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InStruCtIonS
read thIS Before You Start to Sharpen
The Chef’sChoice
®
Model 314 is designed to sharpen either Straight edge or Serrated
edge blades.
1.
Sharpen Serrated Blades Only in Stage 2.
Do not sharpen serrated blades in
Stage 1 until you read section titled Procedure for Sharpening Serrated Blades.
2.
Straight Edge blades are sharpened in Stages 1 and 2.
Start in Stage 1 if the
knife is being sharpened for the first time or if the knife is very dull. See following
Section for more details.
proCedure for SharpenIng StraIght edge BladeS
StraIght edge BladeS: SharpenIng fIrSt tIme
Always clean the blade free of dirt, oil and food before inserting into sharpener.
Before you turn on the power, slip a knife blade smoothly into the slot between the
left angle guide of Stage 1 and the elastomeric spring. Do not twist the knife. (See
Figure 3.)
Move the blade down in the slot until you feel it contact the diamond disk. Pull it towards
you lifting the handle slightly as you approach the tip. This will give you a feel for the spring
tension. Remove the knife and press the Power Switch. A red “indicator” on the switch
appears when this switch is turned “ON.”
Stage 1:
If you are sharpening a straight-edge knife for the first time, start in Stage
1. Pull the knife once through the left slot of Stage 1 (Figure 3) by slipping the blade
between the left plastic angle guide and the polymeric spring while pulling the
blade toward you and simultaneously moving the blade downward in the slot until it
engages the diamond coated disk. You will hear it make contact with the disk. If the blade
is curved, lift the handle slightly as you sharpen near the tip of the knife, keeping the
blade edge approximately parallel to the table. Sharpen the entire blade length. For an
eight (8) inch blade each pull should take about 6 seconds. Pull shorter blades through
in 3-4 seconds.
Figure 3. Stage 1. Inserting blade in slot between
guide and elastomeric spring. Alternate individual
pulls in left and right slots.
