The Knife Shop — Local services in Cotati

Wow! While you wait knife sharpening service. At a reasonable price. In my home town. I feel that I'm a bit of a failure because I have never quite gotten the hang of sharpening knives and tools, so I've left the task to others and our knives are inevitably dull.

We heard from a former professional chef that The Knife Shop in Cotati did a good job with their knives so we gave them a try. We brought in everything (maybe 8 knives), expecting that it would be days to get them back. They said 60 to 90 minutes, so we had a walk and they were done. Our main non-serrated kitchen knife now cuts through tough Roma tomatoes, no serrated knife needed!

A plus is that they give you a band-aid with their business card to remind you how sharp...

Walking into The Knife Shop feels like walking in to see friends who also happen to sell some of the most beautiful, high quality knives. Tom sharpened all my knives a few weeks ago and did an amazing job, including my favorite Japanese knife which cuts flawlessly after sharpening. Jenny spent a while with me talking about the cutting style I prefer, and let me hold the knives I liked in store. Now I have my eye set on a beautiful set of Wusthof Ikon knives. I also went in this evening and bought a Wusthof magnetic knife holder which I'm excited to put up. The Knife Shop is an amazing addition to downtown Cotati, we're lucky to have...

Paid $40 to have $600 worth of Japanese Chef knifes destroyed by them. My knives are now bent because of what ever they did to them. I asked what degree they sharpened them at and the reply is hand sharpened....on a machine. Cant use grinders on cryoforged metal or else it will bend it/untemper it. Cant go putting a german edge on a japanese knife they are two different degrees and will ruin the knife it...