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Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener - Zinc Gray

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The first real knife sharpener for the home chef. Unlike a simpler sharpener, hand lapper or honing steel, it sharpens the entire bevel of the knife, not just the outer edge. With the Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener, you’ll never have to send your knives out for sharpening – you can easily get them to professional sharpness yourself in a matter of minutes. At home in your own kitchen. 

With its sleek housing in Zinc Gray the machine combines Scandinavian elegance with functionality. This makes the Tormek T-1 a key piece on your kitchen counter. 

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Professional Sharpness

Tormek has been developing sharpening machines for professional kitchens for many years. The highly regarded Tormek T-2 Pro Kitchen Knife Sharpener sharpening machine is used by the Swedish Culinary Team and several Michelin star restaurants. Using this experience, Tormek has now developed the first real knife sharpener for the home chef.

Professional Sharpness

Tormek has been developing sharpening machines for professional kitchens for many years. The highly regarded Tormek T-2 Pro Kitchen Knife Sharpener sharpening machine is used by the Swedish Culinary Team and several Michelin star restaurants. Using this experience, Tormek has now developed the first real knife sharpener for the home chef.

Sharpening your knives

With its innovative design and the best materials, the Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener can sharpen most types of kitchen knives. The patented guide can handle knives with blades 12–60 millimeters (0.5–2.4 inches) high and up to 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) thick, with unlimited length.  Want to sharpen a taller knife or a cleaver? Just remove the plastic clip from the angle guide and you´re good to go! The fine-grained diamond grinding wheel sharpens all types of steel to professional sharpness and can also sharpen ceramic knives.

Sharpening your knives

With its innovative design and the best materials, the Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener can sharpen most types of kitchen knives. The patented guide can handle knives with blades 12–60 millimeters (0.5–2.4 inches) high and up to 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) thick, with unlimited length.  Want to sharpen a taller knife or a cleaver? Just remove the plastic clip from the angle guide and you´re good to go! The fine-grained diamond grinding wheel sharpens all types of steel to professional sharpness and can also sharpen ceramic knives.

Quality & care

The Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener is designed for those who care about quality and want to take care of their equipment. The machine is built to last and comes with an eight-year warranty, but will likely keep you sharp for much longer than that. With minimal steel wear, the life of your knives will be extended, and it will always be a pleasure to use freshly sharpened, razor-sharp knives in the kitchen. That's why a word of warning is in order: there's a good chance this will become your new favorite gadget.

Quality & care

The Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener is designed for those who care about quality and want to take care of their equipment. The machine is built to last and comes with an eight-year warranty, but will likely keep you sharp for much longer than that. With minimal steel wear, the life of your knives will be extended, and it will always be a pleasure to use freshly sharpened, razor-sharp knives in the kitchen. That's why a word of warning is in order: there's a good chance this will become your new favorite gadget.

Innovation at its finest

Over 50 years of experience, designed for the best home sharpening experience.

Composite Honing Wheel

Hone your knives to razorblade sharpness on the honing wheel with integrated honing compound.

Diamond Sharpening Wheel

You can sharpen all types on knives with the fine graded diamond sharpening wheel.

Patented Angle Guide

Set your preferred angle between 8 and 22 degrees for each side of the knife.

Product specification

The Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener is designed and produced in Sweden. All products are shipped from our UK warehouse. The compact design makes in fit on every kitchen counter. The long lasting machine comes with 5+3 years warranty and is maintenance free.

Measurements

Width

8" (204 mm)

Depth

7 ¾" (196 mm)

Height

7 ⅛" (181 mm)

Weight

Incl. packaging

13.7 lbs (6.2 kg)

Machine only

11.9 lbs (5.4 kg)

Customer Reviews

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IAN COLEMAN
Beautiful piece of engineering

A very well made and smart machine. It’s easy to use, doesn’t make a mess and most importantly it puts a really sharp edge on my knives.

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Alasdair Denton-Miller
It's really rather good

Well, I have tried a few sharpening methods over the years, from whetstones, pull throughs and the Lanksy sharpening system.

I have to say that the Tormek wins hands down in terms of ease of use, speed and repeatability.

OK, it's quite expensive and takes up a fair bit of room, but it certainly does the job quickly and effectively.

If you care about keeping you kitchen knives properly sharp, I would highly recommend it.

The only downside is that cleaning the steel dust off the magnet is a bit of a pain, but doesn't need done often.

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Ray Reed
success every time

I sharpened a number of kitchen knives which had been cast aside as too difficult with hand abrasives. They quickly came to good sharpness and are now being used. Very good with large knives and with little effort.
Excellent adition to Kitchen

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Phil Davis
Very good

Very easy to get a sharp edge especially for beginners only thing to note it seems to run hotter than I thought it would do

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Gerald Worley
Good knife sharpener

Solid quality machine. Like the angle guide. Very sharp knives now.

Perfection in Three Easy Steps

It takes only three easy steps to sharpen your knives razorblade sharp. With the Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener you sharpen the entire bevel of your knife creating a new apex. At home, in your own kitchen!

1. Set preferred edge angle

17° is a good angle to start with if you are unsure of what angle to choose. A small angle will cut more easily, while a large angle will give a stronger edge. 

2. Sharpen both sides

Insert the knife into the guide. Follow the edge profile and apply gentle pressure, as if you were slicing a tomato. 

3. Hone to final finish

Remove the burr and polish the knife on the honing wheel to achieve a razor-sharp edge. Also for maintaining your knives between sharpenings.