Just like white dog poo, you never see gypsies sharpening knives anymore.
So what sort of place can I take my chef's knives to get sharpened.
Even better, I'm in Edinburgh if nayone knows anywhere there.
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Where to get knives sharpened
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Posted 2 years ago #
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dont you do it yourself with a whetstone?
Probably cost the same to buy one as get a diddicoy to do all of them
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I bought one of these:
http://www.nisbets.co.uk/products/productdetail.asp?productCode=T532
Does a very good job.
Paul.
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Whetstone - pah!
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Can your chef not do it himself?
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Sorry to go off track but have you tried these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anolon-Advanced-Universal-Ceramic-Sharpener/dp/B001DCFNF6
I got some nice Henkel knives and reset the edges with this then I use a good steel to smooth the cutting edge and finish them off!
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Well, they've got pretty blunt, and I quite fancied getting someone with good kit who know what they were doing to get the edge back again, then be a bit better at keeping them sharp myself after that.
Does the thing above need any skill, or can any monkey like me do it?
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Does the thing above need any skill, or can any monkey like me do it?
Nope it idiot proof - its not that good for curved knives, deboneing knives or serrated knives but for clean cooks knives etc are brill IMHO! Esp if you can't use a steel
Its basically a rotating ceramic whetstone wheel set as you fill it up with water and the edges are already set at the right angle!
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I may get shot down for this comment, but…go and have a chat with your local butcher or fish monger. Those boys can (traditionally) do a great job on them. Might cost you a few quid in steak though.
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I think my knives are curved, assumining you mean curved like this:
where does that leave me?
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Don't many "knife sharpening tools" except stones/steels actually take quite a bit off the edge?
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Make sure you get the right sharpening tool for the job some tools are for single bevel knives and will not sharpen a double bevel knife very well.
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Go to your local 'independant' butcher buy something and ask politely if it's possible he'd be able to sharpen some of your knives!
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If you use a steel for the first time, you may find the knives get worse before they get better and it would not help if someone else did it for you - it is all about getting the right angle and stuff.
If someone else did it, then you did it, you may be grinding at a different angle and undo what they have just done. Best to learn yourself.
It has taken me a year to get my knives right, now they are sharp again after about four strokes with my steel.
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Grays on George street have a knife sharpening service IIRC
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If you find a decent kitchen shop they should do it. We get ours done here in Leeds
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use a steel!
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no I mean curved as in the other way -
at the hild of the knife above - your globals should be fine.
BTW I dont know of any single beveled kitchen knife?
I would say if your not good at using a steel then you wont be able to put an edge back on as you need to reset the edge with a oil/water stone - Thats why I like the ceremic sharpeners. BTW if you use the coarse then fine wheels they don't remove much blade in the 4 years I have had my Henkel's IMHO!
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