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4
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 primarily on one side of the edge. All other Asian blades are sharp-
ened 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 al-
lows you to sharpen each knife according to your intended use, such as gourmet food prepara-
tion, 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 fol-
lowing 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.
Figure 2. The Model 15 Trizor XV knife sharpener. Figure 3. A typical kitchen knife.
Heel
Bolster
Handle
Edge
Tip
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