Chef'sChoice Diamond Hone 310 Manual De Instrucciones página 4

Before using your sharpener you may wish to become familiar with its features.
1. Place Chef'sChoice
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.
When sharpening a knife for the first time with Chef'sChoice
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
appropriate electric outlet.
Sharpening Slots:
Stage 1 Sharpening
(Orbiting Diamonds
Figure 1. Chef'sChoice
Figure 3. Magnets control the blade angle.
gettIng to know Your Sharpener
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Diamond Hone Sharpener on a level table or kitchen counter surface.
"BreakIng-In" Your knIfe
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on a sturdy table or counter. Plug the sharpener cord into an
Honing Slots:
Right Left
Left Right
Stage 2 Honing
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) (Orbiting Diamonds
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Model 310.
On/Off
Switch
Tip
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Figure 2. Typical kitchen knife.
Proper speed, correct sharpening grip
1... 2... 3 seconds, keep knife level
Figure 4. You will find it easier to use a loose grip.
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, it is necessary first to reangle
Handle
Edge
Bolster
Heel