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:
thankful for my family…who love me and support me in all I do.
I’m thankful for my family and wonderful girlfriend for everything they add to my life.
I’m thankful for my family, friends, job, roof over my head, clothes on my back, food on my table, and the grace of God!
My salvation, my husband, children, parents, home, heat, food.
I am thankful for my friends and family that support every decision I make no matter how crazy it is.
I am thankful for my husband and my three kids.
I am thankful for my husband and our jobs!
I am thankful for my husband, my paleo support!
I’m thankful for my health and my happiness!
I’m thankful for my health, Paleo foods, my job, my LORD, and everything. I’m also thankful for this giveaway.
I am thankful for my healthy and successful (grown) kids.
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I am thankful for being alive and in good health, and loving a wonderful family, having discovered the paleo lifestyle and being able to care for my loved ones, and having met so many amazing people along the way! I am also thankful for my ever growing cookbook shelf!!
I am thankful for my family and for my health.
I am thankful for renewed health, energy, and general well-being thanks to paleo, and to my supporting (and participating) family and partner. Oh, and for guilt-free bacon! 🙂
I’m thankful that I found Paleo eating, how easy it is to do, and how good my blood tests have gotten (triglycerides down 50 points!) Thanks!
I am thankful for my beautiful wife, my family, my friends and my health.
These knives would be so great!! Thanks for your food posts & this giveaway.
I am thankful for your delicious dessert recipes.
I am thankful for my good health and my family!
I am thankful for Sheldon’s House of Pain several mornings a week and for dear friends who introduced me to Paleo and support me on this journey.
I am thankful for being diagnosed with celiac disease, my whole family is healthier because of it! I am also grateful for the awesome online paleo/primal community, it has been invaluable!
I am thankful for good health and the knowledge of how to keep it!
I am thankful that I found out about eating paleo a year ago and committed to it. It has truly made a difference in my life.
I am thankful for your wonderful site!
I am thankful for your great recipes!
I’m thankful for my kids, family and friends.
I am thankful for improved health, great recipes, and a thriving family!
I am thankful for my health and being back to 100% strength from my ankle injury and surgeries 11 months ago.
I’m thankful for good food, family, and my health!
mahalo for all you do!!! and mahalo to wusthof! the knives would be radical!!! 🙂
Last week, My younger brother Howie returned to the arms of LOVE that created us all. This has shone an even brighter light on my daily gratitude practice. I am GRATEFUL to have grown up with him as my cherished sibling, with all the wonder & warts that being part of a large family entails. I’m grateful to enjoy good health, which I firmly believe is our first wealth. I’m grateful for the active, healthy, supportive, bada** CrossFit/Paleo Community I’m honored to belong to and consider my family of CHOICE. I’m grateful for the everyday miracle of cooking a la the Penzeys magnet that graces my stove: “Love People. Cook Them Tasty Food.” I’m grateful there’s a Penzeys in Boulder to remind me of my wonderful years in Pgh whenever I’m feeling a bit homesick for the 3 rivers! I’m grateful for the inspiring role models we all have in Bill & Haley, and especially to have met them when I first started CF at CF Confluence. Last and certainly not least, I’m INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL I’ll be ENJOYING these Wusthof Knives in my kitchen SOON!! Your Pal CAL 🙂 <3
I am SOOOOOOO thankful for the health of my family!
Thank you guys so much for all that you do! This is an AWESOME give away. 😀
I’m thankful for blogs like yours that feed my love of cooking!
I am thankful for my return to health with Paleo and for my beautiful family!
I’m so thankful for my family – especially my husband, and my baby boy, who will be here in my arms in about 2 months!
I’m also thankful for my Wusthof knife! I only have one, but I LOVE it!!!
I am thankful for the health of my family, friends, and myself. AND for finding blogs like this one to help guide me in my beginning adventures into the pseudo-paleo lifestyle.
I am thankful for my hope in the Lord! He blesses me daily.
I’m thankful for the community of real foodies that make this lifestyle so rich & fulfilling!
7 years ago on Thanksgiving we had a car accident and my aunt passed away and I ended up in a coma. 30 days later, I woke up from the coma. I am very thankful to be here alive 7 years later I now and married with a beautiful daughter and expecting a baby boy. so thankful to be able to spend another year with my family on Thanksgiving. on Thanksgiving is always a little hard for us since the passing of my aunt but again very grateful to be alive.
i’m grateful to be happy, because that is what matters.
I’m thankful for my wonderful fiance who helped me discover that working out is actually fun and helps keep both of us on track.
I am thankful for my health, which though never bad, has improved since going (mostly) Paleo
I’m thankful for generous folks like you who host these great giveaways!
I’m grateful for my healthy family, trail running, and PALEO!
Thankful for my amazing group of friends, my loving rescue dog, and of course, my health.
I am thankful for family, food, and the sense of peace I get from both of them.
i am thankful for being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. in addition to the relief i got from feeling so sick all the time, it is what led me to where i am now. i am back in school pursuing my degree in nutrition so that one day i can help others learn to properly care for themselves. without my diagnosis i also would have never found the primal/paleo lifestyle which means i wouldn’t be here entering this awesome contest! thank you for your blog, awesome recipes, and such great giveaways!
I’m thankful to be headed home for the holidays.
I’m thankful everyone in my family is in good health, a roof over our heads, food to eat and that we are together.