No more dull knives!
In our house we have pink jobs and blue jobs, which basically translates as: if I feel like doing it, it’s a pink job (ie: me, the matriarch of the house, will get off her backside and do it) and if I don’t feel like doing it it’s a blue job (ie: I pass the buck over to The Husband).
Knife sharpening has always been a blue job in our household, until now.
Regular readers will be aware that I was recently sent the best knife ever – a Global Ni cook’s knife available exclusively in the UK from the Steamer Trading Cookshop.
Not a week later (thank you universe!) the world’s best knife sharpener landed in my postbox. Thank goodness too because although I’ve silently declared knife sharpening a blue job (I might have forgotten to tell The Husband) it does sadly get neglected, and my gorgeous Global Ni was going to end up sitting next to a row of dull kitchen knives on my magnetic knife strip, destined to only be sharpened when a friend of mine makes his six-monthly house visit for a cup of peppermint tea, spots my dull knives and sits there at my kitchen table, sipping tea and my sharpening knives.
No longer!
Knife sharpening has become a pink job!
This little gadget from Any Sharp really is a crackin’ little knife sharpener. Its Power Grip suction cup base firmly fixes to any flat surface, and three or four light pressure slides later you’ve got a super sharp knife again! There is no worry of slicing the end of your finger off, no worry that you’re using the wrong angle, simply slide though the tungsten carbide sharpening edges set at the optimum knife sharpening angle and sching! – sharp knife!
This knife sharpener will work on nearly every knife too – from bread knives to hunting knives and all your cooking knives.
Any Sharp also make a really nifty multi 5 in 1 scissors – which I put to test during a glamping weekend recently. With curved tempered steel blades and a comfortable (and wide enough to be left or right handed!) grip, this knife is a pleasure to use. It’s not just a pair of scissors though, it’s a bottle opener, a wire stripper, garlic crusher and nut cracker too!
These scissors now have a prime place on my kitchen tool rack.
The Any Sharp Knife Sharpeners retails at RRP £17.49 while the 5 in 1 scissors retail for £14.99
You can find out more on the Any Sharp website and you fan follow Any Sharp on Twitter and Facebook.
GIVEAWAY
Any Sharp have offered my readers the opportunity to win an Any Sharp World’s Best Knife Sharpener RRP £17.49 and a set of Any Sharp Multi 5 in 1 Scissors RRP £14.99 – a £32.48 value giveaway!
HOW TO ENTER
For your chance to win an Any Sharp World’s Best Knife Sharpener RRP £17.49 and a set of Any Sharp Multi 5 in 1 Scissors RRP £14.99 enter using the Rafflecopter form below. Come back and tweet about the giveaway every day for more chances to win!
TERMS & CONDITIONS
This giveaway is open to UK entries only. Entrants must be age 18 or over. The winner will need to respond within 7 days of being contacted; failure to do this may result in another winner being selected.
The prize is offered and provided by Any Sharp. The prize is to win an Any Sharp World’s Best Knife Sharpener RRP £17.49 and a set of Any Sharp Multi 5 in 1 Scissors RRP £14.99. There is no cash alternative and the prize is not transferable.
There is no entry fee and no purchase is necessary to enter this giveaway. The promoter (Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary) reserves the right to cancel or amend the giveaway and these terms and conditions without notice.
Entry into our giveaways will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
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Closing date is midnight on Monday 17 August 2015 (GMT) and the winner will be announced shortly afterwards.
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Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary was sent review and giveaway samples of the Any Sharp World’s Best Knife Sharpener and the Multi 5 in 1 Scissors. The Global Ni knife review sample was reviewed in an earlier post. All thoughts and opinions expressed are our own. This is not a paid post.
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Any sharp is definitely the best knife sharpener in the world. It is easy to use and effective.
wow those scissors seem to be a multi-purpose utensil. Are they durable? or will break after few uses?
Mine are still going strong! I used them again today. 🙂
Thanks for sharing your review for both of those products. Concerning the knife sharpener, have you found that it still works well close to 2 years later? Are the carbide inserts still holding up? I’m interested to know…….Cheers!
So far, so good, yes! 🙂 I use it quite frequently too (although not as often as I probably should!)
Good to know. Thanks for your swift response!
seeing as you said be honest then yes very guilty! I’m ashamed 🙂
I can honestly say I’ve never sharpened a knife in my life!
