While I—and the rest of the staff at Serious Eats—recommend whetstones as the best method for sharpening knives, I understand that not every cook has the desire or interest to learn how to use one.

A deep, hands-on dive into the different types of sharpeners, their benefits and drawbacks, and much more. If nothing else, every knife owner — be that in the realm of EDC, culinary, survival or ...