Zwilling - Four Stage Pull - Through Sharpener

Zwilling J.A. Henckels Manual Knife Sharpeners feature a German-engineered design that utilizes course and fine ceramic grits to let you manually maintain the sharp cutting edge of Western- and/or Asian-style cutlery Manual 2-slot sharpener is suited for use on Western-style knives Manual 4-slot sharpener is suited for Western- and Asian-style knives Sharpener comes with a unique safety grip that ensures fingers stay safely away from the knife blade while sharpening Handle is ergonomically contoured to maximize hand comfort Rubberized, non-slip bottom helps keep sharpener stable and firmly in place during use Suitable for left or right handed use ABS plastic and ceramic construction Wipe clean

• 4-Stage cermaic sharpening sharpens both Asian and Western blade styles. 
• Safely and easily keep all your knives in prime condition. 
• Unique safety grip ensures fingers stay safely away from blades. 

Sharpening Directions: 

• Place sharpener on a flat surface. Hold the knife in your dominant hand and the sharpener in the other. Insert knife perpendicular to the sharpener into the Coarse stage. 
• Using moderate pressure, pull the knife through the slot from heel to tip. Repeat this action as necessary up to 20 times depending on the starting dullness of the blade. 
• Move the blade to the Fine stage. Using light pressure, pull the knife through the slot from heel to tip. Repeat this action 5 - 10 times. 
• Carefully wipe your blade clean. 
• Check your results. Draw your knife through a piece of scrap paper. If the blade slices the paper easily, without tearing, it is sharp. 

The Coarse stage sharpens the blade. The Fine stage hones and polishes the blade for scalpel-like sharpness. With regualar maintenance, you may only need to use the Fine stage.