Sharpening Service
Kitchen shears do a surprising amount of work, right up until they stop. Snipping herbs, cutting open packaging, trimming poultry, and breaking down a chicken all run that edge down. When they start bending food instead of cutting it, kitchen shear sharpening in Portland brings them back. We sharpen kitchen shears by hand so they snip clean again.
We sharpen all kinds of kitchen shears, including the take-apart kind that split into two halves for cleaning, spring-loaded shears, and heavy poultry shears. We sharpen both blades and check that they meet cleanly along the whole length, so they cut all the way to the tip. For your other cutting tools, we also offer basic scissor sharpening and full kitchen knife sharpening.
Kitchen shears get used for everything, often on things they were not made for, like zip ties and packaging. That hard use dulls them quickly. A sharp pair cuts through herbs, twine, and chicken joints in one clean snip. A dull pair mashes and slips, which is both annoying and unsafe. Sharpening makes them feel new again.
Good kitchen shears are worth holding onto, and sharpening costs far less than replacing them. We sharpen for home cooks all over Portland, from Lents to the Pearl. Toss your shears in with your kitchen knives next time you bring a batch by, and we will get everything cutting clean at once.
Kitchen shear sharpening is a flat $8 per pair. That covers both blades and a check that they close clean to the tip. We take all brands, including take-apart and poultry shears. Drop them off and pick them up snipping like new.
Yes. We sharpen heavy poultry shears and take-apart kitchen shears so they cut clean through joints again.
Sure. Bring them together and we will sharpen the whole batch at once.
Kitchen shear sharpening is a flat $8 per pair, all brands.
Bring it by, or book a time online. See all prices on our pricing page.