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How to Operate
Your Electric Knife Honer & Sharpener
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will sharpen knives of alloy, carbon,
or stainless steel. It is designed to
sharpen kitchen knives and most
sporting knives, including those that
must be ground on only one side.
IMPORTANT:
DO NOT attempt to sharpen
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scissors, serrated/electric knives,
or any blade that does not fit
freely into the blade guides.
DO NOT attempt to sharpen
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scissors or screwdrivers.
DO NOT attempt to sharpen a wet
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or damp knife. Please make sure that
knife to be sharpened is clean and dry.
Knives should be wiped clean
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after sharpening. Take care
when wiping knives as they
become extremely sharp.
Until you are familiar and comfortable
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with using the appliance, it is
recommended that you practise the
sharpening technique described below
with the Knife Sharpener switched off.
Before use
1. Position the appliance on a stable
work surface away from water
and heat sources. For best results,
moisten the bottom of the Suction
Feet
on the appliance.
2. Insert the Mains Plug
socket and switch on at the socket.
Never leave the appliance unattended
while connected to the electrical outlet.
The appliance must always be unplugged:
After use.
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Before any cleaning or maintenance.
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If it appears to be faulty.
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into a mains
Sharpening Knives
The instructions below are for knives
that are sharpened on both sides.
Set the ON/OFF Switch
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position (—); the switch will illuminate
and the grinding wheels will revolve.
DO NOT switch on the appliance with
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a blade already in a grinding slot.
You will notice there is a number
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between each sets of slots. The
side with the 1 is Stage 1 - Precision
Grinding
/
2 is Stage 2 - Fine Honing
Each stage has two slots, one to
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sharpen each side of the knife.
The left hand slots
to sharpen the right hand side of
the knife blade and the right hand
slots
/
are used to sharpen the
left hand side of the knife blade.
When using the knife sharpener on
◆
your knives for the first time, begin
with Stage 1 - Precision Grinding.
Stage 1 - Precision Grinding
Start the knife sharpening process
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by creating a precision angled edge.
1. Slowly draw the knife towards you
through both blade guide slots in
Stage 1
/
three times, alternating
between the two slots. The knife's
cutting edge should be kept parallel
with the table or worktop, except
when sharpening the tip of the blade.
2. To sharpen the tip, lift up on the
knife handle slightly as the curved
portion of the blade is drawn through
the blade guides. When drawing the
knife through the blade guides, allow
approximately one second for each
two inches of blade. For example,
if sharpening a knife with a 6-inch
blade, you should take approximately
three seconds for each passing.
to the ON
and the side with the
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are used
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