660601 Sun Oct 18 20:32:10 -0700 2009 4 4 Pacific Northwest 0 5113429 I'm looking for a decent - and quick - knife sharpener in Portland. Does anyone have any suggestions? I only have a couple of general-use chef's knives, so I can't afford to be apart from them for more than a couple days. Sun Oct 18 20:32:10 -0700 2009 220968 mattwarner 1 5114952 There's a thread on portlandfood.org here: http://www.portlandfood.org/index.php?showtopic=6538 Their recommendation (which I think came from a thread on portlandfoodanddrink.com, but now I can't find that one) is a mobile sharpener. It sounds like he is regularly at Garden Fever on NE 24th and Fremont. There is more info on how to contact him in that thread. Mon Oct 19 12:59:08 -0700 2009 5113429 13306 Nettie 1 5115057 I've seen one at the Hillsdale Farmers' Market. Mon Oct 19 13:29:28 -0700 2009 5113429 13853 Leonardo 2 5116312 I've used the guy at the Hillsdale Farmers market and he does a good job. If you get there early, he can probably do it while you shop if you ask him. Mon Oct 19 22:12:30 -0700 2009 5115057 23657 MichaelG 1 5117596 Hawthorne Cutlery and Gifts.... I have no idea what they sell, looks like Japanese this and that. It's not a "while you wait" sharpening place, but they do an amazing job. I finally broke down and decided to take my kitchen knives to a pro--I have a nice device for doing this at home and use it from time to time--but I knew all along that only a skilled knife sharpener with years of experience could do the job correctly. I have about half a dozen decent knives I've picked up over the years including an old carbon steel Sabatier I bought in about 1977 which, sadly, someone had bent the tip of many years ago. Well, this guy brought all my knives back to like-new shape, maybe better than new???? My treasured Sabatier is back in service and my boning knife is back to boning like never before. Six knives cost 25 bucks to restore their edges. Money well spent...makes cooking so much easier. Note to home cooks: get yer knives down to this place soon for a proper sharpening. I promise you will be glad you did. Hey, like Viagra for knives.... Tue Oct 20 11:43:22 -0700 2009 5113429 25989 sambamaster