Features:

  • CONVERT YOUR KNIVES: Ideal for converting traditional 20-degree factory edges of household knives into high performance Trizor XV 15-degree edges
  • DIAMONDS: Advanced stropping stage and 100 percent diamond abrasives for sharpening straight edge and serrated blades. Noise is between 65 dB and 75 dB
  • EASY TO USE: Advanced, patented flexible spring guides for automatic adjustment and accurate control of the sharpening angle and feature simple on/off switch
  • THREE STAGES: 3-Stage EdgeSelect sharpening system for optimum versatility in providing the perfect edge for each cutting task. Stages 1 and 2 are plated with 100-percent diamond abrasives to sharpen and hone the edge and stage 3 uses a patented flexible abrasive system to polish and help prolong the life of serrated knives
  • RAZOR SHARP: The 15 Trizor XV combines the strength and durability of the Trizor edge with the flawless, ultra-sharp 15-degree XV technology. Time Required to sharpen is approximately 1 minute for first time sharpening and resharpening is approximately 10 seconds
  • ELECTRIC SHARPENER: Easily apply the astonishingly sharp Trizor XV Edge for ultimate sharpness and effortless cutting
  • 3-year limited warranty. Weight: 4.42 pounds
  • Measures approximately 10 L x 4.25 W x 4.25 H inches
Finally!

I'm 47 years old and this is the first knife sharpener that I've ever used that actually worked and worked extremely well. I've tried sand stones, wet stones, Arkansas diamond stones, and countless electric knife sharpeners. This two stage sharpener with 3rd stage strop is the real deal. I turned my cheap paring knife into a scalpel. It also worked on my very expensive Japanese paring knife, as well as my cheap set of kitchen knives. The biggest difference I see in this sharpener is how LONG my knives stay sharp. It's ridiculous. Two to three months and they're just beginning to dull (cheap knives). With my Japanese high carbon steel knife, it's been about 6 months and I use it quite frequently. Also, the edge this thing puts on blades is awesome. Really glad I picked this up!

This is a fantastic knife sharpener *IF* you read the manual.

I just received this sharpening system, and I had taken the time to read through the manual in PDF format before it arrived. I just sharpened 10 of my knives to razor sharp edges in hardly any time at all. It worked on a dollar store pairing knife and a 1955 Sabatier K Chefs Knife equally well. I had to read through the manual again when it got here, just to pay close attention to how to properly use it. I noticed that on a lot of the one-star reviews, there are a lot of complaints about it not sharpening properly, or not sharpening Japanese knives. It seems to me that most of these people didn’t take careful time to properly read the manual. I did have a bit of trouble at first - turns out, I was making some mistakes, and once I checked the manual, I had sharp knives. You need to know when to use slot 1 and when NOT to. You need to have a good burr on slot 2, before proceeding to slot 3, or you won’t have a sharp knife. If you don’t pay attention to these simple things, you will probably dislike this device. As it is, I found I could take an old dull knife and have it pass the paper and tomato tests in under 2 minutes once I got the hang of using it. America’s Test Kitchen kitchen is right - great sharpener.

Wow! Puts a BETTER than new edge on the knives.

Wow! This works. I spent 50 years sharpening knives on stones. I have my own on-farm USDA butcher shop and it is difficult to teach other people who work with me how to get a good edge on their blades. I had tried several other things like this and not been fully happy with them although they worked to a degree. But this Chef'sChoice 15 Trizor XV does a perfect job and it is something I can easily and quickly teach. This device puts a razor sharp edge on the knives. The first time it took about 30 pulls through the course side to get the blades to the new shape. We have since cut eight large pigs to commercial cuts using two sets of scimitar, skinning and deboning knives without having to resharpen. Interestingly the need to steel the knives has been reduced - that is to say I now steel these reshaped knives only about 1/3rd as much as I had to steel them before. I've very pleased. Now the question is longevity - I hope this machine lasts. It seems well built - time will tell. Five-starts.

Easy to use, but NOTE: 30 degree edges!

