Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener - Zinc Gray

My Wife, Patsy, used to be a highly qualified and successful professional Chef. She owned two of the best Restaurants in the U.K. prior to our retirement, back in 1991.

Several years ago, I bought her a set of 5 laminated Damascus steel kitchen knives.

Initially, I sharpened them by hand, on a dedicated flat whetstone and polishing stone. It was a laborious process. The cutting edges gradually became uneven and less sharp.

A couple of weeks ago, I purchased online a Tormek T-1 Electric Kitchen Knife Sharpener.

I used the supplied black marker pen and determined the angle on each side of the cutting edge on these knives is 15 degrees.

Set the blade angle guide to this 15 degrees.

I lightly passed the blades through against the diamond coated cutting wheel several times on both sides.

It is imperative to keep only light pressure of the cutting edge against the Diamond coated cutting wheel. That is all that is required.

I polished the minimal burr off the sharpened edge, using the composite polishing wheel, on the opposite side of this excellent sharpener.

The result is blades with sharper and better cutting edge than they were when brand new.

I subsequently sharpened several other older Chef’s knives that Patsy has owned for many years, with similar success.

I have no hesitation in recommending this very well designed and built Tormek T-1 Electric Home Kitchen Knife Sharpener. It does what the manufacturer says it will. It is very straightforward to use, per the advice in their excellent instructional videos.

I am a very happy and satisfied customer.

My Wife, Patsy, is also particularly pleased with the results.

I’ve had a couple of decent Wusthoff knives for a few years, and used a stone. I could never get them back to how I remembered when they were new. I’ve studied endless videos on Youtube, and ended up with the T1. I also bought a brand new knife to compare. The T1 took the 5 year old knife to like the new one. The bevel is precise and fine, and the honing wheel good for weekly maintenance too. Although something is a little strange about spending more on the sharpener than the knifes, with this sharpener I might not have bought the decent knives. The sharpener makes more difference than anything. The reason it works so well is the precision of angle

Amazing piece of equipment, sleek design

I've been butchering for 48 years and always used an oil stone,which isn't always successful.
I've sharpened all my 18 butchery knives,some are fantasticly sharp,whilst some stay really sharp for 4 or 5 days, but bear in mind that I'm boning out meat 11 hours daily.
I do wonder if some of my older knives need grinding a bit thinner,because of the kitchen knives I sharpened for my wife,there brilliant, could be because there thinner weaker metal.
No doubt Tormek will say I should've purchased the T2 but it's quite expensive.
I'm pretty confident the T1 will maintain my knives well enough.

I recently purchased the Tormek T1 Knife Sharpener, and I'm impressed!
As someone who doesn't have a lot of experience sharpening knives, I was a bit nervous about tackling this myself. But the T1 makes the whole process simple and straightforward. Right out of the box, it’s clear that this sharpener was designed with ease of use in mind. The setup was quick, and the guided angle feature really takes the guesswork out of sharpening. The Tormek T1's quality design made it feel effortless to achieve a sharp, even edge on every knife I sharpened. The results speak for themselves—our knives now cut like they're brand new! If you're looking for a knife sharpener that delivers professional results with minimal effort, I highly recommend the Tormek T1.