How to Use Chef’s Choice Knife Sharpener? [Need to Complete Only 3 Methods]
Dull knives are always bad enough for cutting or cooking whatever knife you use, such as Chef, Utility, and others. If you have enough sharp knives, you can do things so fast or quickly without any risk or injury in your kitchen.
So, how to use Chef’s choice knife sharpener? Well, it is tricky enough to tell you in one word. For this reason, I am going to complete the whole process in 3-stages so that you can easily use the Chef’s choice knife sharpener. However, keep reading and use Chef’s choice knife sharpener without any problems.
How to Use Chef’s Choice Knife Sharpener -436-3?
You may use your knife to cut fruits and vegetables or other things when it comes to such sharpened things. If you are a Chef knife user and now want to use a Chef choice knife sharpener, you can follow the below 3-stages.
Stage 1: Pull of Your Blade
First of all, you need to pull off your blade. Place your knife blade edge on stage 1 so that the slot and pull back lightly. After that, bring the blade’s edge close to the slot opening without any problems.
Drive the wedge as deep as possible, or you can do that. Note, you should not create much pressure, which may break your blade. Most important, you should keep in mind that the sharpener position at the knife should be 20-degrees when you are pulling.
After completing this task, you need to move the knife thoroughly to the stage 1 right slot. Now, you get the right position and time to sharpen the knife blade. Don’t forget to repeat another round for 1 stage on both sides. I would love to suggest that you should place the knife at least twice for each slot.
Stage 2: Need to Remove Burr from Knife
After completing the first stage, your knife is indeed considered sharpening. But, the knife may burr, which you need to remove. Keep in mind that it is a very risky task, and it may also harm you. Moving the knife out of the slot is very critical and risky enough. So, you should do it very carefully and take proper time.
Stage 3: Reapted the Process Again
Though it is tricky enough, like the Gerber knife closing method you can complete the above 2-stages properly to sharpen the chef choice knife sharpener. Take your time and complete the above stages because there are serious tasks that you need to complete.
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How to Use Chef’s Choice Knife Sharpener 320?
Using Chef’s choice knife sharpener 320 is look like Chef’s choice knife sharpener 436-3. You just need to follow the above three stages to sharpen the knife. According to my experience, Chef’s choice knife sharpener 320 is also working on 436-3 machines without any hassles.
But, if you think it is tricky enough for you to work on 436-3 machines to 320, you can choose a Chef’s choice knife sharpener 320 without any problems. Are you still confused about this matter? If yes, then you can let me know in the below comment box.
How to Use Chef’s Choice Knife Sharpener 478?
Actually, this Chef’s choice knife sharpener 478 is another electric knife sharpener that works the same as 320 and 436-3 Chef’s choice knife sharpener. So, you can follow the same stages which I already have told you in the above section.
It is easy to use the Chef’s choice knife sharpener. You can properly complete the first stage so that you can easily share it. Make sure you are working on 2-stage very carefully because this stage may cause injury to you.
How Often Should You Sharp Your Knives?
It depends on your knife. If you use a knife for cooking or cutting small and soft things, it may be different for you than others. However, if you use a knife that comes with stainless steel with high carbon, it may be easy for you to sharpen and never need to sharpen the knife frequently.
I would love to suggest you hone or polish the carbon steel knife after each use of the knife. When you are honing your blade, you never need to sharpen the knife b between 1-2 years. But, if you think that you don’t have enough time for honing or polishing, then you should sharpen your knife after 6 months.
I hope that the above three stages help you a lot to sharpen your knives without creating any kinds of problems. So, you can sharpen your knife to use the above method.
FAQs (Frequently Ask Questions)
Q: How do you use a small Chef’s knife sharpener?
Answer: You can use a small Chef’s knife sharpener to use an electric Chef’s choice knife sharpener without any problems. However, check out the above stages (3) to sharpen your small Chef knife without spending much time.
Q: How do you use a Chef’s Choice knife sharpener 436 2?
Answer: It is easy to use, like Chef’s choice knife sharpener 436-2, which I already have discussed in the above section. You just need to follow the instruction and work with them to sharpen the knife without any hassles.
Q: Do Chefs Choice knife sharpeners wear out?
Answer: The official answer is no. It never wears out the knife edge. But, it is also true that you need to provide more attention when you are sharing the knife using Chef’s choice knife sharpener. I hope that you can understand whatever I said to you about this matter.
Q: How do I know if my knife is 15 or 20 degrees?
Answer: You can easily know to ask your manufacturer. However, Americans and Europeans had 20-degrees knives before 2010, and the Asians used 15-degrees. But, now you will get both degrees position just need to ask the manufacturer.
Conclusions
It is essential to keep the knife sharp to bring back the fast working method. If you think your knife is not working fast, you may understand that it has lost its sharpness. So, you can check out the above Chef’s choice knife sharpener (436-3, 300, and 478) 3-stages and sharpen the knife blade without any problems.
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