Hey, if you are tired of looking like a crazy person with a whet stone grinding away for 30 min? 40 min? to get your blades sharp...STOP right now. If you dont' mind a 30 degree edge, then this thing is EASY to use and it is sharpens enough to cut and fillet salmon all day long and every couple of days, you just use the 3rd grinder (there are 3 levels of grinder on this thing) to freshen up. I have sharpened: 1. 10 cooking knives. 2 . 2 hunting 5 inch blades 3. 2 hatchets. 4. my pocket knife 5. my spare swiss army knife. 6. My hidden in the back of the truck, sh** hits the fan knife 7. my serrated blades 8. My throwing knives. This works great for all of them. I do have a set of sashimi knives that I will only grind manually with several whet stones i have...WHY? cause the knives were expensive and this grinder is not a "slow grinder". It will take down metal FAST! If you follow the directions, I am sure the sashimi knives would be fine, I just am not that rich so I can't afford that error. Oh, you can shave with your blades when you are done sharpening. Makes you look really bad ass in the woods when the ladies drive by. Durability? I travelled on a 7 week hunting trip and used this multiple times and then threw it in my fishing bucket (to protect it from rain). It still works! I would buy this again for sure (hopefully i don't have to). Sam

Sharper than New!

I haven't had very good experiences when trying to sharpen knives. Sure, I can put a keen edge on a hatchet or axe, but a good knife? Well, not having good sharpening stones and time and (especially) patience precluded ever getting a razor sharp edge on my cutlery. I did some on-line research and found the Chef's Choice 15 Trizor XV EdgeSelect Electric sharpener. It had good reviews, and I noticed that it would sharpen and hone knives with either a 15 or a 20 degree bevel. (Actually, it will convert 20 degree blades to 15 degree, rather than sharpening them as a 20 degree edge.) I have some older European knives (20 degree) and some newer Asian (15 degree) knives. I found that the 15 degree blades were sharper and easier to use. I bought the sharpener and found the dullest 20 degree blade in the kitchen. I carefully followed the clear directions and used the unit to reform the edge, running it through all three (3) slots. When I was done, I grabbed a piece of copy paper to test the edge. The knife that previously had the cutting power of a butter knife sliced through the paper effortlessly. I was so impressed that I sharpened all of the kitchen knives that very morning. When I was done, they were better than new! This unit will handle many different types of knives (no scissors, no hatchets!!), including pocket knives. I highly recommend it!

Try this at home!

I am blown away by this product. I appreciate good knives. Whether cooking, camping or hunting, I like them to be sharp. Razor sharp. I want to be able to shave with my pocket knife. My local mobile sharpener recently went out of business, so I've been looking for a good sharpening tool. This arrived yesterday, and I've sharpened every knife I can find to a razors edge. I'm now trying to sharpen the cheese knives. I probably need to warn my girlfriend. Testing the knives I'm now bald and I've shaved half the dog. The cat now won't come near me. So far no stitches, but the cat might change that. I started with a cheap Kershaw pocket knife that's never been sharp. 10 passes on each side through all 3 wheels, and I can shave a grasshoppers belly. I moved onto an old Benchmade knife that had 2 blowouts on the blade from an electrical arc. 20 passes through the #1 wheel on each side, 10 each on 2 & 3, and I'm now clean shaven for dinner tonight. On to the Wusthof Classic kitchen knives; the chefs knife can now shave garlic paper thin, the carving knives ....... well they're better than new. In short, you're obviously looking for a good knife sharpener if you're reading this. If you're a cheapskate, I easily have 20 s***ty as-seen-on-tv options, or worse, that I'd happily send your way if you'll pay the shipping. If you want a good knife sharpener for quality knives, or even a good knife sharpener to make the best of that crap your in-laws gave you for Christmas in 1986, buy this. You'll love it.

... and I thought my knives were sharp before

I grew up in a household with sharp knives. My dad always kept the knives as sharp as he could and I guess I inherited that thought. Every time I go to a house with dull knives I feel the urge to sharpen them, akin to a leprechaun having to shine shoes. So ever since I can remember I've had at least one decent [manual and electric] sharpener in my house. I don't remember exactly what made me look for an electric sharpener. I didn't know if spending $140 was a good idea but I ended up buying one so here we are. As other recommended, I started with an older knife just to get a feel for the sharpener. Truth be told, the handling is not much different than that for any other electric sharpener: You insert the blade, slowly drag it along the sharpening discs, repeat, and move on to the next stage. What does make a huge difference though is the angle at which the blades are sharpened. I don't know - and never cared before - what angles my knives were at, but it was a lot different (see photos). As a consequence, getting the knife sharp for the first time took about 15 to 20 minutes and I was getting tired of it to be honest. When I was done, however, the sharpness of the blade was reward enough! While I thought my knives were sharp before, this sharpener took it to an all new level! I don't like splitting hairs but I'm sure I could now! Newly motivated, I spent a good part of the afternoon sharpening 5 more of my most used knives. The noise is minimal. Recently, I used the sharpener on my serrated steak knives that I got about 10 years ago and now they are sharp again. I recommend following the instructions to get the best results. I run the knives through the 3rd stage maybe once a month to keep them razor sharp. I am so happy I spent the money because now I can have the sharpest knives with the least effort! I might even sharpen my ex mother-in-law's knives just for the fun of it.