Yes.
To be honest, I’ve never even considered sharpening them – but now that I think about it….
I am guilty! Always hunting through the drawers for the least blunt knife!
Very guilty of letting them go dull
Guilty – they tend to get sharpened at Christmas ready to carve the turkey
yes im guilty
Yes, I don’t have a knife sharpener
I am
yup guilty, just never get round to sharpening them!
completely guilty – I’ve been known to just buy a new knife set form ikea and to bin the old ones
Definitely, I have to be honest, I’ve never sharpened a knife in my life
Yes, mine always end up blunt
i an
Yes
I try to always keep our knives sharp – my wife (the main user) finds the job too difficult
I think all my knives are blunt :/ Lol.
I try to remember to sharpen our knifes but always forget 🙁
Yes
Yes, guilty here too! Though doesn’t help that it’s also a “blue job” here and I know it’ll take multiple times of asking before it actually gets done…
‘Fraid so!
my husband keeps our knives always sharp
Alas, yes. They only ever get sharpened when my dad notices how dull they are and does them for me.
I try sharpening my knives with a handheld device, not sure it works properly.
I am.
I’m not too bad at remembering the sharpen them, I hate blunt knives
I have no way of sharpening them!
Yes! Having been lucky enough to win a Global NI Knife myself though I’m determined to take care of it
Yes I am soooooooooo guilty
I’ve been meaning to get a sharpener for ages but keep forgetting!
Yes I am- we don’t have a sharpener so just buy more when the old ones are blunt!
Yes I’m guilty
This would be great as i don’t own a knife sharpener
no, i keepmine sharp (goody two shoes, i know!) xx
Yes, I am guilty
Yes and the scissors. Drives me nuts.
my partner gets irrateded at the state of the knives and he always sharpens them some how, just claim nothing to do about it
Yes – I’m guilty
I’m not too bad with knives but dreadful at sharpening scissors
Totally. I never sharpen them. It drives my mum nuts because she used to be a chef. Would be wonderful to win this for her xx
Yes, guilty. 🙁
My knives are in a terrible state, either need sharpened or replaced x
I leave all that to my husband, he would be thrilled with this
Yes, guilty!
I’ve never sharpened mine, oops! I’ve been meaning to buy a sharpener for about 2 years, I just always forget haha!
Afraid its true, don’t have a knife sharpener though
Guilty of letting knives go blunt until I get a burst of energy
Yes – i’m terrible at remembering to sharpen up my knives!
I have never sharpened a knife in my life. I guess that makes the answer YES…
Sometimes – do try to keep knives sharp but my fall backs are small, sharp serrated knives!
I get frustrated by blunt knives, but I’m useless at sharpening them.
Yes I am guilty. I rely on my husband.
I have 3 that I religiously keep sharp but I don’t bother with the rest and consequently they are as dull as anything
I’m usually good with the sharpening, it’s just my sharpener isn’t very good.
Yes guilty.
YES I am guilty,i have never sharpened my knives,bottle openers or scissors,this sharpener is just what I need ,thank you for the chance to take part
yes I am guilty
Need to win this as all my knives are pretty blunt x
yes they are very dull
terribly!
I have never sharpened my knives!
Yes. my husband is the knife sharpener in the house and is always moaning that whenever he needs a knife he has to sharpen it first.
All my knives are blunt as they have never been sharpened.
I dont let them go blunt Im pretty good at keeping them sharp
yes, i hang my head in shame.
Oh Yes especially when the wife finds them in my shed
im awful !
Yes definitely!
I’m afraid I’m guilty of not sharpening my knives
I always let my knives get too dull. I’m terrible, I’d rather buy new ones than use the awful sharpener we have now.
Yes definitely. My knives really need sharpening at the minute!
Must admit I have never sharpened mine!
Yes, I never think of sharpening mine!
I’m ashamed to say my knives couldn’t cut butter
I’m ashamed to say my knives couldn’t cut paper.
Mine are awful, I’ve never sharpened them!
Yes I most certainly am.
Yes!! x
I have tried sharpening my knives in the past without any success. I obviously did not have the right sharpener!
Definitely, I don’t think I’ve ever sharpened them…
Yep I am guilty I just normally buy new ones 🙁
Yes, I let my knives get too dull
Guilty
Yes, and then I’m forever moaning that they no longer cut
Yep! Guilty as charged!
