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An Exciting Knife Giveaway!

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New West Knives

Well it’s been a while, hasn’t it?  We’re all settled in at the new house and although there’s still tons of work to do, it’s slowly shaping up and we are loving the new place more and more each day!

And now that I’m officially back to blogging, I thought I’d start things back up with a bang!  I have two gorgeous kitchen knives to give away thanks to the wonderful people at New West Knife Works.

As a food blogger, I am constantly bombarded with requests to write about new products.  For the most part, I kindly decline these offers.  But when I got an e-mail from New West Knife Works, I was instantly intrigued.

For one thing, I love knives.  A good knife is a cook’s best friend.  While I don’t generally accept expensive free products in exchange for a review, I did like the idea of accepting these quality knives to give away to a couple of readers.  I mean, you deserve it for putting up with my sporadic and infrequent posting!

New West Knife Works sent two different types of knives and they are both absolutely beautiful!  I have to tell you, it’s hard for me to give these things away!

Knives

The first one is the Fusionwood Chopper.  I love the colored wood handle and curved blade.  Here’s the description from the Web site:

Vegetables have nightmares about these pro quality kitchen knives. But for the slicing and chopping needs of your kitchen, this knife is a dream. The winner of the “New West Salsa Test”. The perfect knife for those who find a large chef knife unwieldy.

Chopper

Just look at that beautiful blade! With a 5 1/2 inch blade, this knife is much smaller than what I am used to.  But it feels great in my hand and I am seriously thinking about adding the Fusionwood Chopper to my Christmas wish list!

The second knife is called the Petty and it is from their Phoenix collection. According to the Web site:

The Petty is the perfect peeling, paring, boning and carving knife for vegetables, fruits, herbs, and other delicate work. A traditional Japanese blade shape, the petty is becoming a must have for the American kitchen. The home user who finds a larger chef knife unwieldy will find the petty a suitable alternative as an everyday chef knife.

Petty

The Phoenix knives are made in Seki, Japan, a place known as The City of Swords. I love the delicate thin blade on this knife and it, too, might someday fit nicely in my own collection!

So, here’s how this will work.  In order to enter the contest, all you have to do is leave a comment and tell us why you would like a new kitchen knife.  If you already have a great set of knives, it would nice if you would sit this one out and give some others a chance.  But I’m not putting any restrictions on the contest.  If you would like to be considered, just leave a comment.

At the close of the contest, I will randomly select two people using a random number generator.  The contest will end on Thursday at 1pm (pst).  I will post the winners by the end of that day!

Good luck, everyone!

And thanks again to Corey and Michael at New West Knife Works for introducing us to their wonderful knives!

EDIT: The contest is over. Comments were closed at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Laura says

    I would adore a new kitchen knife, having never actually owned one that is *nice* and cuts well. I would chop and dice all manner of things! Mmm...

  2. Molly says

    I would love this set of knives! I just graduated from college and I am starting to really get into cooking. A great set of knives would be a great tool in the kitchen

  3. Jenn says

    I need a new knife because I've cut back on teaching from 5 days a week to 2 days a week. The other three days I get to stay home and actually cook! My husband just graduated from law school - home cooked meals were few and far between for him while he was in school because I was busy putting him through! It'd be great to have a new knife to make food prep easier :)

  4. Saundra Scarce says

    Wow, those look nice. I've never been able to afford a really nice knife. I use my Kiwi's every day, but they don't have the heft of a high quality knife.

  5. Mike Gallagher says

    I am about to move into my very first apartment, but still have no knives! I would love to avoid inheriting my mom's old ones...

  8. Jordan says

    I've been using the same 10" chef's knife since I was in college (10 years ago now?), and its been becoming more problematic as I've been trying to cook more of late. I've been needing to get some new knives, and these look great.

  10. Michelle Summers says

    Beautiful knives! I would appreciate a new knife because after nearly 11 years of marriage, 4 years of cooking for 6 people, cooking 3 (sometimes 2) times a day , countless meals my knives have become extremely dull, lost or the handles have broken. Thanks for your consideration. Michelle

  12. Jonathan says

    Hi! It's me! I do...have one good knife that I enjoy, but feel deprived of a set with varying blade sizes *sob*. Won't you please consider me? Thanks Nicole. I realize it's a random number consideration, but I know you'll be rooting for me;) Jonathan a.k.a. The Heady Pepper!

  13. claudia (cook eat FRET) says

    i would love one of these beautiful knives because 1/ they are works of art and i really do appreciate all of the thoughtful and well executed elements that went into making them and 2/because i recently bought a japanese knife and a dear friend of mine dropped it and took a big chink out of the blade. it was hard to smile through that, but i did. anyway, i'd love and honor a knife like that...

  14. Christie says

    I think I really need a new knife because I haven't gotten a new one since I got married and we are coming up on our 2 year anniversary. That's a long time to go with out buying any new kitchen gadgets! :)

  15. Judy says

    What a beautiful pair of knives. Either one would look and work beautifully in my kitchen. Thanks for the contest and the great blog!

  17. Susan says

    Beautiful knives. I would give them to my daughter who actually came to my house to slice fruit for a party because she had no good knives.

  19. Jessica says

    Oooo... would love to try that Chopper and see if I could make some tasty salsa. mmm... Love the description, I imagine I could bend quite a few veggies to my will with it. ;)