Be careful - this REALLY sharpens your knives!

We don't have super high quality knives, and while we would like to purchase a $500 set of knives, it's not in our current plans. So I purchased this, after reading reviews in cooking magazines and Wirecutter, and pulled out all of our knives to sharpen. This comes with a warning: Your knives will be sharper than before so be careful. Yeah, yeah, great marketing. I get it, it takes your normal 20 degree edges for less expensive knives and sharpens them to 15 degrees. Fine, I just want to be able to cut a tomato instead of tearing it. Well, pay attention to the warning. I took a knife after sharpening it with this, held a tomato in my hand (I know, stupid sign on my head) and cut it. The knife went through it so smoothly and quickly and easily I didn't even notice it kept going into my ring finger. Even then, it was sharp enough I didn't even really feel the cut in my finger at first, I just notice a line and blood! This sharpener, if you follow the instructions, will truly make your knives SHARP. Sharp enough that I've cut my hand three times because I'm not used to having to be as careful as you have to be with REALLY sharp knives. We converted a set of relatively inexpensive Cuisinart knives into a very effective knife set. No, they aren't a $600 set of knives now but I wouldn't want them any sharper! Exceeded my expectations.

Just what I needed.

I am not a chef. I am not a knife connoisseur. I am just a regular guy that loves to cook, have a half dozen knives and like to keep them sharp. My lot consists of a Victorinox Santoku (my most expensive one), a Chicago Cutlery chefs knife that I love because it was mi first knife and it has a very comfortable wooden handle, a serrated bread one probably from Bed bath anb beyond, a smaller IKEA 5" chefs knife for my kids because it is perfect size for their hands and a couple 3" and 4" paring knives I got from my mother in law that have no brand and look very proletariat. Really, that is all the knives I need. I never felt the need for any expensive knives as the ones I have were great...when they were sharp. I do have a steel I use before using the knives, but they were not near where they should have been. I have used flat stones. Found it difficult to keep the angle of the knife consistent and I never got decent results. Searched for a better method and came across the Spyderco system. Got that as it seemed simpler since the angle issue was taking care of. I got better results, but still, not extremely sharp. Looked at videos to see what I was doing wrong, but still could not get good results. Then I read about the Trizor XV in Cooks Illustrated and I thought, hmmm, this looks like the thing for me. So, it arrived today and I spent no time in getting to work on my knives. Love the heft of the apparatus, the functional, yet industrial design and best of all that it did not require me to take lessons from a Nepalese monk on some forsaken mountain on the third full moon of a leap year surrounded by happy goats and a couple oxen to get my knives sharp! Man, this thing simply just works. My knives got REALLY sharp. I was able to find the infamous burr (which I never got with the other methods, even after lighting a few candles to the knife goddess). The directions are simple, the operation is simple, the knives get sharp. What else do any of us mere mortals need? I got some grapes (no tomatoes on hand) that were a bit too soft and was able to cut veeeeeery thin slices without applying any pressure, simply by the weight of the knife. I am sure all the other methods out there are great and do an amazing job, they just don't work for me. As much as I would like to sit in my porch, a piece of straw sticking from my mouth while my hands massage my knife along a stone telling some punk kid in my best Australian accent "that is not a knife, this is a knife!" the reality is that between band practice, basketball practice, dance, Boy Scouts and all the other crap my kids get to do, I just need something a normal human can use and get awesome results in a sort amount of time. If that is you, you should get this thing. It really works very well. The noise is just a humming sound and not loud at all, then again my son is a drummer and I think that is fine too, so. But really, fairly quiet. Just pull on the left, then the right side. After a few times,12 in my first knife, I was able to feel the damn burr. Then unto stage 2, same thing, then stropping stage and voila, damn sharp knife! Like all of you normal people, I was worried about all those comments the master sharpening people out there make about how much steel this things remove. Well, let me tell you that after doing 6 knives, the amount of shavings captured by the magnet were enough to build me a small steel cottage in the country. Seriously now, there were shavings, but what can I say, it will probably take a lifetime of sharpening to make it noticeable on the knives. So take it from this middle age family man and stop wondering if you should get this mechanical, uncomplicated wonder and just do it. You won't be disappointed.

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