If you own lots of expensive knives, you need this machine. The more you own, the more you need it. If you have invested a decent amount of money in knives, it's a good bet you did that not just for how nice they look, but for how sharp they are.
Consider how much their value diminishes with a dull or even slightly dull edge. Most people don't even know what sharp is. After the initial factory edge wares off, they never feel that super clean slice of a tomato again. That's why some people buy serrated knives, to cut tomatoes. That's crazy because serrated knives really don't cut well and a razor sharp knife does, they just can't get back to that razor sharp edge, not on their own.
No matter how much I tried, I could never duplicate that factory fresh edge for myself. I didn't have the skill to pull it off, even if I had all the tools for sharpening, the steel, the crock sticks, the wet stones, I tried but failed to shave hair with my kitchen knives.
That was until I bought my first Chef'sChoice model 120. Instantly I became an expert sharpener and found myself offering to sharpen any of my friends and family's knives too because I hated seeing them struggle with dull knives. If you cook, and you like quality gear, like sharp knives, then you have a real treat coming.
This is one of the best things you will ever buy. It's half the price of one good knife but it will keep all your knives razor sharp.
Once you have the shape of the edge down with the first wheel or two, all you need is the last wheel on the right to touch it up once in awhile and from then on, that's probably the only wheel you will need to use on your knife. Good knives only need sharpening once or twice a year. The key is using a great quality blade with a decent cutting board like wood or soft plastic and stay away from cutting into bones except with your one and only boning knife. Fish bones are no big deal but the other types can mess up a nice edge fast. Also, keep the uneducated away from expensive, sharp knives, give them something else to use. This is very important because it only takes about 3 seconds to ruin the edge on a good blade.
I have owned the Chef'sChoice model 120 for about 12 years and love it. I bought this 15 Trizor XV for my Japanese knives. They come with a 16 degree edge so this model is better for them. I have changed all my kitchen knives over to 15 degrees now and I like it even better than the original 20-22 degree German edge. It makes a big, very noticeable difference when slicing just about everything. I keep my folding pocket knives at 20 degrees because they need to hold up to much tuffer chores working outdoors.
Some people claim that a machine like this can't produce the ultimate sharpness of large Japanese wet stones and 15-30 minutes of sharpening. That may be true. It's a totally different approach to the task at hand. I believe I can get a more perfect, slightly sharper edge if I took 30 minutes per blade and slowly stroked the edge to sheer perfection of wet stone treatment. Sometimes, when I have nothing to do, I still like to play around with wet stones but 99% of the time, I don't find it worth it. I can get such a sharp edge in about 5 seconds with the Chef'sChoice machines that it's not even close to deciding witch system I'll use almost all the time. Comparing the two very different techniques is comparing apples to oranges. One way is results in a near perfect edge in less then 10 seconds and the other maybe gets you a slightly sharper edge but maybe not, but it will take several minutes maybe 15 or more to get similar results as I can get with the Chef'sChoice system.
Don't listen to reviews that say this will ruin you blades. It won't. No more than any system will. It's all up to you. Do you want to read the manual for five minutes so you learn how to use this thing or just wing it. It has the power and the discs to destroy a blade in seconds if you don't know what you are doing. But, It's so easy, a child can use this thing. You just need to take a minute at first so you know exactly what to do. Practice with cheap knives first and get your skill level up to the job. Once you do that, your good forever but like anything, if you want to pay attention and get really good at it, you can always improve what you're doing.
Once you have your edge right, the only disc you need to use is the last one on the right. It is like super fine, basically polishing the edge to super sharpness. It's almost all I ever use and if you wanted to, you could run you very best knives through that last disc every day, without any significant ware to your blade.
Knife sharpening is mostly about consistent angle and nothing provides fast sharpening with a consistent angle than Chef'sChoice.
I told you it will be the best thing you ever bought. That applies only if you really, really care about quality gear, sharp knives and the ability to always have razor sharpness to your expensive knives. Once you learn how to use this, and it won't take but a few minutes, you'll love it. The more quality knives you own, the more you will appreciate a device like this. It's so easy and so fast, the price is like nothing because it will restore all your expensive blades and probably outlast you. My first model 120 is right here working fine after a dozen years, but this new 15 Trizor is even better, faster and it's the exact same price I paid over a decade ago for my 120.
Good luck.
