Just picture it – you’re going to carve the roast but the knife you pick up is more of a spreader, then a slicer. Attempting to slice a tomato and it ends up as tomato mush. That’s at least enough to make one throw in the towel! Fear not, for the knife sharpeners of London are here to save the day. A knife in the streets of London is a treasure waiting to be breathed-on once again site here www.knifesharpeningservices.co.uk/. One would think that sharpening knives is an everyday mundane task. Like replacing a light bulb. Ha! Trust me- it ain’t so dull!
Wander over to Camden and you’ll see George behind his sharpening stall. His stall has been a family tradition for as long as anyone can remember. George jokes that he sharpens everything except his humor- too much time around blades perhaps? For him, reviving dull edges is a forgotten art; lost in this high-tech whiz-bang age.
Head to East London and visit Sarah once a chef, now trading busy kitchens for scraping honing stones. While we were having tea she told me “A chef’s best buddy is a sharp knife, which by the way isn’t easy to come by. Why not help friends keep their blades singing?” Her skill with a stone turns lethargic knives back into life.
It’s not something only chefs get to experience though. Grandparents, newly inspired bachelors, budding cooks, dinner party aficionados; the whole gang – So let’s face it, a plain knife is just as efficient as a chocolate teapot.
Now curious about the talent behind the service? Their specialists are a bunch of characters each with their signature style. Some do it scientifically, scrutinizing angles and curvature with a hawk-eye focus. And some trust their gut, listening to what the blade has to say. But the goal is constant – they’re all refiners: transforming a sluggish blade into so sharp it can split a hair – I mean not literally.
This journey is a rare concoction you see. These sharpening wizards do more than just to polish metal. They share stories, laughter, sprinkle of wisdom. Walk up to one with your knife and you are going to come back with the sharpest tool on the block and who knows, perhaps chuckling nice anecdotes along.
So next time your knife decides to be anything but sharp, remember – In London there are artisans that can breathe life back into your beloved kitchen buddies. Call them up and you are going to be blitzing your way through the day, slicing your way a