Chef’s Choice

11 / 11 · USA

Chef’s Choice

American-made electric and manual sharpeners that restore a factory-grade edge in minutes, on straight and serrated blades alike.

Why it made the eleven

A great knife is only as good as its edge. Chef’s Choice makes sharpening quick and repeatable, so the knives you already own cut like new.

Best for

  • Home cooks whose knives have gone dull
  • Anyone who wants a sharp edge without a whetstone
  • Owners of both Western and Asian blades

What matters

  • Made in the USA
  • Diamond abrasives
  • Multi-stage sharpening
  • Matches 15° and 20° edges

The Chef’s Choice edit

The one we'd start with.

Every Chef’s Choice sharpener we stock has to justify its place. This is where we'd start.

Then see the others
Chef'sChoice AngleSelect Model 1520 Electric Sharpener - Brushed Metal

Chef'sChoice AngleSelect Model 1520 Electric Sharpener - Brushed Metal

The Chef'sChoice AngleSelect Model 1520 is the electric sharpener for a mixed knife drawer. It provides dedicated guides for both 15° and 20° knives, then uses a final stropping stage to refine the edge.A Western chef’s knife and a Japanese-style santoku no longer need separate machines, which makes it the most versatile powered option when compatibility matters as much as speed. This version is finished in brushed metal. Separate support for 15° and 20° edges Diamond sharpening stages with a stropping and polishing stage Suits Western and Japanese-style knives

The useful comparison

Sharpener or whetstone?

An electric sharpener is fast and foolproof, a whetstone is slower but more precise. Read this before you decide.

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