Knives

[tesla]

A request for all of my culinarily-inclined friends: do you have any recommendations as to knife sharpening? I honestly don't know whether I should find some kind of sharpening device that holds the knife at the right angle, or learn to use a whetstone, or just have someone else sharpen my knives for me. I've got an adequate set and I've been using a steel as I've been instructed, but I really do need to have them honed at this point (no pun intended).

Also, (with the caveat that I know nothing about wine yet) a recommendation: Bonny Doon 2003 Central Coast Chardonnay. I'm not usually a fan of oaky chardonnay, but this one is magnificent. It reminds me of Hawaii: candied macadamia in the nose and a delightful hint of papaya on the palate. Despite this description, it's balanced rather than sweet. It held up perfectly to "traditional" seared pork loin chops with onions and cloves.

Oh, one note: this is one of the wineries that's promoting the Stelvin closure. I understand their reasons, but I'll admit I'm a wine Luddite. I *like* the ritual of pulling out a corkscrew and opening a bottle of wine properly. I've even spurned the "Rabbit" that someone gave me, for the same reason. The point is this: I don't love Stelvin, but I don't hate it enough to abandon a good winery because of it. I do, however, keep my Stelvin bottles in the kitchen with the cheap stuff instead of putting them in the wine rack.

No idea what I'm talking about? This link might help.

Comments

[buttonlass.livejournal.com]

I would recommend a professoinal service or person. There used to be a fellow over by Harris (that store with camping gear) north of University a few blocks before the Witches Tower. I'm not sure if he's still there but he was really good, also not very expensive at all.

Even at work we send out our knives to a service. Because even though many of us could do it the service has things like guarantees of workmanship and if they break something they replace it.

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you!

Unfortunately, an online search is only pulling up two shops, and neither appears to be the one you mentioned.

Have you ever heard of a place called Superior Knife? Apparently it's in Downtown Mpls., but no address is listed.

The other one is Kitchen Window. I had no idea they did onsite sharpening.

I may have to get manual and break out the hard-copy yellow pages. :)

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Lund's was offering free knife sharpening for a while. I don't know if they still are.

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