I have a kitchen drawer full of knife sharpeners which I don’t use any more, because they don’t work. I even have a steel similar to the one my dad used to use to produce razor sharp knives. He would ‘steel’ away at the carving knife and then cut super thin slices off the Sunday joint.

In fact, he turned the steel sharpening into a ritual, or even an art form, one that took an interminable time, so the slices might have been super slim, but  the meal was cold.

On the other hand, however, he sharpened my mum’s cooking knives with the same finesse and gusto. I have tried to achieve even a modicum of his success with the myriad sharpeners I have bought but no, into the reject drawer always goes another one.

However, the day has been saved. We at Frost were sent Any Sharp Pro to try. This is a small in size but mighty in range  knife sharpener which we have discovered produces excellent results so, to coin a phrase, size isn’t everything.

It has a strong suction grip, and can handle straight and serrated blades.

With Chrimbo approaching, this could save hours of whingeing about blunt knives, which can and frequently do, end in cut fingers. I even tried our carving knife and though a small sharpener it produced a razor edge.

Do give it a go. At only £16.35 from Amazon it’s a steal. Sorry, should that be steel? But perhaps it’s time the curtain closed on poor jokes.

Try it: Any Sharp Pro knife sharpener: Amazon £16.35