Looking for a sharpener for both home and outdoor knives, straight blades and serrated blades.  What are the best choices for both manual and electric?

Thanks-

Arlo

http://www.chefschoice.com/page2a_m130.html

M130 gets the best reviews.

SPYDERCO 204 TRI-ANGLE

You have to sharpen serrated blades with a ceramic stick sharpener. The Chefschoice sharpeners do a good job of sharpening pocket and utility knives, but they can scratch up really nice knives. This is what I use on my high end kitchen knives and paying customers, but it's expensive.

http://www.truhone.com/store/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=2&gclid=COzIlv_2j6cCFeR65QodYmE9dg

Ronne

I use one of these.

http://www.knivesplus.com/smithsharpenerssm-50008.html

Lansky.  Hands down.

http://www.amazon.com/Lansky-Professional-Sharpening-System-Serrated/dp/B001KN3OKO/ref=pd_sbs_sg_4

Lansky. Hands down.

http://www.amazon.com/Lansky-Professional-Sharpening-System-Serrated/dp/B001KN3OKO/ref=pd_sbs_sg_4

X2. The beauty of the Lansy's system is that it keeps the angle consistent. I've used one of these for 20 years or more and always got great results.

Tom

x3 on the Lansky. i have one and i love it so much. the fact that the angle is held consistent the whole time really makes the knives very very sharp.

i recommend getting the deluxe version though, it has extra coarse, coarse, medium, fine, and ultra fine stones.  http://www.amazon.com/Lansky-Deluxe-5-Hone-Sharpening-System/dp/B000B8IEA4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298508330&sr=8-1

you can get that triangular serration stone separately. i don't really have a need for the serration stone because i don't use the serrations on my knives very heavily.