Well, hoity toity mr. God-like smarty pants!
Just wondering tho, rock, why would you say that a professional sharpener would "grind too much of the blade away"? I would think that they'd know exactly what to do with knives that are sharpened on both sides.
That being said, I concur with using a waterstone. My dad was fastidious in keeping the kitchen knives as sharp as humanly possible because he likes paper-thin tomato slices and the only way to get those is with a razor sharp knife. However, my dad is also the most amazing person in the world at sharpening a knife. Unfortunately I don't think he does housecalls
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