Step 5. Move to the other sharpening slot and repeat this process to sharpen the
other side of your blade.
Step 6. Continue alternating passes between the two slots at the recommended
speed until your knife blade is sharp. For best results and to reduce excessive
wheel wear, do the same number of pulls on each side of your blade. Normally
10 passes on each side of the knife will sharpen a dull knife blade, however:
knives made of extremely hard steel may require additional pulls on both sides
of the knife blade to achieve sharpness.
Step 7. Pull through manual finishing slot 10 times or until the blade is sharp.
(See Manual finishing/honing instructions below.)
Step 8. Check the sharpness of your blade by cutting a piece of paper or a fruit
or vegetable.
If additional sharpening is needed repeat process until sharp but make sure to
clean your knife before continuing. If not turn off power to the machine.
Manual Finishing/Honing - Straight or Serrated Blades
Your KitchenIQ electric knife sharpener includes a manual finishing slot that
enhances the flexibility of the mechanical system. This sharpening element
can be used independently from the mechanical sharpening wheel to achieve
a renewed edge or in conjunction with the mechanical sharpener to speed and
refine the results. For example, a blade may benefit from just a few pulls through
the manual finishing slot to touch-up an otherwise sharp edge.
KitchenIQ recommends using the manual finishing slot to touch-up already
sharp knives, polish the edge of your blade after sharpening with the diamond
sharpening wheel, or sharpen serrated edges. The manual finishing slot has two
specially shaped triangular ceramic stones that are designed to lightly hone both
sides of a straight edge blade or sharpen serrated blades without damaging the
serrations. The ceramic stone will follow the shape of the serrations on your
blade as you pull the knife through the slot. The characteristic scallops of a
serrated blade are usually only ground on one side of the knife blade. For this
reason, it is not recommended that serrated blades be sharpened on both sides
using the mechanical sharpening wheel. This will considerably alter the original
geometry of the blade.
When using the manual finishing slot for a quick touch-up of already sharp
blades or to polish the edge after sharpening on the diamond sharpening wheel,
the crossed ceramic stones will align your edge and lightly hone both sides
of your blade with each pull through the sharpening slot. We recommend
always using the manual finishing slot to complete the sharpening process after
sharpening your straight edge blade on the diamond sharpening wheel.
Step 1. Hold the blade straight up and down and center the heel of the blade in
the bottom of the crossed ceramic stones.
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