GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE TRIZOR XV™ SHARPENER – MODEL 15
The Model 15, Figure 2 is a three stage sharpener with 100% diamond abrasives in the
first two stages to sharpen and hone the edge, followed in Stage 3 with the Chef’sChoice
®
proprietary stropping/polishing disks to create an astonishingly sharp edge. You will find it
easy to convert any of your household knives to the new Trizor XV™, 15 degree edge. It is
very likely that all of your conventional kitchen knives whether European or American
brands have been sharpened through the years at about 20 degrees. However, if you have
any Asian design knives, they were likely sharpened at 15 degrees at the factory; these
can be restored to factory-new condition in just minutes. All traditional-single beveled-
Asian knives such as sashimi knives require special care and must be sharpened prima-
rily on one side of the edge. All other Asian blades are sharpened by the same procedures
as the European/American brand knives.
You will find you can also sharpen your serrated blades with the Model 15 by following the
special instructions included on page 12.
The Model 15 retains the popular EdgeSelect
®
feature, introduced by Chef’sChoice
®
, which
allows you to sharpen each knife according to your intended use, such as gourmet food
preparation, butchering, dressing of game or of fish. The three stages can be used in
different sequences, for example to give you either an astonishingly sharp, smooth faceted
edge for effortless cutting or one with a selected amount of residual “bite” – ideal for cutting
fibrous food, meats, stalky vegetables or dressing of game. This feature is described in detail
in a following section.
The Model 15 is equipped with a manually actuated diamond dressing system that can be
used, when necessary, to clean any accumulated food or sharpening debris from the
surface of the ultrafine abrasive Stage 3 polishing/stropping disks. We strongly urge that
you always thoroughly clean your knives before sharpening them. Unless you are a heavy
user of the sharpener, you will be able to sharpen for months or even a year or more before
you need to dress the stropping/polishing disks. Only if you sense a distinct decrease in
polishing efficiency in Stage 3 is there any need to use this convenient feature described
on page 13.
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Figure 2. The Model 15 Trizor XV knife sharpener.
Stage 1
Left
slot
Right
slot
Stage 3
Left
slot
Right
slot
Knife
Holding
Spring
Power switch
Handle
Tip
Edge
Choil
Bolster
Figure 3. A typical kitchen knife.
Stage 2
Left
slot
Right
slot
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