On The Edge Knife Sharpening

I called her to discuss the sharpening of my extensive jackknife collection. She acted quite rude on the phone. And I couldn’t get her to give me a ballpark estimate of the price. She was not very consumer-​friendly. Maybe i got her on a bad hair day!

I called her about sharpeing about a dozen knives for me. She was inexplicabky quite rude.

I spent a long time working on a set of very good knives in very bad shape that I had inherited. After spending many hours working out rust and repolishing the knives, I asked Patti to repair the edge and sharpen them since I don’t have any experience there. Patti was very honest when I met her at a farmer’s market and said she’d need lots of time with them; within a week she had made them incredibly sharp. I was very impressed with the edges. The price was crazy reasonable for what I assumed was a lot more work then most knives require.

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the hard work you did on my multi-​tool. I also enjoyed the good advice you gave me about brands that I will put to use. Highly recommended.

I brought my full block of knives to Patti just before Thanksgiving. I really didn’t realize how dull they were until Patti sharpened them and was amazed at how much sharper they were. I had previously brought my knives to a company in Stoneham and was not happy with their job. Now that the summer farmers markets are running, I plan to bring my knives, and garden tools, to her for a touch up. Patti is the best!

I recently purchased a new pocket knife and was looking for somebody who could take the factory edge and make it as razer sharp as I knew it could be. Patti’s website stated she sharpened hunting knives and other edges so I figured my knife with its 3.2″ blade shouldn’t be a problem.
Patti was polite enough at first but became a little standoffish when I asked her if she could sharpen my knife. I could immediately tell she didn’t want to sharpen it. She mentioned a previous Unilocal review and explained that after that person she doesn’t like to take pocket knives. I asked her why the poor review to which she replied «I don’t know». Later reading on Unilocal revealed that she marred the blades finish when she put it in the clamp. Still she took the knife and cut a few slices of paper with it. As I previously stated it still has its factory edge and could easily cut the paper, so she handed the knife back to me stating the edge was still good, and to come back once it had taken a little bit of abuse.
While I understand her caution with the previous bad reviews I felt mentioning it was a little crass. I also got the impression she didn’t want to deal with my single knife when the guy ahead of me had just handed her a sack full of cutlery presumably from a nearby restaurant.
I wish I could speak to her workmanship as I feel she would have done an excellent job in bringing my knife to its full potential. I will gladly bring my own kitchen knives to her if she is ever in the north shore area as that seems to be her speciality. But for single pocket knives its probably better to just get your own whetstone and do it yourself.

Patti reached out to me after I had posted my experience telling me that she was sorry about how the knives came out, and that she wanted to make things right by fixing them. I really appreciate the fact that she was willing to fix the mistake, but I had already fixed the edges on the knives.

Our knives were dreadfully dull, as our previous go to guy for sharpening had fallen ill and couldn’t get the job done. We were on the verge of buying new knives since ours were just awful. We sought out a local solution and found Patti in her van at allandale farms today. I dropped the knives off at 3pm, my husband picked them up at 5:15. Our knives have never been this sharp! She did a great job on 2 chef knives, 1 paring knife and a serrated. So nicely done, so quickly accomplished, and Patti even waited around a bit when we got stuck in traffic. What a win. We will be back for more and will recommend to friends. Thank you!
Other notes: she goes to many markets, I recommend getting there early. The first time we tried at the roslindale market, she was already overwhelmed with work by the time we arrived. Look for the white van and knock on the back door. There is a small fee for paying with credit card so bring cash if you don’t like to pay 1.50 or so. We didn’t mind for the convenience!

Once a year, usually in the spring, I make the pilgrimage to Formaggio Kitchen where Patty sets up shop to sharpen scissors and knives. In between, if I need a sharpening I can check her calendar online and see what farmer’s markets or stores she’ll be setting up at in the next few days.
Patty sharpens by hand and by eye, she doesn’t just pull your knife through a machine. The edge will be really sharp when she’s done, and she tests it by slicing a paper towel in the air. She owns her own business and really cares about her reputation and doing a good job. I feel like hand sharpening is becoming a lost art –and I don’t want to have to buy a whetstone and figure it out at home! So I’m really glad this service is available to us in the Greater Boston area.

I found Patti on Unilocal and emailed her via her website. Her responses were very timely and she let me make an appointment to sharpen my knife at her own house!
I don’t remember the last time my knife was this sharp.
She even emailed me back asking about my knife. Very friendly. Would recommend

I found Patti at Cambridge farmers markets and presented her with my dull garden pruners. She explained features of each kind of pruner and then sharpened my tools while I shopped. Price is reasonable and result is like having all new tools.

Patti is terrific and charges a fair price for her services. I met her at Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge one Sunday morning, and 45 minutes later, my three Wustofs and one Henckels were sharper than new! She hand-​sharpens each blade, and she had her work cut out for her today – my beloved 9-​inch Wustof chef knife had been well-​loved with daily use for 5 years and had never been professionally sharpened. When I picked up the knives, each was in a protective sleeve. Tonight, I was slicing and dicing again in fine style! As a fun bonus, when you drop off your knives, you get to meet the dog and parrot that keep her company in her workshop-​on-​wheels. She keeps her website up to date so that you can plan when and where you want to meet her to do the knives. I chose Formaggio Kitchen so I could pick up some cheese, bread, etc, but she also goes to various farmer’s markets, if that’s more to your liking.

Patti did a great job hand-​sharpening my set of knives (large and small) according to the true art of her craft. I visited her outside Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge. Much fun to watch her work and chat!

I saw Patti for the past year or so at different farmers markets and have always forgotten to bring my knives. I always admired that she seemed fussy from watching her, and she has a lot of money invested in her sharpening system (im a knife geek to an extent). She really takes her time and cares about the product her puts out, and ultimately her name is attached to.
This weekend I emailed her on Saturday to see if I could drop my knives off and beg for them back before Christmas. I knew this was a tall order, and expected a higher price, or lets of groveling. She responded right away and said NO problem! I met her at Farmaggios Kitchen in Cambridge, dropped the knives off Sunday and she said she would call me when they were ready. The next day @ 9:00 a.m. «they’re done!» was the email. WOW!!!
The knives came out great, the angles are both the same, nice shiny edges, and no odd scratches on my blades. I dropped off roughly $ 700 worth of knives and scissors, and I can honestly say I wont take them anywhere else.
Patti is a joy to work with and is full of energy, look her up, you wont be disappointed!

Patti travels to several select summer, winter and holiday markets. I recently had my knives overhauled for the upcoming holidays and they are sharper now than when I purchased them. The best thing is that I can bring them with me to work and pick them up or wait for them and I get them the same day. Prior to going to this «hand sharpener», I took them to the local «grinder» and while they were sharp for 5 minutes, the edge was ruined. I would recommend Patti and her honing skills to everyone that cooks!