Where Do you get your kitchen knives sharpened
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I just sharpen them myself with a sharpening steel that I got with my set of kitchen knives.
To be honest, I don't think you'll find anywhere that will sharpen them for you, as it's such a simple and menial task that people do themselves that it wouldn't be offered as a service and your question is like asking "Where do you get new shoelaces fitted to shoes?".
Sharpening knives for food preparation is very different from sharpening tools, so nowhere that offered a tool sharpening service would be suitable for knives, their tools and techniques would ruin the edge of a kitchen knife (as the angle of a kitchen knife blade and the cutting edge of a tool seldom the same).
You could get lucky and locate a specialised knife expert or tradesman who dealt in swords and blades, but even then I don't think there would be much money to be made in offering a sharpening service (or if there was you would be overcharged immensely).
The best bet is just to buy a good quality sharpening steel and doing it yourself, it's pretty simple but if you're unsure, there are plenty of guides to be found on the net, or you could ask butcher or chef to show you how they sharpen theirs (although some of the butcher's blades won't be the same as the blade on a kitchen knife).
Seeing as you're American, I bet someone in a gun shop/hunting supplies store could also show you how to sharpen up a knife really well, and while the angle of the edge of the blade on a kitchen knife and hunting/defence knife may not be the same, you could still get some good advice and techniques for sharpening your knives.
To be honest, I don't think you'll find anywhere that will sharpen them for you, as it's such a simple and menial task that people do themselves that it wouldn't be offered as a service and your question is like asking "Where do you get new shoelaces fitted to shoes?".
Sharpening knives for food preparation is very different from sharpening tools, so nowhere that offered a tool sharpening service would be suitable for knives, their tools and techniques would ruin the edge of a kitchen knife (as the angle of a kitchen knife blade and the cutting edge of a tool seldom the same).
You could get lucky and locate a specialised knife expert or tradesman who dealt in swords and blades, but even then I don't think there would be much money to be made in offering a sharpening service (or if there was you would be overcharged immensely).
The best bet is just to buy a good quality sharpening steel and doing it yourself, it's pretty simple but if you're unsure, there are plenty of guides to be found on the net, or you could ask butcher or chef to show you how they sharpen theirs (although some of the butcher's blades won't be the same as the blade on a kitchen knife).
Seeing as you're American, I bet someone in a gun shop/hunting supplies store could also show you how to sharpen up a knife really well, and while the angle of the edge of the blade on a kitchen knife and hunting/defence knife may not be the same, you could still get some good advice and techniques for sharpening your knives.
I use my AccuSharp sharpener for everything, from kitchen knives to my KA-BAR. I got tired of using steels and stones, plus these things are pretty cheap. They work frighteningly well, almost too well really, because they can take off a lot of metal if you're over-enthusiastic. It's easier and quicker than learning how to hone manually, and once dull, the carbide steel inserts can just be turned around.
AccuSharp in OD green [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014VRLVA/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1].
Blaze orange [http://www.amazon.com/Accusharp-014C-Knife-Sharpener-Orange/dp/B006PTLPC2/ref=pd_sim_hi_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1AEKNHWN5GSNDFCNSXT2].
Dainty white and blue [http://www.amazon.com/AccuSharp-1-001-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B00004VWKQ/ref=pd_sim_hi_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1AEKNHWN5GSNDFCNSXT2].
One made for filet knives [http://www.amazon.com/Sharp-010-Filet-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B0027VRU7G/ref=pd_sim_hi_15?ie=UTF8&refRID=1AEKNHWN5GSNDFCNSXT2].
And here's one made specifically for scissors [http://www.amazon.com/AccuSharp-Shear-Sharp-Scissor-Sharpener/dp/B0001WOVFC/ref=pd_sim_hi_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0FBVE1FX7CNQZTW5YMG6].
AccuSharp in OD green [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014VRLVA/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1].
Blaze orange [http://www.amazon.com/Accusharp-014C-Knife-Sharpener-Orange/dp/B006PTLPC2/ref=pd_sim_hi_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1AEKNHWN5GSNDFCNSXT2].
Dainty white and blue [http://www.amazon.com/AccuSharp-1-001-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B00004VWKQ/ref=pd_sim_hi_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1AEKNHWN5GSNDFCNSXT2].
One made for filet knives [http://www.amazon.com/Sharp-010-Filet-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B0027VRU7G/ref=pd_sim_hi_15?ie=UTF8&refRID=1AEKNHWN5GSNDFCNSXT2].
And here's one made specifically for scissors [http://www.amazon.com/AccuSharp-Shear-Sharp-Scissor-Sharpener/dp/B0001WOVFC/ref=pd_sim_hi_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0FBVE1FX7CNQZTW5YMG6].
I think those simply straighten a blade. To truly sharpen a knife, the metal literally gets thinned out. I did try one since this post, and while it didn't make my older set as sharp as the newer, it does have a good effect. The wife even noticed.Jamash said:
I phoned my local hardware store. They send batches out on Tuesdays and are returned, sharpened, the following Tuesday. As I now have 2 sets, I can do without one for a week while it is sharpened.
I watched this guy and learned a bit.
Actually, I just got this but thanks for the tips. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006CJLM/ref=oh_details_o01_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1FizzyIzze said:
Checking this though: