No kitchen is truly complete without a great set of knives.
When the two of us started cooking together, we had some assorted knives. They were not great, nor were they all that sharp. They did however cut food, and at the time we were happy with our eclectic little collection of chef’s and santoku’s. Then Diane (Sanfilippo) stayed with us for 6 weeks while working on her New York Times Bestselling book, Practical Paleo. With her came a neat little set of Global knives which we really liked. They were sharp! They felt nice in our hands, and were sturdy forged steel – unlike the stamped steel knives we owned. It was a moment of clarity for us. Our knives sucked, and hers did not!
Months later, when we started working on our second book Gather, we decided to get some QUALITY knives. Our first call was to our good friend KC Lapina, who owns In The Kitchen – our favorite kitchen store in Pittsburgh. KC knows everyone in the cooking equipment business, and no sooner did we mention our need for good knives than did she point us in the direction of contacting Wusthof. We hurried home and gave them a call. We proceeded to tell them all about the two books we were working on, and wanting their knives to be the only knives we used in the process of creating our new books. To our great surprise, they were not only on board… but they were EXCITED to work with us!
Just days later, the most amazing set of knives showed up on our doorstep, ready to be put through their paces in the kitchen… over, and over again. What we immediately noticed about our Wusthof Classic Ikons were their comfortable feel in both of our hands.We each hold knives differently, and yet they are comfortable from every angle. Then there is the sharpness: good God. Each knife cuts through anything with indescribable ease, which is exactly what top quality knives should do–luckily there have been zero accidents so far (I-Hayley- am a bit accident prone which you can see from my array of burn scars from cooking, so I definitely made an effort to be VERY careful when handling these knives). We have used them almost daily for the last 5 months, and they have been an absolute joy.
Which is why we are simply in love with our Wusthof knives.
We wanted to find a special way to say “Thank You” to you all. Thank you for your endless support over the years. We appreciate every copy of Make it Paleo you purchased, every comment and like on our Facebook page, every review of our iPhone (and Android) app, and every pre-order of our forthcoming book Gather. We couldn’t do all of this without you and your support. So we called up our friends AGAIN at Wusthof, and arranged to give away a 7 piece set of the very same Classic Ikon knives which we used in the making of Gather and The 30 Day Guide to Paleo Cooking! Feast your eyes, friends, on the prize:
I am thankful for the love of my husband and family and for being given a chance to restore my health. I am thankful for learning how to cook- in my early thirties!!! It’s never too late!
I’m thankful for the healthy recipes I can get from you site.great,Wusthof knives are great. What an amazing offer! Thank you so much.
I am thankful for the ability to help others feel better through feeding them real food. “Love people. Cook them tasty food.”
I am lucky, I am thankful everyday, not just during Thanksgiving. 🙂
I’m thankful for the blessing of life with my children and husband and for discovering the paleo lifestyle within the last year! Looking good, feeling good!!!
I’m thankful I wake up every morning… I can breathe and walk and see and talk and hear music and love… I’m alive!!! 🙂
I am thankful for my supportive husband and my three awesome kids. Without them my life would not be complete!
I am thankful for my daughter, I love her to pieces!!! <3
I am thankful for my family, my puppies, and for finding paleo! I feel so much better. This giveaway is awesome!
I love your book! I would love new knives!
I’m thankful to have a great support network for my paleo journey to treat epilepsy. Not to mention all the wonderful people this journey has put me in contact with.
I am thankful for my friends, family, life, love, happiness, and WINE !!! 🙂
I am thankful to have found my soul-mate who I was blessed to have married last month! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world!
I love Paleo- it’s changed my life in every way imaginable (and unimaginable!), and I love the supportive community surrounding it!
I am thankful that even though I have only been living a Paleo lifestyle for 4-5 months, I have never been healthier! I’ve lost 30 lbs, my high cholesterol has plummeted, and my body simply feels like it’s functioning exactly how it was meant to! 🙂 -Nissa
I’m thankful for my family and my health.
I am so very thankful for the way my life has evolved over the past couple years! Food was the biggest catalyst for that change! So I am thankful for you all! 🙂
I am thankful for being able to choose what I feed myself and my family. I am also thankful for dark chocolate and coconut butter.
I am thankful for my wonderful husband and our spunky paleo pooch.
I am thankful for finding Paleo/Primal. After three years of being very sick, and 20 years or being a vegetarian, I made the switch. After just 8 wks I feel better then I have in a long time! Thank you for all the great recipes and beautiful photos.
i am thankful for the support of my husband, extended family, gym family and work family!
