Knife sharpening?

[an-art-worker.livejournal.com]

Anyone know where I can get a knife sharpened? I have pumpkins to carve!

Comments

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

You can buy knife sharpeners in a lot of places that are quite easy to use, actually. I have one like this (http://www.accusharp.com/), and I think I got it either in the kitchen supplies section of the supermarket or at Tags.

[avacon.livejournal.com]

Those will destroy good knives.
Good knives should be regularly honed (which you can do yourself
with a honing steel) and should be sharpened professionally
once every few years.

Honing realigns the blade without taking off any material
and makes a huge difference and is easy. Sharpening
takes off material from the blade and is tricky to do right
and doesn't need to be done all that often.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I tend to use a steel myself, but I know not everyone has the knack.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Like avacon said, a steel hones, it doesn't sharpen.

I had mine done by Siraco at the USq Farmers Market and wow, what a difference!

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

PS: Price was $3.25 for the chef's knife and $4 for the cleaver-style.

[an-art-worker.livejournal.com]

When are the Farmer's Markets (and where?)

thanks

[http://users.livejournal.com/_meej_/]

Siraco Sharpening Service does nice work, if you're looking to get it done professionally.

They don't have an active storefront anymore, though (they used to be in Magoun Square, IIRC) - they have various pick-up/drop-off points anymore, and they're at the Union Square Farmers Market on the second and last Saturdays of the month (so, this coming weekend, assuming they're still going there).

Their number for more info is 617-628-6071.

[tracy-rolling.livejournal.com]

Those tiny pumpkin-carving saws are totally worth the $1.99 or whatever they cost. I know it seems silly. You've gotten along without special pumkin carving tools your whole life.... but we got some on a lark last year and I will never, ever go back to the carving knife.


Never.

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

where do you find these magical saws?

[tracy-rolling.livejournal.com]

I got them last year at Shaw's (Star Market? Whatever.) in porter. They look like this (http://wls.wwco.com/garden/saws.jpg).

The kit I got only had two little saws. It makes it a lot safer for my five-year-old to carve his own pumpkin.

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

Neat. Thank you!

[kevin-church.livejournal.com]

You can leave a knife at Tag's (downstairs at the back counter) and they'll send it off to Siraco for you. It's dirt cheap - like $4 a blade or something like that and they do a great job.