If you visit Japan today, you’ll see almost all chefs using a traditional stone as if it’s muscle memory. Minosharp is a brand of Japanese sharpeners owned by the Yoshikin factory who also manufacture Global Knives. I highly recommend this sharpener because of its ease of use, saving time and it is perfect for lazy people like me.

MinoSharp SH550/BR - PLUS 3 Sharpener Black-Red (SH-550/BR)

All of the products are easy to use, come with simple instructions and will sharpen your knives as well or better than they were when they were new.The Minosharp Plus deals with this problem by having a wide, ergonomic handle to grasp onto as you sharpen. It has three different abrasive wheels (coarse, medium, and fine), compared to most other pull through designs which only have a single abrasive/stage.

Minosharp Plus 3 | Knife Sharpener Reviews Minosharp Plus 3 | Knife Sharpener Reviews

Although it’s compact, it’s still sturdy enough to handle easily without worrying about it becoming unsteady during use. They all have a single stage, (and therefore a single abrasive/grit) which makes them inept or unable to provide a solution for every sharpening need. Works Particularly Well On Global Knives– Global and Minosharp originate from the same company, so you’d expect that they’d both work well together. The MinoSharp Plus and MinoSharp 3 have much larger sharpening wheels that will put a larger, longer lasting edge on your knives. The point is you have more opportunity to customize and control the process in comparison to a single stage pull through.In fact, Global recommends you use the Minosharp products such as the water stones, rods, and ceramic water sharpeners to work on your global blades. It was made for people who wanted to have sharp knives, without having to learn the technique involved in using a sharpening stone. These models can be used for both light weight, thin blade Japanese brands of knives and heavier, thick blade European and American brands of knives. It washes away steel residue– Water cleans both the blade as well as the ceramic abrasive of any steel residue that results from sharpening. There are 3 different kits, one containing a rough (240 grit) stone, one containing a medium (1000 grit) stone, and one containing a super fine (6000 grit) stone.