Schmidt’s Knives Sharpening

I had an awesome experience with Michael at Schmidt’s Knives. I had bent my Wusthof chef’s knife blade a few years ago, and finally decided to try to get it fixed. I saw that Schmidt’s was local so I contacted them. Michael responded almost immediately. The customer service was excellent throughout my whole experience. Michael very clearly explained how they would repair my knife. I dropped off my knife on Sunday morning and it was repaired by Sunday evening! They went above and beyond what I expected. These guys are hardworking, honest, and offer great service. I highly recommend them for anything related to knife service.

I’d been meaning to have my knives professionally sharpened for quite some time, they were long-​overdue for it, but I’d failed to make the time and a few attempts at finding a mobile knife sharpener didn’t work out because of schedule conflicts. Finally I gave Schmidt’s a call and ended up speaking with Mike, one of the owners of the company. He was as nice as could be, very accommodating. He was able to arrange an appointment for me to drop off my knives mid-​day, gave them a quick assessment and they were ready by 5 pm.
And after sharpening, these knives (plus a pair of scissors) are super-​sharp, good as new ! I’d say the pricing was also very reasonable, and they were packed up for me very nicely in a cardboard box with foam slots for each knife to hold them all securely. I’ve had other local places just put them all together in a box, so they were sliding around on each other, which seems to defeat the purpose a bit.
So to sum up, I found that Schmidt’s service was excellent –very convenient, skilled work and professional. Highly recommended.

I love having sharp knives! I was amazed to discover I don’t have to be without one because loaner knives come with the shipping box. Within the week I had my own knives back, Schmidt’s knives returned, and that without a trip to the post office. Their service is impeccable. Highly recommend!

New to the Unilocal community and was very pleased with Unilocal review accuracy on these guys. My first 5 STAR REVIEW! Quality professional service, top notch, excellent finished product, great presentation. If you are looking for bargain ACE hardware sharpening, this aint it. I’m all about restoration and certainly don’t like buying new products when I don’t have to. The thought of my knives getting restored and avoiding consumerism makes me very happy. Spoke with owner on the phone and made an appointment with their online calendar. The day of my appointment received a friendly text message reminder and details about the drop off. Met Mike personally and all I can say is that this guy knows his craft.. Not only my knives were the sharper than they have ever been, they took years of scratches off the sides, sanded the handles and the rivets were polished.. My knives were mailed back to me (I live in Long Beach) and I ended up receiving them in 2 days. Not bad for USPS. You will hear from me again guys

Terrible they don’t respond and once you do get them there expensive. Very unhappy. Ended up at Diamond Sharp in Brea. Work was done as you wait. 3 knifes for $ 10.00. Would not return.
Sadly not a fake review would gladly speak with you.

GREAT SERVICE, SUPERB RESULTS
Not many options around Orange County for knife sharpening. Dropped a couple of knives off to these guys and was floored by the results. One of which was a 15 year old USMC kbar-​results were FAR BETTER than I expected. Quick turnaround, great service, five stars!

thanks Mike for the sharp knives! super fast turn around and efficient drop off/​pick up in Irvine :) I’ve tried sur la tab sharpening and surfas but didn’t come close to the quality. its so much more pleasant prepping food with a sharp knive. hah things I get excited about :)

This review is long overdue. After looking everywhere for s knife sharpening service, I found this gold nugget so close.
Very professional, fast service. Easy, online appointment system. I was given a loaner knife while all of mine were being sharpened. They came back better than when I had bought them! And I was lucky enough to get home delivery :) my knife block had also been sanded and polished. You guys have a repeat customer for life. Can’t say enough good things.

I had a lot of fun with Michael. He is very friendly and nice person. I have just few knifes to be sharpened, so he invited me to see how he is working on them. He is a professional, and it was my pleasure to watch how he plays with the knifes. The process included several steps with increasingly fine abrasives. The knives came out with mirror edges, definitely sharper than when I bought them. He also teach me how to use sharpening rod that I can do some minor edge correction at home when necessary. Thanks, Michael!

Mike from Schmidt’s Knives did a fantastic job! I called him on Monday or Tuesday before Valentine’s to ask about his service and he personally walked me through the whole process on the phone.
I had our entire knife block sharpened as a Valentine’s gift for my husband. This was a total of 11 knives (chef’s knife, two santoku’s, a serrated bread knife, a filet knife, and 6 non-​serrated steak knives) plus a pair of kitchen shears. I dropped the knives off on Friday afternoon and they were finished by Saturday morning! SUPER FAST!
Not only did Mike sharpen the knives until they were better than new, he sanded and polished the knife block until it gleamed, even tied a bow around the whole thing since he knew it was a Valentine’s gift, and did all the extra work at no charge. He even dropped them off at my house on Valentine’s morning for free because he was in the area! GREAT SERVICE!
The total cost was well under $ 100, and worth every penny.
Overall, I HIGHLY recommend Schmidt’s knives.

LOOKED EVERYWHERE in orange county for a service that would sharpen my ceramic knives. ??? Not that easy, I had just about given up and decided to try Unilocal.THESE GUYS ROCK!!! UNBELIEVABLE RESULTS.
Just like the rest of the reviews, prompt, super professional, l and they know their craft. Had a chance to meet one of the owners he said it would take about 10 minutes so I got to watch him use a diamond belt to cut blade on the ceramic surface. My bill was 12 bucks. My knives turned out so beautiful, razor sharp and probably better than when I bought them.
5 stars, awesome!!!

