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The good news is a kitchen knife sharpener doesn't have to be a huge investment. As with any kitchen tool, what you put in is often what you get out: A little over 10 bucks can get you measurable improvements to your blade, while spending a lot more will get you a knife sharpening system that keeps your chef's knife's edge as sharp as new in perpetuity.

There are lots of tools out there for knife maintenance -- I'm sure you're all familiar with the honing rod and knife sharpening stone or whetstone -- but I wanted the knife sharpening process to be a little easier. So CNET tested the heck out of some sharpeners to figure out which ones will always result in a sharp knife. With these recommendations, you won't have to worry about the angle or anything else, and you'll still get a razor-sharp edge from a formerly blunt knife. Here are CNET's picks for the best knife sharpeners for your chef's knife. We're going to update it as we test more products.

A note, though: This list is just for chef's knives. Other types of knives, like a hunting knife or a serrated knife, will need a different kind of sharpening kit or sharpening tool to combat a dull blade.

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Despite fair results, the Work Sharp looks much more at home in a garage than on a kitchen counter.

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Another consideration is how clean your sharpener is: if you're sharpening in your garage, then you might not sweat the steel filings that sprinkle out of some sharpeners, like the Work Sharp or the . In a kitchen setting, cleanliness is a must, and Chef's Choice Trizor and the $25 [url=] were the cleanest. That said, all the above recommendations required minimal cleanup, if any at all.

Finally, sound is a concern for some -- and some of these devices are significantly louder than others. The Chef's Choice Trizor is slightly quieter than the Presto sharpeners, but none were silent. If you want a quiet option, non-electric sharpeners will be your best bet.

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Out of all the testing, the only device that seemed to have no upside was the $8 , which wasn't as affordable as the KitchenIQ sharpener and also performed worse than any other sharpening tool I tested. Besides that one, it seems pretty much any knife sharpener is better than no knife sharpener. So invest in the high end or pick up a $6 tool. Either way, food prep will get a lot easier when you do.

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