Bucci Grinding Service

There is nothing better then getting your knives back razor sharp and ready for cutting! I love to cook and have a really nice knife set and over time had become rather dull. I had taken my set to another vendor who used newer technology and cost me a decent amount of money. I heard of Bucci Grinding from a friend and I couldn’t have been happier. John, the owner uses an old grinding stone and does such with amazing precision. My knives were better then new and the price was very reasonable. I would recommend John Bucci and Bucci Grinding Service to anyone who is serious about their knives!

John Bucci is a gentleman with over 50 years of experience sharpening knives, et al! He sold his business years back and still «keeps busy» in retirement. I went to his place (like the other reviewer stated, like a garage) and he did them right there while I waited! I had ~15 knives he did and was very reasonable. Not often that you get such an expert anymore… from what I understand the other places locally (one in Fairfield) and Big Y, don’t know what they’re doing (ie «how) and can ruin your edges… I will always go back there.

Until we bought a few really good knives last year, I had no idea how difficult it had become to get the things sharpened. Our high-​end knives started out marvelous, then slowly dulled their way down to only excellent, so I went looking a sharpening place. I found a few — places at least an hour’s drive away, some further, who wanted me to mail my knives and wait for their return. What? What am I supposed to use in the meantime?
Patiently going through page after page of mostly irrelevant Google results, I finally happened upon Mr. Bucci. He’s a gentleman in his 50s, I think, who works out of a converted garage. He’s usually out during the day, making deliveries, but he sharpened our knives while we waited. We brought in 3 chef’s knives of varying sizes, 3 paring knives of varying sizes, a bread knife, and a tomato knife. Fifteen minutes and less than $ 25 later, we were on our way with knives that are like new again.
Definitely call ahead to find out when he’ll be in – he’ll usually call back. Also note that his shop is easy to miss — there’s just a small sign on the side of another establishment, with an arrow pointing to the back where the garage is. Pay attention to the street numbers, and you should be fine. Finally, don’t expect a yuppie experience — it’s a shop in the «machine shop» sense, not the boutique one.