Furi Knives offer several different models and the knife we tested was the one by Rachael Ray: gusto grip model FUR827. It’s a exceptional average knife. The handle is uncomfortable to hold and the handle is poorly fitted. The blade was dull out of the box. The overall of the quality seems to not be so good. A general rule is not to use products marked by a famous celebrity.
There are many inexpensive, hand held knife sharpeners with a V shaped opening that you draw your knife through to ‘re-edge’ the blade. The Furi Professional Sharpener works on the same basic principal as many others, but it is made to last forever. The triangle shaped cutters are adjustable, so you can have a longer or shorter angle on the cutting edge, depending on your preference. They also include a brass gauge with 2 different angles (and a tiny screwdriver) so it is very easy to adjust the cutting angle. The cutters are also replaceable. This is a TOOL – not a throw-away. And much better than any other similar tool I have used.
I used the Furi on almost 80 knives in 3 different local restaurants (and my own knives). The results were excellent.
One of the restaurants has a professional stop in and re-edge their knives once every couple of weeks. I talked to the Chef, and he let me take the knives between lunch and dinner to re-edge them. The cooks were not told that the knives were being re-edged by someone else. I stayed in the kitchen talking to the chef when the night cooks arrived, to see if anyone noticed a difference. They did. Without any prompting, they all commented that someone different must have re-edged them because they had a ‘much better edge than usual.
So there are good and bad reviews on furi knives.It just seems that you’d have to see if it’s the right company of knives for you.