. Putting an edge on a knife is a two-stage procedure that involves sharpening (creating minute grooves along the knife’s edge), and honing (straightening these grooves into a fine razor’s edge). This process is usually done with a stone and steel.

However, most don’t have access to this kind of knife sharpening education, and for them it’s always a challenge to not only get a razor’s edge on their knives, but be able to maintain it.

Well, your wait is over folks! My VERY good friend and fellow Chef, Maurice Thiebaut, has the answer to your knife sharpening prayers. He has been providing the “sharpening solution” for a while now, and when I finally got my hands on it… I was impressed!

As I said, I’ve been trained in “the ways of the knife” for many years, and am always skeptical (at best) when I hear about the next best thing in knife sharpeners. They come, they go, and then there’s another one to follow. So when I tried this one I wasn’t prepared for what I found. Not to doubt Maurice, but how good can a simple hand-held knife sharpener be?

As it turns out, excellent, easy and efficient… three killer qualities for any product destined for long-term survival in the revolving-door of kitchen gadgetry. The CWP Ultimate Knife Sharpener is easy enough for the unskilled novice to master quickly, but efficient enough for a Master Chef’s toolbox (I know it will always be in mine). It’s even reversible for left or right handed use.

The CWP Ultimate Knife Sharpener comes with the dual-purpose tungsten-carbide/ceramic head for the sharpening AND honing required for maintaining a sharp knife.

It also comes with an inter-changeable dual diamond sharpening head, essential for the high-quality expensive knives that we use as Chefs. Get this… it evens sharpens ceramic blades… unheard of in other sharpeners!

I’ve checked around, and most hand-held sharpeners (which I haven’t tried) go for $40-50 and up. This complete, Chef tested knife sharpening system goes for $29.99 (plus tax and shipping of course).

I highly recommend The CWP Ultimate Knife Sharpener, and suggest you check it out yourself. My buddy Maurice has even added a special gift for all my Foodies that purchase one (for a limited time).

Drop on over to THE CWP ULTIMATE SHARPENER and see for yourself what a great deal this is. Did I mention you get a special gift for being one of my flock

Yours in Food & Friendship,
Chef Kevin

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