Imagine that you’re someone who’s got way too many veggies chopped down using a sharp blade but now it’s as annoyingly dull as last weekend gets. Where do you go for a place that can reignite it’s sharpness? In so many of the city’s cafes and kitchens, it’s like knife sharpening here is not just a necessity but an art, regardless of whether you are as keen on it as a barber on his razors. Amidst our love for food and culinary culture, it can just be as hard as finding that silent spot in a loud pub where folks would rather be chatting here website.
Everyone wants this magic touch – a craftsman to take a well-used blade too many onions and spuds and have life breathed into it. And in that diverse city like London, such craftsmen aren’t exactly in short supply. How are you to know which one to pick though? Some claim as they have the laser guided sharpness, others have spinning wheels akin to a spinning top and there are also those who temper whilst holding a tune, as though blades were not dull lifeless tools but finely tuned musical instruments.
At this point you might as well ask yourself why don’t I do this myself whilst weaving through this rich tapestry of services London has to offer? You could certainly do this, but remember that sharper skills come out with a good helping of patience and maybe some pain as well – a nick here, a slice there. Then you try it for the first time and realize it’s like trying your ’waltz’. Like trying to waltz- it all looks smooth from a distance but then you try and get it tangled. This is where the expert, with years of practice, comes in. They have seen knives of all shapes and sizes from the humble spud peeler to the knife that can cook with you. They have gone through this process so many times you tried making Zeus’ tears of tea-cups.
There’s also a bit of the romance in you as you watch your darling steel tools get the care they deserve. Combined with stories exchanged over sharpening stones – stories about how the blunt edge was rescued out of a fatal mission, your knife gets to have its second Cinderella moment. It starts to become a lot more than just an exchange of money, more of a transference of passion for accuracy. So the next time you have the hankering for a finer edge (no apologies for the joke), why not visit a knife whisperer in London?
When you send your knives to a professional to sharpen, it’s almost like being part of a magic show. The knife just disappears into the folds of their expert hands and reappears with an edge that can cut a hair in one pass. It isn’t just getting a sharpened blade but also a talking point for your next dinner prep. So buckle in and mind your digits – London’s blade wizards have had their strolling hats on for you