Chef’sChoice Trizor XV vs KitchenIQ 50883 Edge Grip 2-Stage

The stropping the machine did was insufficient to put a decent, quality edge, on my knife. I then used my leather strop and now it’s razor sharp. Even though the manufacturer says you can sharpen pocket knives and the like with this machine, it works much, much, better when used with kitchen knives. It’s simple to use, easy to learn, you’ll like the results so long as you use a leather strop and you’re not a knife sharpening snob

And just do a very thorough job of cleaning your knife before using it again. Last thing you want is tiny bits of metal in your food. You're basically getting something that will extend the life of all of your knives for the price of a burger, it's a great investment.

i hope it last me for long time as it's not cheap and it's impossible for me to ship it back in any case.

It would be ideal to throw in a backpack or fishing box or to keep in any handy place you plan to do knife sharpening. Once your carbide or ceramic get chipped or damaged looking, throw the thing away and buy another one. Just by the laws of physics, these types of sharpeners will not last all eternity if put to good use. Also, if you have a really pricey pocket knife and it's already fairly sharp, avoid the tungsten carbide and use the ceramic, the white rods

I got better results, but still, not extremely sharp. Looked at videos to see what I was doing wrong, but still could not get good results. Then I read about the Trizor XV in Cooks Illustrated and I thought, hmmm, this looks like the thing for me. So, it arrived today and I spent no time in getting to work on my knives

However, I did notice I would have to strike to sharpen my utensils much harder after about a year. Out of the box, this was a 5 star product. I think with a little improved durability it would be even better. But at this price definitely still a great option