I am thankful for people like you guys, who have been the backbone of my personal graft out of ill health. When doctors and specialists fail you, people like you two help us figure out how to take care of ourselves, to listen to our bodies and get better. So thank you! You’ve made such a difference to mine and my boyfriend’s lives.
I am thankful for my son who always eats my food experiments with no complaints. (^_^)
Thoroughly thankful for my cousin, particularly this past year. After loosing the grandmother we were all incredibly close to, we have pulled together and become an incredibly close-knit group of friends! I am very much looking forward to spending the holidays with them. Great giveaway! Thank you for all you!!
I am thankful for a healthy, happy and loving family. I am thankful for a one-of-a-kind set of fabulous friends (who are ALL foodies, by the way). I am thankful for God. He gives me a million things to be thankful for every day. I am a lucky woman.
Wusthof are my absolute favorite knives! I so thankful for the Primal Palate and the Paleo/primal lifestyle but also that I am able to share with other people the great benefits of this life. Wusthof has been my favorite knife of choice for years, I bought my first at a cooking class years ago and vowed I would try to buy a complete set. After being laid off that plan kind of fell apart. 🙁
I’m thankful for the changes I’ve made in my life to be in the place I am right now. To be able to work and travel with my husband, cook each day and just enjoy life.
I am thankful for my family who I can cook and bake for and know they will love me no matter if they like what I make or not!
I’m thankful for my health, my family, and the wonderful support of the Paleo community! Thank you! 🙂
I am thankful that my kids are happy and healthy.
I’m most thankful for my family who are supportive no matter what!
Thankful for my family this holiday season!
I’m thankful for all the free paleo advice on the internet.
I’m thankful for my health and my family!
I am thankful for my friends and family who keep me sane. That I found Paleo and can now go to sleep without the uncomfortable feeling at night, and wake up rested in the morning. And for my two beautiful children who make my world go round.
Thank you for this giveaway.
I am thankful for health and water (we have to drill a new well)!
I am thankful my son introduced me to the Paleo way of eating over a year ago. I have not lost any weight but I feel so much healthier and better, and for the first time in years I can say it’s been months and months since I’ve had any stomach issues. I am also thankful that 2 months ago I received my first ever Wusthof knife. Up till then, my kids would refer to my kitchen knives as “like cutting with wood”, so, I am literally in heaven using this thing. I’m saving for a whole set now!
I’m thankful for all the bloggers who make it so simple to do a quick google search and find fantastic paleo/primal meals.
I am so thankful for you guys!!! You are the ones that got me started on my path to clean eating and going paleo. I could not have done it without your 30 day guide, or Make it Paleo. You guys have been a blessing to my family!!! 🙂
I am thankful for my family and friends. I am thankful for the paleo community and the support that has been created around the lifestyle. I am thankful for each breath every day. its all about the little things! I am thankful for all the resources you guys have added to help us with our lifestyle!
Oh my blessings truly overflow… where to even begin!? I am thankful for all the support I have had from my family in making health a priority. I am thankful for all the mistakes I have made through out my life time…they can be painful at first but they have made me who I am and placed me where I am meant to be…in a very happy place.
I am thankful for the support of my amazing friends and family.
I’m thankful for the ever growing and learning experience that is Paleo… I always thought of myself as separate from my body, and since starting the Paleo lifestyle i’ve learned that i should honor and respect my body and my mind, that being healthy is not being thin, but taking care of myself, emotionally and physically. That i can accept myself and accept the love of others, to not judge, but see ho i can be helpful. It could seem strange to other people that i’ve learned this though a “diet”, but this is what my experience has been. I’m am extremely thankful for that.
Looking forward to the new cookbook!
I am truly thankful for the Paleo community. The support that everyone gives and the knowledge that everyone shares so freely has been a blessing beyond measure. This lifestyle has changed my life and I haven’t felt this amazing is a really long time. I’ve become a Paleo Cookbook hoarder! Can’t wait for the new Gather to come out to add to my collection!
Love a good set of kitchen knives
I’m thankful for finding the paleo lifestyle and feeling healthy for the first time in years.
I am thankful for the amazing cookbooks & websites that are dedicated to this lifestyle so that I may show my children this wonderful way of life! Thank you so much!
I’m thankful for all the incredible people who work hard at providing yummy recipes and well done books for the Paleo\Primal community.
I am thankful for my family and health!