Invest in an electric sharpener if you cook often with expensive knives.
How to use electric knife sharpener.
They re more intuitive though and are really easy to use as they will just pull the blade through for you.
To get your knives sharpened correctly and safely follow these outlined steps.
Electric sharpeners themselves are more expensive than manual sharpeners running about 40 to 100 depending on the brand you get.
As the name suggests an electric knife sharpener is used to sharpen blunt and dull blades and knives.
Sharpening electric knife blades with an electric sharpener is fairly simple and easy.
Place the blade in the slot provided.
The heel of the knife should be pressed down as far as possible to connect with the grinding stone.
Take a good look at the machine and find the user manual.
In the entirety of its lifetime a knife can never be sharp throughout as it is the characteristic of a blade to wear out and go blunt with age and use.
Start with the heel of the knife and pull slowly through to the tip.
Getting familiar with the machine.
In this step the knife s heel needs to go as deep as possible so that it successfully meets the grinding stone.