- Material: Diamond
- Brand: Chef’sChoice
- Color: Gray
- Product Dimensions: 10″L x 4.25″W x 4.25″H
- Item Weight: 4.19 Pounds
- Grit Type: Fine
- 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
- 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
- Measures approximately 10 L x 4.25 W x 4.25 H inches























Bangkok Bill –
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.
mmurph1 –
Ok. I grew up on a ranch and learned knife sharpening with whetstones. Slow, laborious, sometimes tedious but if you paid attention and persisted, you’d have sharp knives. Later in life, in retirement, I joined up with a HS buddy who in retirement took up professional knife sharpening. He had a 16′ cargo trailer with all the equipment, including three belt sharpeners: one for cutting a new bevel, one for honing the bevel, the last one for polishing.We’d clamp each knife, and the clamp would allow a 15, 20 or 25 degree bevel, depending on how the knife should be sharpened. It took about 2-3 minutes to sharpen a dull knife to a shaving sharp edge once it was clamped.This Chef’sChoice machine does kind of the same thing only with one bevel, around 15 degrees. No clamping of knives, just draw each knife through the sharpening slots. I was prepared to dislike this machine, but it works as advertised provided you follow the instructions. The finished edge doesn’t look as keenly polished as the pro setup, but it’s shaving sharp, and that’s what you seek for your knives.And, this machine works equally well on thin paring knives as it does on thick chef’s knives or even thicker bone whackers. Long knives, short knives, it still does the job.
Paul D. –
I read reviews and watched YouTube for basically 3 years before I finally bought this thing. This thing is absolutely frighteningly scary. It’s sharpens knives to a truly scary extent. Have you Stones I’ve used the stuff you get it the store to sharpen knives… Those simply are not in the same category as this. This gets my blades to a level of sharpness that I can only describe to be that of a surgical blade. It really did change the way I wash dishes with knives in the sink. You have to be very mindful at all times where your knives are especially underwater, or when you’re reaching in drawers. It only takes a slightest touch, the slightest contacts to cut yourself. What’s scary is that the blades are so sharp that when you cut yourself the way it cut your skin is so clean. Like I said, surgical. If you can afford this, you should get it, but you really have to rethink the way you move about in your kitchen.
Sparkz –
After years of using manual sharpeners of all kinds I finally decided to try an electric model. After reading a ton of reviews and watching video reviews I decided on the Chef’s Choice XV. This sharpener is everything I hoped for and more. After trying it out on a couple of my cheaper knives I soon realized that it’s pretty much foolproof as long as you can follow simpler directions. After about 30 minutes I had sharpened every knife in my kitchen from Santoku, Wusthof and Henckles to my serrated bread knives. ALL sharper than the day I bought them. So sharp that you have to be careful when handling them. Great product and it comes with a THREE year warranty.
khc500 –
For every day kitchen knives, this is a win. I use it on my Wustof Classic knives and it does an excellent job of keeping them quite sharp. Probably not best for super-expensive knives, as it may scratch them, but great for every day cooking blades. Touching up with a honing steel rod between uses, my knives are a joy to use now.
chas. –
I’ve tried a lot of sharpeners and I am most satisfied with this one. It puts a super sharp edge on my very expensive chefs knives. It has a 3 stage sharpening system which you use the 1st to get the edge you’re looking for and then there are 2 more stages to fine tune the edge of your favorite knives. Efficient and simple to use. You might have a little learning curve of the pressure you put your knives through the wheels but it won’t take long before you want to sharpen everything in sight lol! I have bought these for gifts and always a big hit..