Trizor XV / 130 Professional Electric Knife Sharpener

Last verified May 12, 2026 by the Lifetime Picks Editorial Team

Chef's Choice's professional electric sharpeners are the consensus pick for home cooks who want a sharp knife but won't commit to whetstones. The three stage system uses progressively finer diamond abrasives (coarse to medium to fine stropping), and the spring loaded guides hold the blade at a consistent 15 degrees or 20 degrees angle, eliminating the freehand skill barrier that keeps most people from sharpening. America's Test Kitchen has used Chef's Choice as their electric reference for over a decade. r/Sharpening warns that any electric sharpener removes more steel than a whetstone (so over 20+ years you'll grind through a knife), but for home cooks who replace their chef's knife every 10-15 years anyway, that tradeoff is acceptable. Wüsthof, Henckels, and Mercer specifically test compatible with this model.