Chef's Choice Diamond Hone 450 User manual

Diamond Hone®
Manual Knife Sharpener
2 Stage 450
INSTRUCTIONS
Congratulations!
By selecting the innovative Chef’sChoice®
Manual Diamond Hone sharpener, you will
be able to enjoy the pleasure of knives that
are sharper and stay sharp longer than those
you may have sharpened using conventional
manual sharpeners.
Before you begin . . .
The Chef’sChoice®Manual Diamond Hone®
sharpener is “ambidextrous” - extremely
easy to use whether you are a right- or left-
handed person. Stages 1 and 2 are marked
on both sides of the sharpener for your
convenience. Place the sharpener on a level
surface about waist high. If right-handed,
arrangethesharpenerwiththeChef’sChoice®
logo facing you. Hold the handle with your
left hand making certain that your left index
finger and thumb remain safely behind the
partitioning wall where the handle attaches
to the sharpening stages. (If left-handed,
see Suggestions.)
CAUTION! Keep all fingers clear of the knife
blade at all times.
Make certain the blade is clean,then proceed
as follows:
1. Sharpening - Stage 1
Holding the knife in the right hand, place the
blade in the first slot (above number 1). Lean
the face of the blade securely against the red
conical roller guides. While maintaining the
blade continuously in good contact with one
or both of the rollers,move the blade back and
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HOUSEHOLD USE OF THIS SHARPENER AND IS VOID
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forth smoothly along its entire length,through
Stage 1. You will know the angle is correct if
one or both rollers are moving as you move
the knife. It is unnecessary to lift the blade
after every stroke.Apply only light downward
pressure on the blade and continue the back
andforthaction until thebladeissharp.Stage1
creates a first bevelalongthe edge.Unless the
knife is very dull, it will take less than 25 full
back-and-forth strokes to sharpen in Stage
1. Do not proceed to Stage 2 until the edge
is very sharp. It should for example, be sharp
enough to cut paper well (see Testing).
2. Honing - Stage 2
To hone the sharpened edge to razor sharp-
ness, move the blade to the slot of Stage 2.
Thishonesby creating asecond“micro-bevel”
along the edge. Maintaining the blade in
contact with the red rollers, move the blade
back and forth through this slot.Apply little to
no downward pressure on the blade. If
the blade is sharpened adequately in Stage
1, only a few, (less than 10), strokes will be
necessary in Stage 2.
Testing for sharpness
Try slicing a tomato or other food before you
sharpenyourknife.Then testtheknifeperiodi-
cally during sharpening until you achieve the
sharpness youdesire.Ideally,a wellsharpened
knife shouldslice cleanly through foodwithout
excessive force and without crushing it.
• Totestperiodicallyforsharpness,
hold a sheet of paper by its edge and
carefully slice through it, making sure
you cut a short but safe distance from
your fingers. A sharp blade will cut
smoothly without tearing the paper.
Suggestions
• Ifleft-handed,turnthesharpener
around, hold the handle with your
right hand and the knife with your left,
and follow sharpening and honing
instructions above.
• Withthickblades,itissometimesuseful
after following the instructions for Stage
2, to turn the sharpener around, holding
the handle with the other hand, and
carefully repeat the sharpening process
in Stage 2 with a few back-and-forth
strokes from the other side. Be sure to
maintain blade contact with the rollers.
• Extremelydullknivescanbesharpened
in Stage 1, but many strokes may be
necessary. Stop periodically and check
the blade for sharpness by carefully
cutting paper. Then hone the knife in
Stage 2.
• Avoiddownwardpressureonblade.
Resharpening
Knives can be resharpened by following the
procedure described above, but, in general,
fewer strokes will be required than for the
initial sharpening.
Maintenance
• Theexteriorcanbecleanedwitha
damp, soft cloth.
• Nooilsorotherlubricatingliquidsare
necessary with this sharpener.
• Notforscissors.
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