Professional Knife Sharpener?
Where I come from, you gotta give your chef-knife to a professional sharpner every couple of years (in addition to your occasional-home-sharpening). Do people do that here, or just get a new knife? Where can one get a good old chef knife properly sharpened, perferably around morningside heights?
rareoccasions
Jun 12, 2007 06:06PM
the broadway panhandler on 8th and b'way do it well. not near morningside heights,but good nonetheless.
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you beg the question...where are you from?
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though I've not used their service, gracious home on the east side does it.
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There is a woman who has a stall in Chelsea Market on weekends, right outside the home goods store. We've had her sharpen pretty much every knife in our place a few times now, and she does a good job.
Nosher
NYCnosh* http://nycnosh.com
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There is a recent thread on this which inlcudes the hone # for Samarui Sharpening (Chelsea Market). You might want to do a search of this site. Maybe someone will post the link for you . . .
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I have also used Samurai. Drop off and pick up in about an hour. It was better before Markt moved. You could have beer and mussels while you waited!
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Samurai Sharpening Service
Chelsea Market, in front of Bowery Kitchen Supplies
Tel.: 212.942.5228
Email: margery@ix.net.com
The woman's name is Margery Cohen. I believe she's there Wednesdays and Saturdays. I've used her. She does a good job and is not very expensive.
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If you live on the Upper West Side, keep an eye out for Mike in the green truck. You can hear him clanging. He charges something like $4 a knife, and he's been doing it forever.
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Please please please do not give your good knives to Mike in the Green Truck. I made this mistake last year and had the knives returned with half the edges sheared off and one tip smashed. At the knife skills class I took recently at ICE, the teacher recommended using either Westphal in the west 30s (they may have closed) or using the mail order services of Holley Knives in Connecticut:
www.holleyknives.com
Whatever you do not give good knives to those guys in the green truck..I typed this twice because I do not want others to have good knives ruined.
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Iirc, in the previous thread about knife sharpening, someone mentioned that Westphal is currently closed but will be moving to a new location.
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Thank you for the tip about holleyknives. I have been trying to figure out where to get my knives sharpened because I don't trust any of the local places. I just ordered the box from Holley and should have sharp knives in less than a week. Great advice.
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Thanks for the info - I've seen him but never used the service. Now I won't!
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Not around Morningside Heights, but Henry Westpfal does a great job and it's not expensive.
107 W 30th St
New York, NY 10001
(212) 563-5990
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It appears you didn't see the two posts above by erica and me re: Westphal being closed and moving.
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Anyone know the final word on whether Westphal has reopened...and of so, what is their new address?
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They cost more but the job they do is unmatched at Korin in Tribeca. http://www.korin.com/korinServices.php
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Broadway Panhandler (65 E. 8th Street) sharpens knives... takes a couple of days though.
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