MODEL 310 Instructions Diamond Hone® Sharpener Read these instructions before use. It is essential that you follow these instructions to achieve optimum results. © 2013 EdgeCraft Corp.
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You Made a Good Choice Congratulations on your selection of the Model 310 Chef’sChoice® Diamond Hone® Sharpener. It will put an incredibly sharp edge on all your kitchen, pocket and fillet knives. Although the Chef’sChoice® Diamond Hone® Sharpener is easy to use, it is important that you read through this instruction booklet thoroughly before you use the sharpener so you can optimize your sharpening results. Gourmet cooks and sportsmen world-wide acknowledge the value of a fine cutting edge.
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.
Press the switch, on the lower right front of the sharpener, to “ON”. Hold knife with the illustrated grip shown in Figure 4. Place the heel area of the knife blade in the left SHARPENING slot of Stage 1. Stage 1 Using a secure yet relatively loose grip, pull the knife toward you allowing the magnet to position the blade at the proper sharpening angle. Let the magnets control blade angle. Apply light to moderate downward pressure on the knife blade.
Stage 2. Four (4) to six (6) passes alternating through each slot, (left and right HONING slots). Apply no downward pressure in Stage 2. Stage 2 The final operation is HONING, Stage 2. Using these slots, again take about three (3) seconds per pass for a 6” blade. As in Stage 1, alternate each pull from one HONING slot to the other. Do not apply downward pressure on knife in this stage. You should pull the blade through both HONING slots four (4) to six (6) times.
You can speed the “breaking-in” process by applying light to moderate downward pressure on the knife in Stage 1. Do not apply any pressure in Stage 2. 2. Slow down! Pull the knife through the sharpening slots slowly. Allow one (1) second for each two (2) inches of knife blade on the “slow pulls,” i.e., three (3) seconds for a six (6) inch knife. For optimum results, give yourself at least the full three (3) seconds, and maybe a little more. 3. Additional pulls through Stage 2.
Pocket and fillet knives The Model 310 is an excellent sharpener for your favorite pocket or fillet knives. It will put the same incredibly sharp edges on the entire length of these blades from the tip to the bolster. The Model 310 Sharpener is not designed for large and heavy hunting knives. For these types of knives we recommend the Chef’sChoice® Professional 110 Heavy Duty Model or the Chef’sChoice® EdgeSelect® Model 120.
