Knife Sharpening Service in Denver

November 13, 2006 4:08 PM

Looking for suggestions for a (kitchen) knife sharpening service in the Denver Metro Area

I've got some kitchen knives needing attention and I don't have time to do it myself (and Alton Brown says to have a pro sharpen kitchen knives anyway). A couple google searches turns up very little. Anyone have some suggestions or personal recommendations?

posted by jazon to Home & Garden (7 answers total)

Denver Cutlery, Inc. might be a place to start. But I'd really recommend you spend $140 on a ChefsChoice Model 130 machine, which will put a TriRazor edge on your knives quickly and easily, with very little effort or skill on your part.
posted by paulsc at 4:17 PM on November 13, 2006

Best answer: Contact a restaurant supply store in your neighborhood (check your yellow pages) and ask for recommendations. They'll almost certainly know of a few.
posted by RichardP at 4:19 PM on November 13, 2006

I second the Chef's Choice suggestion, especially if you use high carbon steel knives (not stainless). They take an edge better than anything else, but don't hold it so require frequent sharpening.
posted by caddis at 4:49 PM on November 13, 2006

RichardP has exactly the right answer: contact a restaurant supply store (or restaurant) and ask them. It's almost certainly not worth the time and money to learn to do it well yourself. Restaurants send their knives out for sharpening; so should you.
posted by raf at 5:36 PM on November 13, 2006

My local mall knife store ("King of Knives") does sharpening. Actually, they just call a guy in once a week, so I guess they facilitate sharpening. Call knife stores in the area and see if they do the same.
posted by IvyMike at 8:10 PM on November 13, 2006

Best answer: Another good source of sharpening information: a local butcher or meat market.
posted by rhizome at 8:51 PM on November 13, 2006

Unless you have ruined them by cutting on dinner plates, you can touch them up by sharpening them yourself using the unglazed bottom of a coffee mug. It works shockingly well.
posted by 445supermag at 6:07 AM on November 14, 2006