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 my best friend/fiancee and the time we spend together planning our wedding for next fall!
I’m thankful for my husband who puts up with all my recipe testing and says the results are good even when they aren’t.
I am thankful for my heath!
I am thankful for the loved ones in my life, the health in my body, and the blessing of each new day to enjoy them both!
I am thankful for great giveaways 😉
Thankful for my health, happiness, and loved ones around me!
I am thankful for the ability to give, share, and offer.
I’m thankful for my family and friends, my home, and the health of myself and my loved ones. I’m also very thankful that I stumbled across a paleo blog just over two months ago and started myself on a journey that has me feeling (and looking) better every day.
Thankful for abundant life; my children, my husband, my faith, my health (& theirs) and the ability to take this time to reflect & be thankful for all that I have been given.
I’m thankful for my families health and our wonderful boys.
I am thankful for my ever improving health. It is something I will never take for granted again.
I am thankful for all that my husband and I have accomplished through hard work and sticking together
I’m thankful for finding this way of eating and all the positive effects it’s having on my life.
I am thankful to be able to learn and grow every day!
I’m thankful for the grace from Jesus every single day
I’m thankful for the day I was introduced to the Paleo lifestyle.
First of all I am thankful for my family to having a job in this economy. Secondly, I am thankful for this giveway!!
I’m thankful for my sweet little toddler who surprised us after I thought I was done having kids!
I’m thankful for having the paleo diet/lifestyle and crossfit finding their way into my life at a time when my health was going down the hole. For all those friends who are always their to help me in need. And, for all the wonderful websites dedicated to Paleo food, because food is delicious and there is no reason we should fear eating just because of the SAD cause/effect. ^_^
I’m thankful for discovering the Paleo diet.
I’m thankful for meeting by extraordinary boyfriend who made me discover the Paleo diet. I’m so excited about your new book!
feels weird to say it but i’m grateful that autoimmune thyroid disease drove me to learn about ancestral/paleo eating . . . coming up on a year now real soon!
I am thankful for my family and for good health. And for the ability to be able to eat wholesome, nutritious, REAL food.
I am thankful for the lifestyle changes that paleo has brought me. I know the changes have greatly improved my health!
I am thankful for my family and friends, my good job and my new found love for the pale lifestyle! I feel great 🙂
I am thankful for my family above all. Thanks for your work to help better our lives.
Thankful for time spent with my fam through a difficult time while also being able to crossfit at an awesome box.
I’m thankful for my husband, my guinea pigs and my health!
I’m thankful for good health, great food and wonderful family and friends.
I’m thankful to paleo community for curing my psoriasis. Never felt so good.
I’m thrilled that you are producing this new book, but am having difficulty finding patience waiting for it! I’m thankful that I discovered paleo while my children will still so young. They are growing up primarily paleo, and ages 3 & 5 I’m watching them already making the right food choices independently – and I’m so proud and happy for their good health.
family is doing great in school and healthy. What else is there
I am thankful for a healthy life, my job, my horse, my friends, my gym family and the struggles I’ve faced over the past couple of years who have made me a stronger person!
I am thankful for the chance to even enter. Thanks!
I’m thankful that there are awesome people like you trying to give so much back to the paleo community!
Thankful for my home,husband,and children.
I am thankful for my husband who loves me, my children that fulfill my days and my friends who make me laugh every day.
I’m thankful for my family.
I’m thankful for my amazing family that make the holidays so special and for all the good food I’m looking forward to next Thursday!!
Since it’s my birthday tomorrow and I’m living half way across the world from my family and friends I’m even more thankful for my husband who is here with me and who I know will make this a special day for me 🙂
I am very thankful for a loving husbandwho provides for me. I am thamkful to have two sweet and healthy children. I am thankful for my amazing grandsons. Finally I am thankful for finding the Paleo movement. It has changed(saved) my life.
I am grateful for your generosity and this giveaway:)
I am thankful for waking up each day HEALTHY!
I’m thankful for food bloggers/authors like y’all that make my “Paleo Journey” easier and easier everyday! Thank you!
I am thankful to have the FREEDOM to choose how I eat and live!
I am thankful for a healthy life and a beautiful world around me. And for delicious foods!!
I am thankful for clear, crisp Fall mornings/days.
I am thankful for 2012! I made some great strides in regards to my health and my career that really improved my quality of life. I know 2013 can only be better so I look forward to that!
I am thankful for my wonderful family and friends!
I am thankful for my wonderful, supportive and loving husband. For my smiling, goofy, black lab. For delicious and healthy food. For discovering Paleo Nutrition as a solution to my health issues earlier this year. For living well.