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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.

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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, it will always be a pleasure to use freshly sharpened, razor-sharp knives in the kitchen. The machine is maintenance free. 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, it will always be a pleasure to use freshly sharpened, razor-sharp knives in the kitchen. The machine is maintenance free. 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 knife on the composite honing wheel with integrated polish.

Diamond sharpening wheel

The conical diamond wheel is fine grained and sharpens all types of material.

Patented angle guide

Set your prefered angle between 8 to 22 degrees per side.

Product Specification

The Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener is designed and produced in Sweden. The compact design makes it 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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Richard Bonick
Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener

One of the best purchases we have made. We own several expensive knives and I was able to sharpen them all in less than 30 minutes. Honestly, they are the sharpest they have ever been. Highly recommended.

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Sherwin Samson
Cannot use a whetstone again

My first attempt with our everyday knives (Shun Classic series) was such a success that I had the confidence to use the T-1 with my presentation knives (Hatsukokoro Kumokage Aogami #2 series). Again, success. The manual process is so much more gratifying than with whetstones in my opinion. Contact between blade on grinding wheel is quieter than my 1000 stone, and the guide keeps a consistent angle which is incredibly hard for me to do by hand. The honing wheel gives continuous tactile feedback unlike my 3000 stone. and honing/polishing takes very little effort. One of the coolest things (especially with the Shuns that were in really bad shape) was that I could see the burr flicking off the edges while using the honing wheel. As others have already mentioned, each knife only takes a couple of minutes to complete. Lastly, there is no wasted movement with your arms having to make big arcs. Worth it! No question!

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Thomas Coffman
Razor sharp

Over the years, I’ve purchased all sorts of different knife sharpeners the Tormek T1 by far is the easiest and quickest that I’ve ever used. There is a small learning curve but after that you’re gonna have extremely sharp knives. I could’ve saved a whole lot of money if I would’ve started off with this sharpener.

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Joseph Martin
Should have bought this a long time ago.

Great product. I wish I had bought it years ago.

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David Sanders
Very good so far.

I enjoy my Tormek T-1 right out of the box. It seems very well made, sharpens my kitchen knives to a fine finish, and looks good enough to keep out in the open. I like it so much I ordered three more as Cmas gifts for my kids!

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!

Animated illustration of how to set an edge angle with the patented knife guide.

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. 

Animated illustration of how to sharpen a knife on the conical diamond grinding wheel.

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. 

Animated illustration of how to hone the knife on the composite honing wheel

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.