Edgecraft Choice 120 User Manual
MODEL 120
Diamond Hone
InstructIOns
EdgeSelect®
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Sharpener
© 2014 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 only clean knife blades are inserted in the Chef’sChoice
4. Disconnect the appliance from its power source when not in use, before cleaning,
during service and when replacing parts.
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. When 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 any way.
8. The use of attachments not recommended or sold by EdgeCraft Corporation may
cause fire, electric shock or injury.
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9. The Chef’sChoice
Model 120 is designed to sharpen kitchen knives, pocket knives
and most sports 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 flash on switch is exposed when “on”) the
Chef’sChoice
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should always be on a stable countertop or table.
12. WARNING: KNIVES PROPERLY SHARPENED ON YOUR CHEF’SCHOICE
SHARPER 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. Appliance is not intended to be used or cleaned by children or persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge of the
hazards involved.
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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rofessional chefs and serious cooks world-wide have for many years relied
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advantage with knife edges of astonishing sharpness and durability. The
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developed by EdgeCraft – the world leader in cutting edge technology
the advanced Trizor-Plus
You will find the Model 120 extremely fast and simple to use. It is safe to use on
all 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 create edges of perfection, sharpness and durability previously
unobtainable with even the world’s most expensive professional sharpening
systems. You will find it is a joy to sharpen and use your knives. Remember, a sharp
knife is a safe knife because you expect it to be sharp, you respect it and it requires
less force to cut. But also remember, the Trizor
The Chef’sChoice
edges on knives of any steel – carbon, stainless – or alloy of any hardness. Their
sharpness and greater durability have made older sharpening methods that
produce conventional and hollow ground edges obsolete.
EdgeSelect® Professional Model 120 you will share the professional
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Model 120 incorporates the latest sharpening technology
Diamond Hone® sharpeners to maintain the high
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edges on their favorite cutlery. Now with your
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–to create
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edge on all your fine-edge and serrated knives.
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Professional 120 you
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edge is incredibly sharp!
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sharpener creates demonstrably superior Trizor-Plus®
You can easily and very quickly sharpen the entire cutting edge of your favorite
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knives, from the tip to the handle or bolster. The highly precise Trizor-Plus
will reward you with years of superior knife performance.
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UNDERSTANDING THE VERSATILE
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 preparation,
butchering, dressing of game or filleting of fish. You can sharpen knives with either straight or
serrated edges. This three (3) stage sharpener has two precision conical sharpening/honing
stages with fine 100% diamond abrasives and one polishing/stropping stage using proprietary
flexible abrasive disks. These stages can be used in different sequences to give you either an
astonishingly sharp, smooth faceted edge for effortless cutting and presentations or one with a
selected amount of residual “bite” along the facets. The edge is ultra sharp and non-serrated.
This residual “bite” is created by precisely polished micro flutes that are formed on the facet
surface by the ultra honing action of the stropping disks in Stage 3. You will find that these sharp
flutes on each side of the ultra sharp and non-serrated cutting edge aid substantially in those
difficult cutting chores experienced with fibrous foods, meats, stalky vegetables, dressing of
game or household chores such as cutting cardboard, leather, carpet, etc.
The sharpening and honing/polishing actions are controlled by using precision angle guides for
the blade and precisely matched conically shaped abrasive disks. The sharpening angles are
several degrees larger in each successive stage.
Fine diamond-coated conical disks in Stage 1 create microgrooves along the facets on each
side of the edge, establishing the first angled bevel of the Trizor
In Stage 2, finer microgrooves are created across the facets immediately adjacent to the edge
by still finer diamonds as they establish a well defined second bevel on the facets that is a few
degrees larger than the bevel developed in Stage 1.
In Stage 3, ultra fine abrasive disks are set at a third and slightly larger angle. They polish and
strop the facets immediately adjacent to the edge creating a third micro bevel and establish a
microscopically thin, straight and super polished edge of astonishing sharpness. The stropping
action simultaneously polishes and sharpens the boundaries of those microgrooves created by
the diamond abrasives in Stages 1 and 2 adjacent to the edge until they become sharp micro
flutes that will assist the cutting action of “difficult to cut” materials.
This unique three stage design gives you an edge of remarkable sharpness and, because of the
triple angle bevel it creates on each facet, you will note knives stay sharp much longer.
The following sections describe the general procedures for optimal sharpening in each stage
and then suggest how you can optimize the 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 EdgeSelect Model 120 is that you can strop and
polish your knives to razor sharp edges as often as needed and yet experience little knife wear
compared to older sharpening methods. Resharpening can usually be done in Stage 3. Use
Stage 2 less often for resharpening and use Stage 1 only for the heaviest duty applications.
(See Resharpening Section).
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