The first real knife sharpener for the home chef.

Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener

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Home Chef or Professional?

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Areas of Use

Knife sharpening at home, in your own kitchen. Sharpens most kitchen knives to professional sharpness. Certified for home use.

Knife sharpening system for on-demand sharpening in the professional kitchen. Certified for professional use.

Motor Duty

Intermittent.

Continious.

Certified for Professional Use

No.

Yes

Performance

150 rpm, Torque 2 Nm.

120 rpm, Torque 8.4 Nm.

Idling Sound Level

45 dB

54 dB

Machine Dimensions

Width: 204 mm (8") Depth: 196 mm (7 ¾") Height:181 mm (7 1/8")

Width: 240 mm (9 1/2"), Depth: 210 mm (8 1/4"), Height 285 mm (11 1/4")

Key Features of the Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener

Close-up on the patented angle guide on the Tormek T-1 Zinc Gray

Patented Angle Guide

Set the exact bevel angle from 8 to 22 degrees for each side of the knife (16 to 44 degrees total angle). This lets you sharpen all types of knives, from filleting knives to sturdy chef knives.

Sideview of the Tormek T-1 Zinc Gray showing the diamond grinding wheel.

Patented Diamond Grinding Wheel

The fine grained diamond grinding wheel sharpens any type of steel. From finer Japanese carbon steels to your everyday stainless knives - and all in between. You can even sharpen your ceramic knives.

Sideview of the Tormek T-1 Zinc Gray showing the honing wheel in composite

Conical Composite Honing Wheel

The conical composite honing wheel allows you to deburr the knife and polish the bevel after sharpening. This provides a sharper and more durable edge. You can also maintain the sharpness of your knives by honing them between sharpenings.

Developed and designed for home use, this qiuet and compact sharpener has a natural place on the kitchen counter. And the best part - even the dullest home cook can get their knives razor sharp again.

We have just one small warning: You will never want to work with dull knives again. So there is a major risk this will become your new favorite gadget! 

Sharpness for Pros

Dull knives in your professional kitchen? For you we offer the knife sharpening system Tormek T-2 Pro Kitchen Knife Sharpener. It is certified and developed to fit the professional kitchen's stringent demands for sharpness, simplicity, and speed.

Sharpen Other Edge Tools

If you want to sharpen other edge tools as well we recommend the Tormek T-4 Original or Tormek T-8 Original which give you the flexibility to sharpen all edge tools. Learn more on tormek.com