Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 120 Edge Craft
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PROFESSIONAL 120 HEA VY DUTY MODEL INSTRUCTIONS EdgeSelect ® Diamond Hone ® Sharpener Read these instructions before use. It is essential that you follow these instructions to achieve the T rizor ® -Plus ™ edge.
2 IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed including the following: 1. Read all instructions. 2. T o protect against electrical hazards do not immerse the Chef’ sChoice ® in water or other liquid.
3 Y OU MADE A GOOD CHOICE P rofessional chefs and serious cooks world-wide have for many years relied on Chef'sChoice ® Diamond Hone ® sharpeners to maintain the high performance T rizor ® edges on their fa vorite cutlery .
4 UNDERST ANDING THE VERSA TILE MODEL 120 EDGESELECT ® SHARPENER The unique Chef'sChoice ® EdgeSelect ® Diamond Hone ® Sharpener is designed so that you may sharpen each knife according to your intended use, such as gourmet food prepara tion, butchering, dressing of game or filleting of fish.
5 The Chef'sChoice ® Model 120 EdgeSelect ® Sharpener is equipped with a manually activated diamond dressing pad that can be used if necessar y to clean any accumulated food or sharp- ening debris off the surface of the polishing/stropping disks.
6 INSTRUCTIONS READ THIS BEFORE Y OU ST ART TO SHARPEN The Chef'sChoice ® Model 120 is designed to sharpen either Straight edge or Serrated edge blades. 1. Sharpen Serrated blades only in Stage 3. Do not sharpen serrated blades in Stages 1 and 2, as that will unnecessarily remove more metal from the serrations.
of pulls alternating in the left and right slots in order to keep the edge facets symmetrical. Generally in Sta ge 1 you will find tha t only one pull in each (left and right) slot is adequa te. Then proceed to Stage 2. Stage 2: Using the above procedure described for Stage 1, sharpen the blade in Stage 2.
you intend to bypass Stage 2 and go directly to Stage 3. It is always desirable to have a burr on the edge before stropping in Stage 3.) If the knife is extremely dull, additional pulls in Stage 2 may be needed or , alternately , make one pair of pulls in Stage 1, then repeat in Stage 2 before proceeding to Sta ge 3.
9 T o prepare this type of edge, sharpen in Stage 1 until a burr is developed along the edge. Then move directly to Stage 3 and make one or two pairs of pulls there. T o preser ve this type of edge, when the knife needs resharpening, use Sta ge 3 for only one or two resharpenings.
10 each of the right and left slots of Stage 2, then make a series of pulls in Stage 3, alternating right and left slots. Excessive use of Stage 2 will remove more metal along the edge then is necessary in order to sharpen the teeth.
11 SUGGESTIONS 1. Al ways clean all food, fat and foreign materials from knife before sharpening or resharpening. If soiled, wash the blade before sharpening. 2. Use only light downward pressure when sharpening - just enough to establish secure contact with the abrasive disk.
12 ® NORMAL MAINTENANCE No lubrication is required for an y moving parts, motor , bearings or sharpening surfaces. There is no need for water on abrasives. The exterior of the sharpener may be cleaned by carefully wiping with a damp cloth. Do not use detergents or abrasives.
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If you have not bought Edge Craft 120 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Edge Craft 120 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Edge Craft 120 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Edge Craft 120 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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