This knife sharpener is designed with eight diamond-coated sharpening fingers. If you look at the picture, you can see that the fingers a set a specific angle. This means that there is no complications or difficulties in setting the sharpening angle. Of course, the downside to this is that you cannot select a specific sharpening angle– you are stuck with the designed angle. Keep this in mind when deciding to make a purchase.
The Furi Ozitech Diamond Fingers Pro Knife Sharpener has a modern, clam-shell design. This should fit with most kitchen decors, but if not it can easily be stowed in a drawer at a compact 1×3.5×4.5 inches (folded). While the clam-shell design looks pretty cool, it can lead to some complications during operation. Firstly, it is not immediately intuitive. In other words, it does not open up like it looks like it should. This can be a problem and can potentially damage the knife sharpener if operated incorrectly, so be sure to get it right. Consult the manual before opening. One positive about the design is that it is relatively portable.
Design issues aside, how well does it sharpen knives? The answer is pretty well. The manufacturer claims that 4 or 5 pulls through the Diamond Fingers Pro Knife Sharpener will sharpen most knives. Our tests show that this is adequate for knives in need of a quick tuneup but very dull knives will need 10 to 20 pulls. This is pretty typical of this kind of sharpener. Keep in mind that serrated blades cannot be sharpened with this product.
Actually operating the Furi Ozitech Diamond Fingers Pro Knife Sharpener is a breeze. There are no angles to set or motions to get right. Simply place the blade into the fingers and pull. Simple as that! As alluded to earlier, this simplicity is probably a turn off to those that demand a great deal of customization in their sharpening tasks. But is simplicity is your goal in a knife sharpener, you cannot do much better than the Furi Ozitech Diamond Fingers Pro Knife Sharpener.