Knife Sharpening in a Nutshell
Why do I need professional knife sharpening services when I already have hand-held sharpeners at home?
That’s a great question and one that pops up all of the time
Sharpening vs. Honing
There’s a difference between sharpening your knives and honing them. Honing is when you adjust your knives’ pre-existing edge with the various types of hand-held sharpening devices found in most kitchens. Honing will give you a cleaner cut in the short-term, but it won’t establish a new edge on your blades or prolong the life of your knives.
Giving Your Blades a New Edge
On the other hand, sharpening creates an entirely new edge on your knives, which means they’ll perform as well (or better) than the day you first bought them. So, while most people assume that they’re sharpening their blades at home, they’re actually honing the existing edge instead of creating an entirely fresh one.
Like a Brand New Set of Cutlery
This difference between sharpening and honing leads us to the real reason you should consider using our mobile knife sharpening services. Every time you get your blades professionally sharpened, you’re essentially investing in a brand new set of cutlery for the price of a single sharpening session.
Convenient, Quick, and Mobile Sharpening Services
Now that we’ve established the difference between sharpening and honing, let’s take a second to slice and dice our sharpening services. First off, we understand that knife sharpening probably isn’t sitting at the tip-top of your to-do list. That’s precisely why we’ve designed our mobile sharpening services to blend into the background of your life, popping in and out so you can immediately enjoy your knives’ newly sharpened edges.
All you have to do is make an appointment, and we’ll send one of our knife smiths to your location to take care of the rest. It’s as easy as setting and forgetting, so your cutlery will be ready to take on anything you set down on your cutting board. Our knife smiths are trained to be in and out swiftly and efficiently, leaving you sharply satisfied.
Once you’ve experienced the difference between sharp and dull blades first-hand, you’ll wonder what took you so long. Again, sharpening gives your cutlery brand new edges as if they were new purchases. And if you have friends and family who are always cooking something up in the kitchen, a mobile knife sharpening session would make for a thoughtful and inexpensive gift or gesture.