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| Description | Trizor XV Sharpener | Diamond Hone EdgeSelect Knife Sharpener | Professional Sharpening Station | Diamond Hone Sharpener for 15° Knives | Diamond Hone AngleSelect Sharpener |
| Knife Angle | 15-Degree | 20-Degree | 20-Degree | 15-Degree | 15-Degree & 20-Degree |
| Sharpening Element | 100% Diamond Abrasives | 100% Diamond Abrasives | 100% Diamond Abrasives | 100% Diamond Abrasives | 100% Diamond Abrasives |
| Color | Platinum | White | Black | Black | Silver |
| Stages | Three | Three | Three | Two | Three |
| Number of Bevels | Double-Bevel, Single-Sided | Triple Bevel, Single Sided | Double & Triple Bevel, Single Sides, Steeled Edge | Double Bevel, Single Sided | Double Bevel, Single Sided |
| Types of Knives | Chef's Knives, Santoku Knives, Bread Knives, Hunting Knives, Filet Knives, Pocket Knives, Serrated Knives | Chef's Knives, Bread Knives, Hunting Knives, Filet Knives, Pocket Knives, Serrated Knives | Chef's Knives, Bread Knives, Hunting Knives, Filet Knives, Pocket Knives, Serrated Knives | Asian-Style knives, Chinese Style Cleavers, Japanese Blades, European/American Style Knives | Chef's Knives, Santoku Knives, Bread knives, Hunting Knives, Filet Knives, Pocket Knives, Serrated Knives |
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| material | Diamond | 100% Diamond | Plastic | — | Stainless Steel | Carbide, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, Plastic, Ceramic, Tungsten Steel |
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After An Hour I Can Shave With My Entire Knife Set... (I hope it all grows back)
There is just something special about a sharp knife. I do a fair amount of cooking; in addition to that, I have a one-track mind. We have had our newest knife set for about two years (Henckels). These things were "decent" at best. I use my knives to cut everything from Tomatoes to Meat, and to be fair, I also use standards as a common screwdriver when I don't feel like running to the garage; I am hard on them. When I purchased this, the last set was pretty sharp out of the box, although I don't think they would slice through a sheet of paper.My one-track mind kicked in. I wanted to make them sharp! I started with a cheap sharpener that probably made them. Then, I went on to YouTube to figure it all out!Next came a cheap whetstone; every Japanese chef was using this method. The stones came in two grits; I am not sure they were marked correctly. No problem, I thought. I would get a better set of stones. The reviews were great; guys were shaving their arms, cutting tomatoes so thin that they would be translucent, and carving through paper! This was the way to go, so I thought.I later learned I needed more patience, stability, consistency, or desire to spend 2 hours getting a knife just right. I do, however, want to shave with it and cut paper! Back to the Amazon Reviews!I decided to let go of being cheap and find a real solution. (The hair on my hand was getting long, and I had so much paper that was cut free; I needed to fix these first-world problems) I landed on this bad boy, and it had one-day shipping. $190 with tax was steep, so I ran out, sold plasma, dug through the couch cushions, and made it work. It arrived by 8 pm.I pulled one of my dull knives out, cut through the box's Amazon tape, and, most importantly, read the directions. (Every review says to read the directions. Generally, I am against this, but I decided to give it a whirl). The key is how many times you run the blade through each stage and at what speed you pull. The directions are great; well, they are in a font size of about 2, so I had to find my glasses.So, I started with my favorite knife first; it took 40 total pulls (20 on each side) in the first stage, 30 in the next, and 20 in the final. I was shaving and slicing up notebook paper in less than 7 minutes! I thought, "Well, I usually go to bed at 10; let's see how many I can get this sharp by then." The answer was all of them, and I was in bed by 9:55.This morning, my trash can had a tomato cut into about 7,000 thin slices as I tried out each knife. I cut more paper than a 3-year-old with an hour of unsupervised time! This thing is legit!Bonus: my hand feels as smooth as a baby's bottom!Buy one! You need this kind of sharpness in your life!
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I had an electric knife sharpener that was about 5-10 years old with two slots. It was just okay; it got the knives pretty sharp, but they were never REALLY sharp, which I noticed when slicing things like ripe tomatoes.
I was really wondering how much better this new one could be since it looked similar to my old one. Well, I found out the hard way! This one is SO much better and gets the knives super sharp. In fact, the first time I used one of the newly-sharpened knives, I cut myself.
I was slicing veggies for a salad and used the knife blade as a sort of spatula to scoop up the veggies, using my other hand to push against slightly. The blade just TOUCHED the edge of my hand and nicked it. It bled, but it was no big deal. However, after that, I remembered what a truly sharp knife is really like.
So, if you want blades that are as sharp as new (or sharper?), this is the unit for you. It's easy and foolproof to use and seems very well made.
Just be careful!
I was really wondering how much better this new one could be since it looked similar to my old one. Well, I found out the hard way! This one is SO much better and gets the knives super sharp. In fact, the first time I used one of the newly-sharpened knives, I cut myself.
I was slicing veggies for a salad and used the knife blade as a sort of spatula to scoop up the veggies, using my other hand to push against slightly. The blade just TOUCHED the edge of my hand and nicked it. It bled, but it was no big deal. However, after that, I remembered what a truly sharp knife is really like.
So, if you want blades that are as sharp as new (or sharper?), this is the unit for you. It's easy and foolproof to use and seems very well made.
Just be careful!
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