Chefs Choice electric Knife Sharpener for Asian style Knives – 316
A very efficient electric knife sharpener, designed specifically to sharpen the ultra fine edges found on Asian style knives.
It is suitable for all conventional Asian style knives with a straight, double edged blade – carving knives, cooks knives, santoku knives, paring knives etc.
Surprisingly, it can also be used to sharpen single edged (chamferred) knives like sashimi knives.
It’s quick and easy to use – there’s no skill involved.
Best of all – the patented mechanism produces professional results with minimal effort.
Suitable for Global knives, Kasumi knives, plus santoku and sashimi knives
Chefs Choice 316 Electric Knife Sharpener – the details
- patented mechanism with 100% diamond abrasives.
- 2 stage knife sharpener.
- Stage 1 – honing – uses fine diamond abrasives.
- Stage 2 – pollishing – uses ultra fine diamond abrasives.
- use stage 2 to keep sharp knives in tip top condition.
- produces fine edges – whilst removing minimal metal.
- precison guides hold knives at the correct angle
- gets the angle just right – every time.
- very fast – takes seconds only.
- Gift Boxed.
- Full instructions included.
- 1 year Warranty
- Fitted with UK flat 3 pin plug.
Chefs Choice – model 316 Asian Knife Sharpener – use it for
- fine edged Asian blades – eg Kasumi
- fine edged Asain knives – eg most Global knives (but not the serrated ones or the forged ones).
- all santoku knives – even those in European ranges.
- specialsit sashimi knives
- Henckels Cermax Asian style knives.
Chefs Choice Model 316 – is not suitable for
- not suitable for serrated blades – eg bread knives
- not suitable for scissors
- not suitable for European style knife blades – eg Wusthof and Henckels – but can be used on Wusthof and Henckels knives with an Asian style blade – these include Santoku knives, Henckels Cermax knives and Wusthof Le Cordon Bleu knives.
Care and Cleaning
Wipe the shell with a damp sponge
Clean knives before sharpening – your sharpener will last longer.
Chefs Choice produce a range of knife sharpeners.
Size 8.5 x 4 x 4 inches