http://craigindaville.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] craigindaville.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2008-12-28 01:45 pm
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Knife Sharpener recommendations/suggestions?

Hi all-

I did a (admittedly half-hearted) search around the site and didn't see this anywhere, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I missed every weekend that the knife sharpener was at the Union Square Farmers Market this summer (I always happened to be there on the off-weekend!). Does anyone know of a good year-round sharpener? Holiday cooking reminded me of how dull my knives are getting...
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Re: sciraco

[identity profile] modlin.livejournal.com 2008-12-28 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Those are the same people that do the sharpening for Tags. It worked well for me. http://www.siracosharpening.com/

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[identity profile] m00n.livejournal.com 2008-12-29 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you happen to know whether these guys hand-sharpen the knives on a soap stone or use a grinding wheel?

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[identity profile] modlin.livejournal.com 2008-12-29 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
No idea. But let us know what they say if you call them to ask...

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[identity profile] nhradar.livejournal.com 2008-12-30 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Grinding belt/stone. They have the equipment in the van, and I watched them doing some work at Union Square. :)

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[identity profile] m00n.livejournal.com 2008-12-30 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait, which one is it?

This?

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or this?

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Re: sciraco

[identity profile] nhradar.livejournal.com 2008-12-30 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry that I was unclear. When I said "belt," I was indicating that it was electric. I realized that there was likely a stone attached to the device for the belt, so added "/stone" to clarify that it was a belt+stone setup. It is an electric machine.

If you want a whetstone grind, you can go to stoddards at the shops at chestnut hill.
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