This is a great service.
Yes, I should sharpen my own knives. I should also take care of them better. But I don't. I don't have the time, or frankly the interest. The sad reality is that I have better knives than I deserve.
So when the guilt and shame of having dull knives becomes too much to bear, I am thrilled that I can rely on Roaming Stone to come to the rescue.
In the past, I've brought my knives out of the house to be sharpened, and it's a giant pain in the neck. For starters, I have a lot of dull knives. Traveling with them feels weird and creepy. Walking around with them, even when they are dull, feels quite unsafe. Plus these past excursions meant I was without my knives for a few days.
With Jacob, it's quick and easy. I set up an appointment online. He showed up on time (actually a few minutes late, but he texted me in advance). I was handed a gray felt basket for my dull knives. Jacob did his thing in my driveway while I did some dishes in the kitchen. Then he was done. With a swipe of my credit card the bill was paid.
Now I have functional knives again, and it feels so good.
It's just $6 per regular straight knife, regardless of the size. Ten inch chefs knife? Six bucks. Eight inch cleaver? Six bucks. Crazy long butcher knife? Six bucks. Of course that meant my little paring knife was also six bucks, but it all comes out in the wash. Really, with my big knives, I still feel like I came out ahead. Regardless, it's a fair price for the service.
Jacob even offered some helpful tips at the end of our session about how to best take care of my tools. He was a good sport when I told him my plan was to keep abusing them, and will set up another appointment once I could no longer face their diminished edges.
If you have enough time to enjoy cooking, but not quite enough time to sharpen your knives, this is how you should roll. read more