I am guilty, for all my knives
I try and sharpen once a month, but I should do better
I’m guilty as sin, in fact, Ive never sharpened a knife in my life, I always just get new ones
yes, I need to get some new set of knives
I’ve never sharpened my knives. Hangs head in shame.
I am guilty, I just buy new ones!
Totally”!!
yes! I’ve never thought about taking care of them.
I dont think i have ever 🙁
I do try to keep my knives sharp but they are never that good!
mine all need sharpening!
yes i dont take proper care of my knives 🙁
im guilty
Yes, I am :/
yes, only because every time I sharpen a knife I cut myself with it !!!!
I use an old style stick
my knives are very blunt, I’m amazed I cut anything with them!!!!!
Yep, blunt as!
I neglect all my knives
Yes I let my knives go!
Absolutely. My partner hates it.
i wouldnt know how to sharpen a knife
yes i do and my boyfriend whos a chef hates it so would love to suprise him by sharpening them
Yes and i always find out the hard way when I try to cut a tomato and it squirts everywhere x
Yes! My boyfriend is complaining about my main knife being too dull. Need it sharpened ASAP
Yeah i am.
Yes and i never dry them .
Yes… I’ve never sharpened them… they were expensive too so I really should look after them better
I’m guilty of this, really could do with something quick and easy to sharpen my knives!
I always get very annoyed when my knifes are blunt so sharpen them quite a lot
I really am! Though my partner is quite good so I leave it to him 😉
I have never sharpened a knife in my life! Oops!
Very guilty!
I’ll admit I am guilty of letting my knives go dull – really dull.
All my knifes are neglected. This looks like a great gadget to win
Yes, most definitely. My knives are an embarrassment they are that blunt
Guilty as charged – most of my knives are in the kitchen drawer and all blunt.
my knives may as well be spoons 🙁
very guilty
I have never sharpened my knives! so yes, I am very guilty.
My other half despairs when he sees the state of my knives. I’m guilty of not sharpening them.
yes – they are blunt !!!!
yes 🙁 i try to have a go but not very good.
Yes I usually end up buying new ones rather than sharpening
yes I am rubbish
I have 2 sets of knives, both are blunt…
I’ve just checked all my knives and I think I only have one which I can truly claim to be sharp….shocking!
oh yes! wish a man would still come round to sharpen them
Yep. Tried other knife sharpeners but they are not good.
errm yes…i usually just end up buying new ones! I have a lovely set of Sabatier knives decorating my worktop in their wooden block..never get used as they cant cut a thing!
Yes i am guilty of letting my knives go dull. This would be an extreme help.
yes so so blunt
Guilty. I can never seem to get a knife steel to work properly. hubby has to do it when hes home, and I remember to ask him
Yes 🙁
buy new ones
Yes, guilty
im very guilty of it i will admit
Yes, I let them get so blunt my husband has to take them to his workshop and restore them using his specialist equipment 🙁
I could really do with both of these – knives and scissors here all pretty useless!
yep, guilty here! I buy a new knife every now and then….the sharpener and scissors look brilliant – I am definitely in need of these!
Yes, definitely! I have a knofe sharpener but it’s obviously nto very good or the instructions not clear as knives seem to be just as bad after using it!
Yeah all my knives are blunt and pretty useless.
Yes, definitely!
Yes, I only have one kitchen knife and have had the same one for about 4 years!
Not in our house. My husband HATES dull knives. 🙂
I am accident prone when it comes to knives so I have a small vegetable knife that it most definitely a bit dull. Hubby has a good set of knives but he has struggled to find a decent knife sharpner.
Yes, definitely!
Yes, It’s always on our to-do list!
I do occasionally sharpen our knives. But our sharpener does not work very well
Well, I usually just tell my husband and he does it
Afraid so – I just keep buying new ones as don’t know how to sharpen them
I just replaced mine as the old ones were shockingly dull
I sometimes use an old fashioned ‘steel’ as that’s what my dad used. Would love an easier way and this looks fab.
Yes I do and then I get really annoyed when I try to use any of them
Yes! very guilty!
Yes very Guilty!!
Just earlier today my son was asking if we had a knife sharpener. Our knives definitely need some love.
i’m very guilty. my knives are shocking.
