Presto 08800 EverSharp Electric Knife Sharpener, 2-Stage System, Silver/Black
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Updated Jun 27, 2026 · 1 min read
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Across the reviewers we read, the Presto 08800 EverSharp is the value electric pick. techgearlab.com, a high-trust tester in our data, lists its strengths as working 'for lots of different knives,' being affordable and easy to use, while noting it doesn't sharpen scissors, is bulky, and can't adjust the sharpening angle. That tidy pros-and-cons summary lines up with its reputation as a no-fuss machine.
What reviewers liked
- techgearlab.com praises versatility, affordability, and ease of use
- Massive verified-purchase base (18,829 ratings at 4.5)
- Community reports fast results that hold for months
- Long-term durability anecdotes on r/BuyItForLife
Where it falls short
- techgearlab.com flags no scissors support, bulky build, and fixed angle
- r/chefknives warns electric units make it easy to damage a blade
- No adjustable angle for finer Japanese-style edges
- Two-stage system can't match a whetstone or premium electric for refinement
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Across the reviewers we read, the Presto 08800 EverSharp is the value electric pick. techgearlab.com, a high-trust tester in our data, lists its strengths as working 'for lots of different knives,' being affordable and easy to use, while noting it doesn't sharpen scissors, is bulky, and can't adjust the sharpening angle. That tidy pros-and-cons summary lines up with its reputation as a no-fuss machine.
Verified-purchase volume is among the largest in the category (18,829 Amazon ratings at 4.5), and community sentiment leans practical: r/Cooking users report sharpening all their knives in about ten minutes with results that hold for months, and r/sharpening has a 'lazy' contingent that 'swears by them' as cheap and safe. The dissent mirrors every electric: r/chefknives warns it's 'very easy to do a lot of harm' and removes material, and r/sharpening commenters elsewhere reserve their harshest words for rolling sharpeners rather than this one.
The synthesis: an affordable, durable, genuinely easy two-stage machine endorsed by a high-trust tester for everyday users who prioritize speed and price over a refined or adjustable edge.
- Plastic
- Made in the USA
- Sharpen kitchen and sport knives to a razor-sharp edge fast and economically.
- Easy 2-stage sharpening system for professional results at home on most any non-serrated blade.
- Sapphirite sharpening wheels grind a precisely angled edge then fine hone and polish for a razor-sharp edge.
- Sapphirite sharpening wheels are made of the same ultra-hard material used in professional sharpening shops.
- Precision blade guides hold knife at the perfect angle.
- Draw knife through each slot a few times for a razor-sharp edge.
It's been many years since I last used an electric sharpener. Overall they seemed effective but it was also very easy to do a lot of harm.
It is cheap, durable, easy to use, and it takes up very little space. I use it a lot and have had it for 10 years. I have other fancier ...
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