I'm also a fan. My daughter just got her first knife here and they were very helpful in picking out one she felt comfortable with.

I'm definitely in favor of renewal. Northwestern continues to be an unequalled local resource for knife sharpening and cooking tools.

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Please renew. Where else can you drop making your watermelon rind pickles, because the knives aren't going to cut it, get them sharpened, pick up a skimmer for preserve making, and a new sturdy sieve with easy parking, okay I could do that around the corner from my house at Sur le Table, but I choose Northwest Cutlery instead.

Please renew!

Fine for transient culinary students, but lots of expensive pieces of junk that rust or break with just the slightest degree of careless home kitchen handling. Sure, it's hard to find the exact diameter chinois you need anywhere else around town. I'll just mail order from somewhere else.

Northwestern cutlery continues to be a big resource for me. I take my knives in at least 3-4 times a year, I love searching their bargain shelves, but most of all I love their hands on service. I know not to go for advice on Mondays (industry day), but the rest of the week I know there's someone knowledgeable working that I can bounce questions off. I was looking for a new paring knife and was turned on to MAC by the people here and I love it. Most of my pans also come from here, they have been consistently cheaper then Sur la Table and Williams Sonoma. They continue to be a great culinary resource for me.

Nothing has changed at Northwestern Cutlery. It is still the best place to go for all things cutlery, whether it is sharpening, buying, or just asking questions. Most recently, the steered me towards an excellent knife for taking apart fish that is good enough to use at home, but inexpensive enough to bring on a fishing trip. I support renewal.

Going to Northwestern Cutlery is like going to a candy store for me. A really expensive candy store. I like browsing even if I don't buy that much, although I have found some bargains on their sale shelves. But their knife selection, advice, and, above all, sharpening are what really draw me. They resuscitated a serrated bread knife for us that I thought was beyond help. This is an independent store that I am glad to have in Chicago. I definitely support renewal.

EvA wrote:This is an independent store that I am glad to have in Chicago. I definitely support renewal.

I couldn't agree more. I support renewal for Northwestern Cutlery.

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Nearly as good as the guy that walked down my alley sharpening knives on a portable wheel when I was a kid.

Of course it's still a GNR. Where else are you going to get your knives sharpened while you wait?

I wholeheartedly support the GNR renewal for Northwestern Cutlery. It is the only place I go to buy knives. It is the Ollivander's of cutlery. I'm not sure if the knife chooses the cook or vice versa, but I know the staff make great matchmakers, helping me to arrive at the perfect fit, feel, and function. In considering GNR status, and I realize it is not official an official criterion, I think about how badly I would miss a place if it were gone: tearfully, in this case. I enjoy it equally for intentional shopping or sharpening, and random browsing when otherwise in the neighborhood, feeling that magnetic pull to come on in and take a look, and always leaving with something useful.