https://www.reddit.com/r/Minneapolis/comments/1igdlb4/sharpening_service_for_high_end_chefs_knife/
created by MULLETMAN235 on 03/02/2025 at 01:35 UTC
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I have a few nice chef knives that I would like to get sharpened. I know that a lot of stores have sharpening services but I feel like the quality is never as good as I would like. I am personally not very good with a whetstone.
any recommendations?
Comment by NSFduhbleU at 03/02/2025 at 01:50 UTC
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Vivront in Edina. They have a mail in and drop off service. Great results.
Comment by Comprehensive-Ebb565 at 03/02/2025 at 02:47 UTC
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If you want really high end sharping, this is the place for you: https://www.brunoisempls.com
Comment by bewm at 03/02/2025 at 01:37 UTC
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Eversharp in NE MPLS
Comment by icecreamandbutter at 03/02/2025 at 02:05 UTC
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Sharpening Center in Hopkins is great! I have a a friend who brought a high end sushi knife there and was very impressed. I’ve brought many knives in myself and have had great results. They even sharpened my lawnmower blade
Comment by Oh__Archie at 03/02/2025 at 01:39 UTC
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Eversharp is great but you’ll lose a 1/16th of an inch of blade width every time.
Best to buy your own wet stones and watch some YouTube videos.
Honing regularly helps also.
Comment by hoimang at 03/02/2025 at 02:27 UTC
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If you have Globals, make sure they know how to sharpen them properly. They’re between 10-15° and they can lose their edge if someone sharpens them without knowing that
Comment by IMP1017 at 03/02/2025 at 12:19 UTC
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Tera Forge in Roseville (or the Northeast farmers market in the warmer months). Stephen is the only person besides myself I trust with my knives, drop off and pickup are super easy and he has lenders for you if you have to leave your knives for a couple days.
Do NOT use Eversharp. Visible damage on knives I've sent there
Comment by Resident-Lazy at 03/02/2025 at 02:43 UTC
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Lunds Byerlys will do it for free, just bring them to the meat counter
Comment by Mountain-Waffles at 03/02/2025 at 05:01 UTC
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I’ve never used it, but I think you can bring them into Cooks.
Comment by Hopeful-Froyo-9793 at 03/02/2025 at 05:55 UTC
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What are the brands and type of knives you want sharpened?
You have choices of a few places locally (do research first and ask questions or your knives could be mishandled) a mail-in service (I had good results with KnifeAid), or learning to sharpen yourself (lots of great videos on YouTube).
I have 12-15 chef’s knives with a range of angles and blades, including single beveled edges, 80/20 beveled edges, Asian blades and western blades.
I’ve used Tera Forge knife sharpening service often, which is a local gentleman who brings his equipment to farmer’s markets but also has a drop box in his driveway at his place in Roseville. He used to pick them up from me and drop off too for no extra charge! He’ll do repairs and is very communicative and can usually have them done in 1-2 days.
Where you go will depend on what type of blade you have, because different equipment is used to sharpen different types of metal and different angles. If you have Asian blades (anything with under a 20-22 degree edge or carbon steel) def do not go to just any knife sharpening service. Most places that advertise they do knife sharpening use a pre-angled machine that will grind a western edge (20 degrees and above) into the blade automatically.
Comment by bjornery at 03/02/2025 at 15:13 UTC
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Eversharp recovered a very badly dinged up knife for me, but the edge they put on it wasn’t that great, leading me down the rabbit hole of home sharpening. Hand sharpening with stones was a a bit of an art and takes some practice. My first upgrade was the Lansky system, which for me produced a very fine edge, but was a little fidgety. On smaller blades, it can be hard to work around bolsters and thumb studs. On larger knives, you have to move the clamp and do it in sections. I’ve been using a Worksharp belt system that produces good results quickly, but isn’t quite as precise and you have to be careful to avoid rounding tips.
Comment by evilbeard333 at 03/02/2025 at 09:01 UTC
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RIP Kitchen Window
Comment by Anumuz at 03/02/2025 at 03:06 UTC
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Get a whetstone and learn to sharpen it yourself.
Comment by LatePerioduh at 03/02/2025 at 06:23 UTC
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Learn to sharpen with whetstone.
You’ll never look back. It’s really simple. Doesn’t take as much practice as you’d think.