Recommended Knife Sharpening Service

[Cuilidh]

I have found an excellent knife sharpening service here in Melbourne (and they are also in Sydney so I am assuming they are just as good up there as they are down here).

It is a shop called Chef’s Armoury.  I ruined my lovely Japanese laminated knife many years ago and chipped a chunk c. 3 mm out of the edge.  I couldn’t entrust the knife to one of the usual knife sharpening services as I believe that the grinders they use run too hot for laminated blades and that isn’t good.

Anyway, I sent my knife off to the Melbourne shop to be sharpened and it came back perfect a couple of days later.  I just wave it at a tomato now and the tomato (almost) slices itself!  I know you don’t believe that that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the idea.  Cost was a modest $40.00, which I thought was pretty good to get my good knife back and working properly again.

If you are interested, they can be contacted here.  They have lots of other interesting things for sale as well as knives, a very tempting shop (that means, another shop I don’t dare go near!).

[Jamberie]

Thanks for the recommendation, it's certainly handy to know!

[Aussie Brenda]

Some beautiful knives on that site. I love a good sharp knife, I never put my good knives in the dishwasher orb the drawer, hang them on a magnetic rack.

[judydawn]

My SIL offered to cut the pork belly on Saturday but gave up when the knife wouldn't do it for him.  He told my DD to put a good carving knife on my Christmas list and I ended up carving the pork myself 

[Halex]

All my knives need sharpening, they are all blunt. We are aughty they go in the dishwasher.

This link is great, i might buy a new knife

[cookie1]

I am lucky my DH sharpens my knives on a wet/dry stone and gets a good edge on them. They can be maintained with a steel then for several months.

[Kimmyh]

My DH does the same too cookie

[Persistenttiger]

I just had my knives sharpened by a local guy - $5 per knife. He did a great job - I have a throbbing cut on my finger to prove it! I had my seeing scissors done too - just bliss cutting with them now!

[achookwoman]

I also am passionate about my knives.  I have several ceramic ones.  The trouble with these is that they do blunt after a year of constant use and have to be sent away to be sharpened.    I have asked DH for a special ham slicing knife for Xmas.  My father gave me a Dick knife when we were married and I still use it .

[cookie1]

When we need a new knife we usually go to Master Butchers. Anyone can go, they are in Canning Vale for WA's.