My knife sharpener has two slots, one labeled “1” and the other “2”. What does each one most likely do?
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My knife sharpener has two slots, one labeled “1” and the other “2”. What does each one most likely do?
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The first slot probably uses a coarse and more agressive means of removing metal from the blade. The second slot probably has a smoother material to smooth up and refine the edge. Slot 1 cuts off the rounded dull material and leaves a saw tooth edge. Slot 2 gently shaves it into a knife edge. If you do not let your knife get too dull, slot 1 might not be needed.
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I have not used those types of sharpeners, but I can guess what they’re each for.
The thing with knife-sharpening is that you need more than one grit if you want to do it right. That’s why some artificial whetstones have two sides…one of higher grit than the other.
So there should be two different grits for your sharpener; the lower grit is the coarser grit, which means it’s for the rough work, taking all the nicks and dulling out faster as you sharpen the blade to the proper shape.
The higher grit is the finer grit, which is perfect for the fine detailing to make sure the edge is super-sharp. You don’t start with this grit, you start with the lower one.
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1 – puts the correct angle on the blade, 2 – puts a slight flatter angle on the very edge. This keeps it from chipping and dulling fast, if the blade is to sharp at the very cutting edge it will dull faster.
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Mine has three slots. If I have a dull knife then I run the knife through #1 20 times then 5 times in #2 then 5 times in #3. If my knife was sharpened last month then I run the knife through #3 5 times.
If I had your sharpener then I would run the knife through #1 20 times then # 2 5 times however check the manual for your model. If you don’t have a manual then do a Google Search, look for a pdf manual for your sharpener. Look using the model number and manufacturer.
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