Edgecraft Chef's Choice 310 - Manual (Page 4)

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gettIng to know Your Sharpener
Before using your sharpener you may wish to become familiar with its features.
1. Place Chef’sChoice
® Diamond Hone Sharpener on a level table or kitchen counter surface.
Do not plug the sharpener cord into an outlet.
2. (Refer to Figures 1 and 2). Pick up a kitchen knife and place the heel area of the knife blade
in any of the sharpening slots. Loosen your grip. You will notice that the knife will be pulled
to the side of the slot and into the slot by a magnet.
3. Now, while holding the knife with a secure yet relatively loose grip as in Figure 4, pull the
knife blade towards you while allowing the knife blade to lie against the magnet. Let the
magnet establish the blade angle. Except when sharpening the tip, keep the knife blade
level with the table.
“BreakIng-In” Your knIfe
When sharpening a knife for the first time with Chef’sChoice ® , it is necessary first to reangle
the factory edge– a process called “Breaking-in” your knife. For each knife this is a one-time
operation.
Because factory edge angles vary widely, it is essential that the initial sharpening in Stage 1
be sufficient to completely reangle the factory edge. This takes extra time. However, once this
“Break-in” process is complete, a knife can be resharpened very quickly.
Place the Chef’sChoice
® on a sturdy table or counter. Plug the sharpener cord into an
appropriate electric outlet.
Figure 3. Magnets control the blade angle. Figure 4. You will find it easier to use a loose grip.
Figure 2. Typical kitchen knife.
Heel
Bolster
Handle
Edge
Tip
Proper speed, correct sharpening grip
1… 2… 3 seconds, keep knife level
Figure 1. Chef’sChoice ® Model 310.
Stage 1 Sharpening
(Orbiting Diamonds ® )
Stage 2 Honing
(Orbiting Diamonds ® )
On/Off
Switch
Honing Slots:
Left
Right
Sharpening Slots:
Right
Left