Authored by: KAlden on Wednesday, January 25 2012 @ 06:40 PM GMT+5
I have this sharpener and another -more expensive one but they do a mediocre job at best. Every so often good knives need to be sharpened professionally. But thanks for the reply.
Authored by: cgrotke on Wednesday, January 25 2012 @ 05:58 PM GMT+5
I second Brown & Roberts if you are looking for someone
to do it for you.
I use a sharpening steel that came with my knives to keep
them sharp. You can get one at Kitchen Sync, among
other places.
I have a technique that someone taught me a while
back... 5 passes on one side, 5 on the other, then 4 on
one side and 4 on the other... down to 1 on each. Seems
to work well to get the blade razor sharp in an even
process.
Authored by: KAlden on Wednesday, January 25 2012 @ 06:43 PM GMT+5
Thanks for the tip about Brown & Roberts. I have sharpened my own knives but they are now at the point where they really need a professional sharpening. I got spoiled when I lived in Boston and owned a catering business-we had someone who came around every 2 weeks and sharpened all our knives and cleavers. I've neglected them since moving here. Brown & Roberts is good to know.
Authored by: louc on Wednesday, January 25 2012 @ 08:30 PM GMT+5
This brought back a long buried memory of the Knife
Man who drove up and down the streets in his green
truck ringing his bell. Us kids would run home to let
our moms know he was coming, and if she needed
any knives or scissors sharpened, it was our job to
flag him down while she gathered the stuff together.
Good memory.
Authored by: louc on Thursday, January 26 2012 @ 09:08 PM GMT+5
There was still one old guy (honest, he looked as old
as some of the shoeshine guys on the ferry) who was
still driving & sharpening knives in Westerleigh in the
early eighties.
http://www.amazon.com/AccuSharp-1-001-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B00004VWKQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327527334&sr=8-1