Your Presto EverSharp electric knife sharpener will sharpen knives of alloy, carbon, or stainless steel. It is designed to sharpen kitchen knives and most sporting knives. Do not attempt to sharpen scissors, serrated electric knives, or any blade that does not fit freely in the blade guides.
How To Use
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Blade guides hold knife at perfect angle
1. For best results, moisten the bottom of the suction feet on the knife sharpener and place the unit on a stable surface. Connect cord to
a polarized outlet only. As a safety feature, this appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). This plug will only fit in a polarized outlet 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 attempt to defeat this safety feature. Turn the unit ON by pressing the vertical bar on the ON/OFF switch.
2.You will notice there is a number at the base of each set of slots as illustrated above. The side with the 1 is Stage 1 and the side with the 2 is Stage 2. Each stage has two slots, one to sharpen each side of the knife. When using the knife sharpener on your knives for the first time, begin with Stage 1 - Precision Grinding.
3.STAGE l - PRECISION GRINDING — begins sharpening and creates a precision angled edge. Slowly draw the knife towards you through both blade guide slots in Stage 1 (Fig. 1) three times, alternating passes between the two slots. The knife's cut-
ting edge should be kept parallel with the table or counter top | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | |
(Fig. 1), except when sharpening the tip of the blade. To sharpen the |
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tip, lift up on the knife handle slightly as the curved portion of the blade |
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When drawing the knife through the blade guides, allow approximately |
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one second for each two inches of blade. For example, if sharpening a |
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knife with a |
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for each pass. |
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4. STAGE 2 - FINE HONING — completes the knife sharpening process | Fig. 1 |
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by honing and polishing the knife to an exact razor sharp edge. |
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Slowly draw the knife through both blade guide slots in Stage 2 (Fig. 1) three times, alternating passes between the two slots. Each pass should take approximately three or more seconds, again depending on the knife blade’s length.
Complete the honing process with one quick pass (approximately one second) through both slots of Stage 2.
5.Before using the knife to slice food, always wipe the knife blade with a damp cloth.
6.If knife does not slice food with ease, repeat Stages 1 and 2.
CAUTION:
Do not run fingers along edge of knife to check sharpness. To avoid injury, handle knives with extreme care.
Never insert the tip of the knife into the blade guide first and push through. This could damage the knife sharpener and your knife.
Before using the knife to slice food, always wipe the knife blade with a damp cloth to remove any metal filings that may remain from the sharpening process.
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