Chef’sChoice Trizor 15XV Professional Electric Knife Sharpener for Kitchen Knives with Diamond Abrasives and Precision Angle Guides, 75db, 3 Slots, Gray

I wish I'd realized that this product was not U.A.E. compatible. Unfortunately, I plugged it right in without using an adapter and, no surprises, the motor blew out. My mistake completely. However, I have not been able to find local spare parts or repair centers and I am stuck with a device that I can neither use nor repair. So please be aware of these risks when you purchase. update: I have repeatedly tried to contact the manufacturer to purchase a replacement motor assembly or to advise how I might get my unit repaired. I have been completely ignored and have not received any reply. This has to be the worst customer support I have experienced.

Apparently one of the best sharpening tools out there however when ordered online Amazon (outside USA), it came as 120v 60hz only and most of word uses 220v 50hz. Than the return hassle started with the seller. Luckily Amazon took over and settled. Pitty its only USA suitable...

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.

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.