Knife sharpening in northern NJ

[tommy]

i care way too much about my knives to have them go dull. i'm also way too lazy to sharpen them on my own.

does anyone know of a place in northern NJ where i can get them sharpened? i know Chefs Central does, but i wasn't pleased with their results. i know there are some places that i can send them to via mail, but i'm not interested in that.

there *must* be a place that sharpens knives.

[woodburner]

I bought into the Lansky sharpening system this year, and for the 30 bucks it cost me, I've been pretty happy with the results. It takes a little bit of time, but the system itself is pretty foolproof. Would you sharpen your own, if time permitted?

sorry, I did not originally see that you had no interest in doing your own.

woodburner

Edited December 31, 2003 by woodburner (log)

[Schielke]

I am sure that Fat Guy has a Introduction to Home Sharpening series in the works and will do it for you.

[Arey]

I am looking forward to it eagerly.I recently went out and bought a Chef's Choice 110 electric knife sharpener upon realizing that years of using a manual sharpener hads just about ruined my knives. I could run my finger along the blade and it was like running your finger along a fine toothed comb. At least now I'm no longer chopping veggies and carving roasts with a blunt instrument.

[Schielke]

How did you sharpen your knives before? Hand sharpening can be one of the best ways to create a sharp edge.

[john b]

Is Kitchen Kapers in north Jersey or just in south Jersey? They do knife sharpening. They send them out, with a couple of days turnaround time. I've never had mine done there, so I can't vouch for the quality of the job.

[pete ganz]

I have a Chef's Choice 450 manual sharpener, which seems to do the job. Is the electric that much better? I seem to remember it being something like 4 times the price.

[tommy]

i'm going to start slapping people around if they don't stop talking about home sharpening and start talking about where i can bring my knives.

[jo-mel]

At the risk of getting slapped around, ----I used to take my knives to the front walk to have them sharpened. There was a little guy with his own cart and a foot peddled stone. For pennies, (it seemed) he would do a great job. However, I haven't seen him in years.

Sorry -- I'm no help.

[glenn]

Yeah, that's the seltzer man's brother and the milk man's cousin. :-))

I'm with you Tommy. I go to Korin Knives on Warren St. or have one of the cooks do the deed for the 6 times a year I actually use a knife.

[Lreda]

I have a service I use called Master Grinding. They rotate my knifes. All my chef's have two sets and they are sent out weekly so they have a fresh set each week.

Master Grinding has two locations, Rockaway on some side street I can't remember and Rt 53 North in Denville. Ask for Chris or John.

[Chad]

Oy, if you can't find a place to do your knives locally, spend the $70 bucks and get a Chef's Choice 110. Jeez, I can't believe I'm saying this.

But the Chef's Choice is a good buy and wont fuck up your knives too badly. It does a good job. If you're feeling particularly flush, get the Chef's Choice 310 for another $20 or so. Just read the fucking directions!

Buy 'em books and they chew on the covers . . .

Chad

[tommy]

Oy, if you can't find a place to do your knives locally, spend the $70 bucks and get a Chef's Choice 110. Jeez, I can't believe I'm saying this.

i can't believe you're saying it either, as now i have no choice but to slap you around.

on a related note, i see that the 310 lists for $70, and the 110 lists for $100. what's the story?

Edited December 31, 2003 by tommy (log)

[Chad]

i can't believe you're saying it either, as now i have no choice but to slap you around.

Moe, Larry, the cheese! The cheese!

Chad

[Chad]

Oy, if you can't find a place to do your knives locally, spend the $70 bucks and get a Chef's Choice 110. Jeez, I can't believe I'm saying this.

i can't believe you're saying it either, as now i have no choice but to slap you around.

on a related note, i see that the 310 lists for $70, and the 110 lists for $100. what's the story?

Ack, I just checked, the EdgeSelect 120 replaces the 110. The the 310 is a lesser model. My mistake. Sorry 'bout that.

The 110 has three wheels, the first of which grinds a very aggressive 15 degree back bevel. The third wheel is for final polish. The 120 replaces the third wheel with a belt -- kind of like stropping. My bad.

Chad

[tommy]

Ack, I just checked, the EdgeSelect 120 replaces the 110, not the 310. My mistake. Sorry 'bout that.

The 110 has three wheels, the first of which grinds a very aggressive 15 degree back bevel. The third wheel is for final polish. The 120 replaces the third wheel with a belt -- kind of like stropping. My bad.

Chad

at the risk of verging completely off-topic, and then having to slap myself around, which one is the best in your opinion. i'm not concerned with cost. i'm concerned with ease of use and results.

[pete ganz]

To avoid a slap, I'll point you to this link. They list 2 locations in NJ that offer knife sharpening services.

[Rosie]

Ask Mrs Tommy to ask where she has her nails done if they will sharpen your knives. Not kidding. I heard that the nail places have people that come in to sharpen their scissors etc.

[Chad]

at the risk of verging completely off-topic, and then having to slap myself around, which one is the best in your opinion. i'm not concerned with cost. i'm concerned with ease of use and results.

I don't have much hands-on experience with either model. My guess would be that the 120 would work a little better, if only because it has a stropping belt for the third stage.

It'll take a little practice, so if you get a Chef's Choice try it out on a cheap knife first just to get a feel for the machine.

Chad

[rozrapp]

Check with Cooktique, in Tenafly, and Classic Thyme, in Westfield. Since they offer knife skills classes and sell knives, they might have a sharpening service.

[dbrociner]

I have brought knifes to Classic Thyme in Westfield to have them sharpened. A long way from Ridgewood but if your going let me know and I'll meet you for a beer and some ribs at Famous Dave's in Mountainside while you wait for your knives to be done. Just a suggestion. Or you could drop off the knives and go looking for those people to slap around.

[rhubarbz]

Our local Montclair hardware store, Zaentz on Bloomfield Avenue, sends out knives to be sharpened. I'm not an expert, but i had it done around a year ago and i think they did a pretty good job. Check it out when you're in Montclair next time.