Edgecraft Chef's Choice Diamond Hone 700 Instructions page 11

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SHarpenIng Serrated (SteeL) KnIfe
Serrated steel blades are similar to saw blades with scalloped depressions and a series of
pointed teeth. In normal use the pointed teeth do most of the cutting.
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Serrated blades of all types can be sharpened in the Chef'sChoice Ceramic + Steel Model
700. However, use only the Stage 3 Polish/Finish which will sharpen the teeth of the serrations
and develop microblades along the edge of these teeth. Generally two (2) to three (3) pairs of
alternating pulls in left and right slots of Stage 3 will be adequate (Figure 14).
Because serrated blades are saw-like structures, the edges will never appear to be as "sharp"
as the edge on a straight edge knife. However, their tooth-like structure can be helpful – for
example to break the skin on hard crusty foods or to cut tough paper based materials.
dreSSIng of poLISHIng/fInISHIng dISKS
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The Chef'sChoice Ceramic + Steel Model 700 is equipped with a built-in system to manually
clean/dress the polishing/finishing disks in Stage 3. In the event these disks become glazed with
grease, food or sharpening debris, they can be refreshed and reshaped by actuating the manual
lever on the rear of the sharpener. This lever is located at the rear of the sharpener as shown in
Figure 15 on the lower left corner as you face the rear of the sharpener. To actuate the cleaning/
dressing tool, make sure the power is "ON" and follow these procedures:
• Press the lever to the RIGHT, hold 3-4 seconds
• Press the lever to the LEFT, hold 3-4 seconds
When the lever is moved in one direction, the dressing tool cleans and reshapes the active
surface of one stropping/polishing disk. By moving the lever in the opposite direction you clean
the other disk.
Use this clean/dress mechanism ONLy if the Stage 3 disks are seriously diminished in their
sharpening effectiveness and they appear to not be polishing/finishing well. Using this tool
removes material from the surface of the Stage 3 disks and hence, if used excessively, it will
Figure 14. Sharpening a serrated knife in Stage 3. Figure 15. Use dressing tools sparingly.
Follow instructions carefully.
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