Chef’schoice 130 User Manual
MODEL 130
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Professional Sharpening Station
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© 2011 EdgeCraft Corp.
Read these instructions before use.
It is essential that you follow these
instructions to achieve optimum results.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be
followed including the following:
1. Read all instructions.
2. To protect against electrical hazards, do not immerse the Chef’sChoice
other liquid.
3. Make sure that only clean knife blades are inserted in the Chef’sChoice
4. Unplug from outlet when not in use, before putting on or taking off parts and
before cleaning.
5. Avoid contacting moving parts.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance
malfunctions, or is dropped or damaged in any manner.
U.S. customers: You may return your sharpener to EdgeCraft’s factory for service where
the cost of repair or electrical or mechanical adjustment can be estimated. If the
electrical cord on this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by the Chef’sChoice
distributor or other qualified service to avoid the danger of electrical shock.
Outside U.S.: Please return your sharpener to your local distributor where the cost of
repair or electrical or mechanical adjustment can be estimated. If the supply cord
of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by a repair facility appointed by
the manufacturer because special tools are required. Please consult your
Chef’sChoice distributor.
7. CAUTION! This appliance may be fitted with a polarized plug (one blade is wider than
the other). To reduce the risk of electric shock, this plug will fit in a polarized outlet only
one way. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit,
contact a qualified electrician. Do not modify the plug in anyway.
8. The use of attachments not recommended or sold by EdgeCraft Corporation may cause
fire, electric shock, or injury.
9. The Chef’sChoice
and most sport knives. Do not attempt to sharpen scissors, ax blades or any blade that
does not fit freely in the slots.
10. Do not let the cord hang over edge of table or counter or touch hot surfaces.
11. When in the “ON” position (Red color on switch is exposed when “on”) the
Chef’sChoice® should always be on a stable countertop or table.
12. WARNING: KNIVES PROPERLY SHARPENED ON YOUR CHEF’SCHOICE
ER THAN YOU EXPECT. TO AVOID INJURY USE AND HANDLE THEM WITH EXTREME
CARE. DO NOT CUT TOWARD ANY PART OF YOUR FINGERS, HAND OR BODY. DO NOT
RUN FINGER ALONG EDGE. STORE IN A SAFE MANNER.
13. Do not use outdoors.
14. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
15. Do not use honing oils, water, or any other lubricant with the Chef’sChoice
16. For household use only.
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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
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Model 130 is designed to sharpen kitchen knives, pocket knives
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rofessional chefs and serious cooks world-wide have for years relied on
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edges on their favorite cutlery. Now with your Chef’sChoice
Sharpening Station
knife edges of astonishing sharpness and durability. The Chef’sChoice
incorporates the latest sharpening technology developed by EdgeCraft, the world
leader in cutting edge technology, to create edges of better than factory sharpness
and performance on all of your fine-edge and serrated knives.
You will find the Model 130 extremely fast and simple to use. It is safe to use on
all brands and the highest quality kitchen, sporting and pocket knives. Please read
this instruction booklet thoroughly before using the sharpener to optimize your
sharpening results.
Gourmet cooks world-wide acknowledge the value of a fine cutting edge for
elegant food preparation. As an owner of the Chef’sChoice
have the means to sharpen, steel, strop and polish edges with a perfection, sharpness and durability heretofore unobtainable with even the world’s most expensive
professional sharpening systems. You will find it is a joy to sharpen and use your
knives. The Chef’sChoice
clutter of ineffective sharpening gadgets and provides in one compact appliance
the ultimate versatility of choosing the professional’s edge for any cutting task.
With the Chef’sChoice Sharpening Station
sharp and long-lasting, no matter which type of edge you choose.
The Chef’sChoice
multi-beveled edges on knives of any steel - carbon, stainless or alloy of any hardness. Their resulting sharpness and greater durability clearly makes obsolete older
sharpening methods that produce conventional and hollow ground edges. You will
find it easy to quickly sharpen the entire cutting edge of your favorite knives, from
the tip to the handle or bolster.
Diamond Hone® sharpeners to maintain high performance
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UNDERSTANDING THE VERSATILE
CHEF’SCHOICE® SHARPENING STATION® MODEL 130
The unique Chef’sChoice® Sharpening Station Model 130 is designed to sharpen each knife
according to your intended use, whether it be gourmet food preparation, butchering, dressing of game or filleting of fish. You can sharpen knives made with either straight or serrated
edges. This novel three (3) Stage Sharpening Station
stage with fine 100% diamond abrasives, a revolutionary precision steeling stage and a precise
polishing/stropping stage, which uses proprietary flexible abrasive disks. These stages can be
used in different sequences to give you either astonishingly sharp, smooth faceted edges for
effortless cutting and presentations or edges with a selected amount of “bite” along the facets.
You will find that such “bite” can aid substantially in the difficult chores of cutting fibrous foods,
meats, stalky vegetables, dressing of game or household chores such as cutting cardboard,
leather, carpet, etc.
The following sections describe the general procedures for optimal sharpening in each stage
and suggest how you can optimize the knife edge for your intended uses.
Unless you do a lot of heavy duty cutting you will need to use Stage 1 only infrequently.
One of the important advantages of using the Chef’sChoice
is that you can steel and polish your knives to razor sharp edges as often as needed and yet
experience little knife wear compared to older sharpening methods.
Because the Professional Sharpening Station
the perfect edge for each use. The Model 130 is, however, designed to easily create three of the
most popular but different edges as follows:
1. The Ultimate Fine Edge
To create an astonishingly sharp and durable edge – better than the conventional “factoryedge” – you need use only Stage 1 and Stage 3. In this two step process the edge is first
sharpened with 100% diamonds and then gently stropped and polished with ultrafine abrasives
to hair-splitting sharpness, perfect for preparing decorative platters and for precision slicing of
more delicate foods.
2. Professionally Steeled Edge
The Sharpening Station incorporates the latest breakthrough from Chef’sChoice
and precise method to steel the sharpened edge to a better than professional level. The edge is
first sharpened in Stage 1 and then steeled in Stage 2 at a highly precise and controlled angle
to create an exceptionally effective microscopically serrated (steeled) edge, the type preferred
by professionals for the more fibrous foods.
3. Steeled and Polished Edge
For those who prefer the ultimate steeled edge, the steeled edge prepared in Stages 1 and
2 can be given one quick pass on each side of the edge through Stage 3 to refine and further
enhance the sharpness of the steeled edge (See page 10).
The Professional Sharpening Station is equipped with a manually activated diamond dressing pad that can be used, if necessary, to clean any accumulated food or sharpening debris from
the ultrafine abrasive surface of the Stage 3 polishing/stropping disks.
We strongly urge that you always thoroughly clean your knives before sharpening them. You
should go months or even a year or more before you need to dress these disks. Only if you
sense a distinct decrease in polishing efficiency in Stage 3 will there be any need to use this
convenient feature described further in a subsequent section.
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