I get told of as my boyfriend is a butcher he says blunt knives are more dangerous then sharp knives a lot of the time
YES i AM, but I love using a really sharp knife when cooking
yes, but then I try and sharpen them
No I steel mine.
Absolutely. But, even worse than that, I use my knives of ceramic plates. They don’t stay sharp for long.
Yes i am guilty!x
I’m afraid I’m guilty!
very guilty.. I’ve never sharpened mine
Guilty as charged your honour – never sharpen mine
Hubby gets so annoyed at me for it!
I don’t sharpen them, then I find myself trying to cut things like tomatoes with blunt knifes 🙁
Guilty as charged. Mine can barely cut through butter!
Unfortunately yes :/
I plead guilty
Yes, definitely
Yes, I don’t sharpen them
Definitely am!
never sharpened a knife..ever! I know they need it tho!
Yes, guilty! I would looove to win this amazing prize! <3 Fingers crossed x
My knives are all blunt. I do try to sharpen them but the sharpener I have doesn’t really do a good job. Here’s hoping I win and then I will go back to being a whizz in the kitchen!!
I can’t seem to sharpen knives to save my life…my husband however is awesome at it. It’d be nice to not have to ask him to sharpen them all the time as I love my santoku really sharp
Very much so. Years ago we used to have a lovely man who came with a cart and sharpened knives for you but those days are gone now and i havent had them sharpened since.
great device – will come in so handy
I have never sharpened my knives!
I try and put an edge on at least once a week.
Without a doubt – yes
I always sharpen the knives in my house but only because I’m the only one who uses them! I never get them sharp enough so I’d love to win this.
Fantastic decisions, I have dependably been a fanatic of the Any Sharp knifesharpener in light of the fact that they are outstanding.
I am afraid so.
Our knives are serated and are designed not to be sharpened.
I am afraid so!
Yes! S this would be really great
I don’t think i have ever sharpened any of y knifes
My husband loves sharpening the kitchen knives so they usually aren’t too bad – he does do it with a block sharpener though which is bound to end in tears one day!
My knives are so blunt, had them for over twenty years and never sharpened them. To be totally honest I think I may be too scared to use a sharp knife now.
Yes, I’m guilty…I remember as a child the gypsies would come round and sharpen knives, scissors etc…shame they don’t seem to do that anymore
I do try to sharpen my knives regularly but my knife steel is about 20 years old and I don’t think it works that well anymore!
I have never sharpened my knives
I have a sharpener!!! But it’s not very good anymore 🙁
yes! Scissors too!
Yes unfortunately I do let them get dull – I have never sharpened a knife 🙁
Yes
UNFORTUNATELY YES
I’ve never had my knives sharpened.
Guilty!
yes i am guilty
I have never sharpened my knifes
i have been on this planet for half a century & I have never sharpened my knives
very guilty
We have never had ours done and have been looking for a tool forever!
I have to send my knives to my grandads for sharpening when I visit him – 50 miles away!
I have never sharpened my knives. THE SHAME!!!
Yes I am very guilty in not sharpening my knives
Without a doubt – yes
I can’t remember the last time I sharpened a knife or tool.
yes i never sharpen knives
I’m guilty! lol
no I have a hand held ceramic sharpener that does a very good job, when I notice any dullness.
Yes I never sharpen my knives as I don’t have anything to sharpen them with. Would love to win this
Yes I wont lie all my knifes are blunt!! Xx
Totally guilty!
Yeap I do 🙁
Yes I do!
Guilty 🙂
Haha yes! Don’t think I’ve ever sharpened a knife
I’m guilty of this. My grandad used to sharpen my knives using an oilstone. Now he’s gone I’ve tried to do it myself but I just don’t get it right somehow.
I can honestly say, i have never sharpened any of my knives.
I have a Global knife that was brought back from Japan for me – I wouldn’t be without it! But it does need sharpening and I keep forgetting to take it to the local cookshop!
yes i do 🙁
totally – its one of those jobs my Dad used to do for me
Are you guilty of letting your knives go dull too? Be honest! 🙂 . . . . .l plead guilty as charged
Guilty. Now promising myself that I’ll try harder ( or at lest remind my husband).
yes guilty
Guilty my lord!
definitely, I’ve never sharpened a knife in my life lol!
