Chef’sChoice 15XV EdgeSelect Professional Electric Knife Sharpener with 100-Percent Diamond Abrasives and Precision Angle Guides for Straight Edge and Serrated Knives, 3-Stage, Gray

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.

Very happy with this sharpener. I have a decent set of knives that has a steel to sharpen them with. Unfortunately, due to age and arthritis, using the steel is no longer as easy as it used to be. After a bit of research this was a top choice on all the sites, so I went with it, and I am glad I did. It arrived and I was eager to give it a try. Unpacking it was small, and compact. I had some chicken breasts out for dinner, so I took out my chef's knife and ran it through the machine - 3 passes to each side on each level, per the instructions. I then gave the blade a quick rinse and gave it a try. WOW!!! This thing puts an edge on your knives that made slicing so easy. I moved on to my veggies. Paper thin slices for my stir fry - and the onion? I didn't even worry about slippage with the "paper" on the outside - it sliced right through that, and made peeling the onion a breeze. A few days later I needed to slice tomatoes. The ultimate test, right? Not even a challenge for a blade sharpened with this machine. Just "swish" and right through the skin, seeds, everything. It didn't even hardly leak juice. And the seeds were sliced through! About once every couple of weeks I take the machine out of the cabinet (it's small, about half the size of a toaster), and run the sharpened knives through the #3 slots before use, just to keep them honed. Over all this thing works like a charm. I would recommend it - yes, a bit pricey, but if you want to keep your knives SHARP, this will do it with zero effort.

I bought this after reading a review on the NYT's website. In less than 10 minutes this sharpener transformed a knife that was barely able to slice through a lemon to one that effortlessly shaved the hair from my forearm. It's fast, easy to use and unlike sharpening stones doesn't depend on technique. I'm very happy with the purchase and recommend it to anyone that depends on having sharp knives.

works great so far. sharpened 5 kitchen knives as soon as I got it. much faster and easier than using a stone. pretty fool proof.

I have an old Chefs Choice Sharpener that continues to work today, but after reading the reviews on the Chef’sChoice 15XV EdgeSelect Professional Electric Knife Sharpener with 100-Percent Diamond Abrasives and Precision Angle Guides for Straight Edge and Serrated Knives, 3-Stage, Gray - I knew I had to try it even though it was far pricier than I would have expected. Received today and immediately took up the task of sharpening a drawer full of quality knifes. The finished edge was indeed amazing and very, very sharp. I too was able to cut paper cleanly and cleanly shave my arms, WOW. Note that if you have specialized knifes like Japanese or perhaps filet knifes - read the manual PRIOR to sharpening. Very simple, but there is a method that is different from your regular knifes. I am extremely satisfied with the purchase and I hope it lasts as long as it's predecessor.

Seeing this on sale reminds me that it's time to sharpen my knives. I bought it for just under $140 in May 2022, and I'm seeing the Black Friday 2025 price of $116, so if you have been looking at getting this excellent product and it's on sale, grab it! I have a large collection of Wüsthof Classic knives. The first time sharpening all but the Asian knives it does take a while as I had to use the coarsest stage 1 of sharpening wheels to change the angle of my knives from 20 to 15 degrees, but after that it's just a matter of maintaining the sharpness with the stage 3 or the stage 2 if the knife is really dull. I've been so happy with this sharpener, it puts a great edge that lasts on your knives, making kitchen prep much easier and safer.

My collection of old kitchen knives are sharper than they have ever been. The paper-cut test is unbelievable... the cuts are so clean. Dicing onions, slicing meat etc is a breeze. The only thing with this tool is you actually do have to read the instructions and take your time. I have seen a few reviews on the internet complaining that this tool doesn't work, but those people plainly either didn't read the instructions or didn't follow them. Do what it says in the book and you will have the sharpest knives ever.

I received the product while i was away. Upon returning from my trip i opened the package. I noticed it is a 120V system and it is delivered with a converter to 220v (first disappointment) While trying the sharpner, the wheels did not spin as they should and after a lot of trying i managed them to spin as they should. While attempting to sharpen a knife by just placing it in the sharpener, the wheels stopped turning (no torq resistance present, second dissapointment). I wanted to return the product, however the return period lapsed, even when i had no opportunity to check the product condition.

Makkelijk alle type en soorten messen slijpen en ze worden bloed scherp pas dus goed op na het slijpen. Een kind kan de was doen. Eindelijk al je keuken messen scherp zoals het moet veel makkelijker bij al het snijwerk

De loin le meilleur aiguiseur que j'ai acheté. Mais : Il faut lire la notice ET suivre les instructions, comme par exemple passer les lames jusqu'à une vingtaine de fois à droite et à gauche de la première série d'affûtage (il y en a trois). En acceptant de passer 3 minutes par couteau pour le premier affûtage (infiniment plus rapide pour les suivants) on obtient un tranchant absolument incroyable. J'ai affûté mes couteaux de table En acier d'un orfèvre connu et ce fut long pour refaire un nouvel angle de coupe dans un acier très solide mais ce sont maintenant des rasoirs. Je coupe une feuille de papier a4 d'un coup avec tous mes couteaux ce qui était impossible pour certains. De plus le tranchant reste beaucoup plus longtemps. On peut même affûter les couteaux à dents, comme les couteaux à pain. Il y a des tutos sur YouTube de 3 minutes, ne pas s'en passer. Ceux qui disent que ça ne marche pas, n'ont vraisemblablement pas investi 5 minutes à lire la documentation.

Prima di questo acquisto ho tentato con metodi di affilatura manuale sia a pietra che con l'apparecchietto manuale che mantiene l'angolo di affilatura: ci vuole una vita e alla fin fine non sono appassionato di affilature fino a tal punto. L'apparecchio è molto semplice da usare e i coltelli si affilano rapidamente e senza drammi, dopo un paio di tentativi per prendere la mano col procedimento. Una occhiata al manuale va data soprattutto se si usano coltelli affilati solo dal lato destro o sinistro tipo i coltelli giapponesi tradizionali. Occorre sapere che il primo e il secondo slot vanno utilizzati solo UNA VOLTA per ciascun coltello per creare e rifinire il nuovo profilo della lama, poi il terzo slot serve per la levigatura e il mantenimento nel tempo. Ci vogliono 10-20 passaggi al primo slot a seconda delle condizioni del coltello, da 3 a 6 al secondo slot e poi ne bastano pochi (3-6 passaggi) anche per l'ultimo. Per la prima volta credo che basti 1 minuto a coltello, poi una manciata di secondi per il mantenimento dovrebbero bastare. Insomma, soddisfatto. Soddisfatti pure i parenti, visto che sono diventato l'arrotino della famiglia... se continua così mi faccio pagare! NOTA: i coltelli seghettati vanno affilati solo col terzo slot, saltando i primi due e aumentando il numero di passaggi secondo necessità.