We checked the Unilocal reviews for this service and they ere all excellent. This is one more such review. I am a very enthusiastic home cook. I have a wustohf sharpener but was not happy. The ease of making the appointment, turn around time and the service was excellent. Would highly recommend the service.

Finally getting around to writing a review for these awesome people. The week prior to Thanksgiving I realized that every single one of my knives had turned to utter garbage. Now I’m a Chef, and when I worked at the Ritz Carlton we sharpened our knives weekly. Here I was 7 years later since my last full bore sharpening session, in a quandary. There are a good number of people out there that will put an edge on your knives, but you put an amazing edge on my knives, even my Police serrated folding knife. If you want someone that truly cares about your knives, someone that obviously takes pride in their work and charges a realistic price for it, then look no further. Thank you so much and I’m sorry it took a month to post this up.

I just recently had the pleasure of working with Mike at Schmidt’s knives. The experience, from start to finish, exceeded my expectations. Let’s start with the obvious, they definitely know their craft. I sent in just a few of my workhorse kitchen knives to be sharpened and I feel like I received brand new knives. I’m pretty sure that they weren’t this sharp when I originally purchased them. They even went ahead and polished out some scratches that the knives had.
But what truly sets Schmidt’s knives apart was the extraordinary customer service they provided. Just like all the other reviews have mentioned before, they messaged and called to update me on every step of the process. Mike was very professional every time he called me to discuss my order.
I am definitely a very happy customer and would refer them to anyone needing sharpening services.
They deserve more than 5 stars!

Got a whole new set of knives!!!
Prompt, professional service… I talked mostly with Jessica but I had a chance to meet Mike through appointment. I had about 10 large knives sharpened, one with a broken tip… and a pair of scissors –my bill was almost $ 75.
Turned around time was next day and I liked the text message and email notifications.
My favorite part was probably the final product and presentation. I brought in my knives in a crumpled trader joes paper bag and when I received them they were packaged so professionally. The way they were wrapped, covered, scratches removed off the sides of the knife, just everything felt really really classy. And of course the most important part– SHARPER than when I even purchased them.
I feel that our society has such a buy and throw away mentality and it was great to see something hand crafted again.

I had a great experience with Schmidt’s knifes. To start with, the service itself was beyond satisfactory. The sharpening Mike provided for my felling axe was immaculate. With such a hunk of dull steel, he sharpened it sharp enough to shave hair yet allowed the blade to retain enough strength. He really understands how to shape a blade and how to properly deal with steel. I have not brought in knives yet, but from his work on my axe, I’m positive they can make them perfect.
Now on the business side, Schmidt’s is really that perfect small business that has the time and vision to care about providing quality as opposed to just meeting a profit margin goal. First of all, they obviously specialized in knives, but were flexible enough to let me meet them at their workshop to sharpen my axe and were very considerate about not wasting my time. Not only that, but Mike drove quite a few miles to meet me and sharpen my axe for next to nothing. He even offered me a tour of their workplace and showed me how they work and gave me advice for how to maintain my tools.
Bottomline: They obviously are not in the business just to make money. It’s refreshing to work with people that take pride in what they do.

There have only been a few times in my life when I am truly impressed by what somebody can do. Mike Schmidt is one of those guys. I am not a professional chef but I do know my way around a kitchen. I brought Mike my knives to sharpen and two days later I couldn’t believe the razor sharp edge they had. This guy really knows what he is doing. In fact, the next guy that has his knives sharpened by Mike, I’ll guarantee his work personally or I’ll pull money out of my own pocket and pay for your sharpening. I just met the guy and cant tell you how impressed I was with his service. The box your knives are delivered back to you in lets you know the quality you are dealing with. Too bad I can’t add extra stars.

One Happy Customer :)
i have a small 4 – 6 inch paring knife that i needed sharpened probably worth about 100 dollars (it’s a Kramer). it’s my favorite to cook with, i don’t really enjoy cooking with big knives in the kitchen. Anyway, it was SOOOO DULL!!!
I found these guys right here on Unilocal and in irvine, pretty close to the spectrum. they mentioned that most of their personal orders through the mail but that I lived pretty close and I could go ahead and just stop by. I met Mike in person and he told me that it would be ready next day and he could mail it to me or I could stop by again and pick it up. Very happy with the results. The knife cuts like a razor blade. I wanted to write a review because I thought he was professional and I got the feeling he wanted to make sure I was really happy. A+++++++++++

Pretty cool service, my wife recently told me that she was frustrated with how dull her knives. Found these guys and gave them a call. I had a chance to speak to Mike over the phone before I had them sharpened.
Basically this company deals in bulk and the prices drop per knife the more that the customer sharpens. We had about 20 knives to sharpen and they ended up being about 7 dollars a knife when it was all said and done.
The part that was pretty cool is that they send you an empty box directly to your house. It comes with a shipping label and some packaging material. After the knives were shipped back I got a phone call personally from Mike confirming that everything was perfect on my order.
I cannot even begin to describe how sharp these knives were. Don’t think I could have been any happier.
Warning: These knives are sharp!

I sent my knives to Schmidt’s Knives for sharpening and they did a superb job. It was like getting a brand new set of knives all over again! I think they are the best and I highly recommend them.