How to Sharpen a Meat Slicer

Meat slicers are convenient when you purchase large cuts of meat for your family, or you serve cut meat as part of your business. Over time, the cutting blade will become dull. A dull blade shreds the meat instead of slicing it. To prevent wasted food, it is recommended by many meat slicer manufacturers to sharpen the blade when you notice that it is starting to become dull. Most meat slicer models come with built-in sharpeners, but in some cases you may not understand what the operation manual is telling you, or it may not be specific enough. This article will teach you how to use the built-in sharpening stones attachment to sharpen your meat slicer blade.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Meat slicer Slicer sharpening stones attachment Safety glasses Rubbing alcohol Operator's manual

1. Purchase a set of sharpening stones if your slicing unit did not come with them.

2. Clamp the sharpening stones into place.

3. Clean the blade carefully with rubbing alcohol. Rubbing alcohol disinfects and cleans old grime off of the meat slicer with ease and preps the blades for sharpening.

4. Locate the sharpener locking knob. It is on the bottom left base shaft of the meat slicer and is a black plastic knob.

5. Unscrew the knob completely. Slide the sharpening stones onto the base shaft the slicer slides on. Screw the sharpener locking knob back on and before tightening completely slide the meat slicer blade over the stones until it locks. You should hear and feel a slight click when it locks into place. As you pull the slicer toward the sharpening stones the blades will start to rotate and eventually stop between the two sharpening stones (look like wheels). Tighten the sharpener locking knob.

6. Plug the slicer back in and turn it on. Allow the blades to sharpen (machine on) for 30 seconds, then rest (machine off) for 4 seconds. Do this 3 times.

7. Unscrew the sharpener locking knob. Remove the sharpening stones attachment from the base shaft by sliding it off to the left. Slide the meat slicer back to the right side of the base. Screw the sharpener locking knob back on tightly.

8. Wipe the blade off with rubbing alcohol and rinse the blade clean with water to get rid of any metal debris.

[edgemaster]

on 10/31/2009 Wow, sounds comoplicated to me. Sharpening Meat Slicers is part of the training for every Edgemaster Mobile Sharpening professional. If the above is Halloween "SCARY" for you I hope that there is a good sharpener who will do it for you. Just click our website and sharpeners to find one in your area.
[e-mail]. Thanks Jon