652735 Wed Sep 16 07:10:01 -0700 2009 15 12 Boston Area 0 5033684 Having trouble getting the garlic slivers fine enough, the ginger threads sliced through, etc. Does anyone know of a place to get knives sharpened, preferably in Cambridge or Somerville and reasonably inexpensive? Wed Sep 16 07:10:01 -0700 2009 18100 elbev 1 5033745 According to the website, http://www.unionsquaremain.org/committees/farmersmarket.html, a knife sharpener (Siraco) comes to the Union Square farmer's market every second and fourth Saturday, which means you could try for September 26. I have no idea of the price, but I keep meaning to go myself. In the past I've taken my knives to Kitchen Arts on Newbury St., but I can't recall how much it cost. Wed Sep 16 07:35:39 -0700 2009 5033684 12377 bella_sarda 2 5033749 Sorry, that website is null. Do google search for Union Square farmer's market Somerville and you'll find it. Wed Sep 16 07:37:06 -0700 2009 5033745 12377 bella_sarda 3 5033766 http://www.siracosharpening.com/ There is only a PO Box and phone number on the website, but says they are in Somerville Wed Sep 16 07:42:08 -0700 2009 5033749 106410 phonelady 2 5034610 Siraco picks up scissors, clipper blades and medical instruments from my practice and they always do a good job on them. For kitchen knives, we do ours at home with the Chef's Choice 130 which is the model America's Test Kitchen rated as best. With a little bit of practice, you can have really sharp knives all the time- totally worth it. Wed Sep 16 11:55:01 -0700 2009 5033745 219666 Parsnipity 2 5034639 I brought some knives to this truck at the Union Square market a couple of weeks ago- I think I paid around $15 for 4 knives, and it only took about 1/2 hour. I am not a professional, but they knives seem to have been sharpened well. Wed Sep 16 12:04:26 -0700 2009 5033745 14942 BeanTown 1 5033779 I used to take mine to Kitchen Arts, I think it was something like $5/knife. Since though I've learned to use wetstones pretty well (I have mostly high carbon steel knives) and with a few passes on the stones I keep mine screaming sharp with ease and no need to send them away. I highly recommend this approach to anyone who is interested in having truly sharp knives ready for use in their kitchen. Wed Sep 16 07:46:33 -0700 2009 5033684 25417 Zatan 1 5034015 I'm pretty sure Tags in Porter Square does knife sharpening. Not sure the price though. Wed Sep 16 09:05:30 -0700 2009 5033684 1108572 greenzebra 2 5034269 They send the knives to Siraco, so it can take up to a week. You're better off just meeting the Siraco folks at the Union Sq. Farmer's Market and getting it done right away. Wed Sep 16 10:19:43 -0700 2009 5034015 28574 bobot 1 5041214 Oddly enough, but great all the same, European Country Antiques in the Huron Village neighborhood of Cambridge has a highly skilled "knife sharpening" guru-(not advertised) www.ecountryantiques.com-617.876.7485 Fri Sep 18 20:01:33 -0700 2009 5033684 252831 GOTIL 1 5041947 Does anyone know of any places that sharpen food processor blades? I emailed Siraco a few months back, but they don't do it. I know I could order a new one, but it seems like such a waste. Some of those hard parmesan rinds are tough on the blades. Sat Sep 19 08:48:52 -0700 2009 5033684 77061 bear 1 5042010 Stoddard's is the nations oldest cutlery shop and many chefs get their knives sharpened there. They had stores downtown and at Chestnut Hill Mall, now they're located on Watertown Street in the area of Newton called Nonantum. http://www.stoddards.com/ I won't get my knives sharpened at Kitchen Arts again as they really messed up one of my knives once. Sat Sep 19 09:26:17 -0700 2009 5033684 18264 steinpilz 2 5042273 Rumor has it Stoddards will let you test-drive knives for an hour if you bring your own sack of potatoes. Can anyone confirm or deny? Sat Sep 19 12:27:41 -0700 2009 5042010 25941 enhF94 1 5042323 Stoddard's, European Country Antiques, Siraco--does anyone know if any of these places sharpen by hand, on a wetstone? I have some crazy sharp and thin Japanese blades, and I've never found in Boston a place I trust to sharpen them. I worry when I cut root vegetables with some of them, so the thought of a belt sander or mechanical sharpener makes me cringe. Sat Sep 19 12:53:40 -0700 2009 5033684 193495 rlove 2 5042469 Rlove, See my comment above. Japanese knives are the reason I learned to sharpen myself, and I can tell you that it's not that hard, and in fact will give you a better understanding of the knives. It can also be very "Zen" to do....and you can easily keep them all razor sharp or more. I would NEVER send one of these babies off to a commercial sharpener. But, if you must, go to Dave who you will find lots of info and comments by on knifeforums.com He is far and away better than I will ever be and you can definitely trust him to do fine work. http://japaneseknifesharpening.com/ Sat Sep 19 14:21:23 -0700 2009 5042323 25417 Zatan 3 5054520 I brought a very good knife to Kitchen Arts once. I wouldn't call what they did "sharpening." It seemed like they ground a new edge onto the knife rather than sharpen the existing edge. It seems like they took a substantial amount of metal off the knife. It's more like "edge replacing" than "sharpening." I won't go back. Thu Sep 24 06:05:46 -0700 2009 5042469 291332 chocojosh