Kitchen knife sharpening services

Sep 8, 2024
1:17:58pm

Courtimedes Starter

Anyone ever used professional knife sharpening services? My impression is that it is worth it to go to a pro in person instead of a mail-in. Thoughts?

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Courtimedes

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Kitchen knife sharpening services

Courtimedes

Sep 8, 1:17pm

I bought my own whetstones and do it myself. It’s not hard and takes 30 minutes

TexanY

Sep 8, 1:18pm

What is the learning curve on it?

Courtimedes

Sep 8, 1:20pm

The kits usually come with a guard so you get the angle right.

TexanY

Sep 8, 1:22pm

Get one of the rolling ones and you can’t screw it up. It won’t be a perfect

molodyets

Sep 8, 1:22pm

Like this one?

PoolBoy

Sep 8, 2:24pm

I like this guy's videos.

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Sep 8, 5:53pm

The Work Sharp brand has good set of tools depending how much you want to spend.

Jay_L

Sep 8, 1:40pm

Or buy new knives

WJCougar

Sep 8, 1:18pm

I forgot I was on CB.

Courtimedes

Sep 8, 1:20pm

I'm just guessing knife sharpening services aren't cheap.

WJCougar

Sep 8, 1:22pm

If I sent my kitchen knives to a sharpening service I'm pretty sure they'd send

momowagon

Sep 8, 1:35pm

CB’s knives are already plenty sharp

Cooouuugs

Sep 8, 1:21pm

Williams Sonoma will do it for $5/ knife

scottpete

Sep 8, 2:09pm

I just had my son learn how to make knives. Works great.

Cheese

Sep 8, 2:41pm

So my oldest son is 6... is that...TOO early to have him make knives for me?

Courtimedes

Sep 8, 2:44pm

Maybe, Ours started around 8.

Cheese

Sep 8, 4:27pm

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