To be blunt about it Yes
Absolutely I am. I need a knife sharpener
Yes, all the time!
Yes, usually. However it is slightly less dangerous if they’re not extremely sharp!
the odd one but am generally pretty good
I confess I do leave my knives unsharpened and my Mum always told me I was less likely to cut MYSELF on a sharp knife. Now I’m at risk if cut (due to anti-coagulants) I have to be extra careful and heed my Mum!
They are impressive gizmos I would love to own.
Jo x
very very guilty!
Yes, I leave it to my boyfriend
very guilty had to get new ones last time
Yep, they are most definitely very neglected
I freely admit that I do.
yes
no i have a similar sharpener, they are good!
All blunt, keep buying new ones, naughty boy
Yes definately!
I did buy a sharpening stone with the intention of sorting them out but I don’t seem to have got the knack of using it.
Guilty as charged
mine are probably that way to start with
i dont think ive ever sharpened my knife x
I am, but my husband is really good at doing them when he notices. Whenever cutting onions starts making me cry again & know they need doing!
I have never sharpened a knife, I really need to though, my knives are not that great anymore.
My Chef son says I’m not the ‘Sharpest Knife in the Block’ and brings his own weapons with him when he comes to visit !!
I do with the smaller ones
MOST DEFINATLEY YES
I have so any blunt knives! Have tried some sharpeners in the past and they were useless !
not really, my husband usually sharpens them
Yes, ands as a qualified chef you would think I would know better!
Yes, they need replacing badly them kept nice.
Guilty as charged I’m afraid. I’d probably take more care of them if I had more expensive knives though.
Yep I’ve never sharpened a knife in my life so this would be handy
Been married 37 years-never sharpened a knife-feel quite guilty!
Yup I am guilty!
of course I am!!!
I’m pretty good at sharpening my knives… get too annoyed when they don’t work properly!
Yes really am, my sharpest knife couldn’t cut butter
Yes I am guilty
Yes 🙂 – takes me ages to realise, then hubby sharpens them and I get cut when I try to use them again….
my dad does mine, he worked in a butcher shop when younger so i leave it to him to do lol
Yes, although I do try to keep them sharp because they are easier to use, however, my sharpener is not nearly as good as this one which seems as though it would be a joy to use.
Yes, I am! I have lovely knives and never have I used a knife sharpener… but I sharpen my scissors on kitchen foil!! Go figure!
Very much so!
yes, i must confess i am guilty of this
i must confess i have done this!
Only because our current (not very good) knife sharpener has got lost somewhere! 🙁
Yes definitely. My nicely sliced tomatoes always end up squashed tomatoes when i cut them
Yes, Your Honour. Guilty as charged. My sentence is to receive the world’d best knife sharpener in about a month’s time ha ha
Yes I am, until they dont slice anything
Afraid you may have stirred me into action!
yes guilty as charged
i certainly am, do not have a sharpener!
Yes. On the odd occasion that I have tried to sharpen one I have usually made it worse.
Yes -always
Yes, I certainly done sharpen mine enough, sometimes it’s just a case of putting it off for a bit, and then of course procrastination always wins. The thing is, t is pretty silly really as it doesn’t take long and dull knives can be awkward to work with.
Yes! I am terrible!!!
yep! and then i wonder how i find it so hard to cut things haha
Oh yes I’ve only one small pointed knife that’s sharp! xxx
always 🙂
Yes I let them get dull, but then I am trying to do something that requires a sharp knife, like skinning fish, and I get really annoyed with my knives and myself and run them through my (rather antique!) sharpener. Could really do with a new one and this sounds brilliant, thanks for the giveaway. Afraid I cannot do the daily entries though, not using twitter.
Sadly I own some knives that struggle to cut anything!
Yes! I think we do not realise how sharp they should be until they have been sharpened. I reckon 95% of our knives could be 100% sharpener! Brilliant competition 🙂 All entered, thank you very much!
Yes I am, sad to say!
Yes mine are getting a bit blunt
Guilty as sin!!!
Oh yes! To be honest, I tend to replace blunt kitchen knives rather than sharpen them because I don’t have a sharpener!
Wow that sounds brilliant I need one of these in our house
Er..yes! Guilty!!
Great kitchen tool you have here. I will love to have this in my kitchen
Would love to win this sharpening knives is the bane of my life too