So, you know I love to cook, right? And that a lot of stuff I cook comes from the garden. That means it is whole and whole stuff can be hard to cook. I need knives. For years I had Chicago Cutlery which are pretty good knives for the price. I still have a couple of them that I really like. But then I heard about LamsonSharp knives. I can’t take credit for tracking them down. That has to go to my brother in law Scott who bought them for my sister for her birthday a few years ago.
I liked them so much, that the following year, I asked Larry to get them for my brithday. There are a few things that I particularly like about them, aside from the fine quality. They are made in the US – in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. I like to buy things made here when I can find them. And, for $10, you can send up to 5 knives back to the factory for sharpening. It can be difficult to find a competent knife sharpener so I am particularly glad to be able to do this.
The knives themselves are hefty, feel nicely balanced in your hand and look great as well.
They come in very handy when you want to turn something like this:
Into this:
So you can make this:
Also very useful of course for reducing buckets of tomatoes and other vegetables into sizes that will fit nicely in the freezer. In that regard, the vegetables are still winning. Three buckets of tomatoes are ahead of me today – I think they are breeding during the night.
I better go get started on them – have a great day!
Roger needs some new knives…this would make a good Christmas present. Thanks for the infomercial. lol
Can I hire you as my cook? My lean pockets are getting old and you cook such heavenly dishes. lol.
=D
Great idea…I need some new knives. And, what can I bring to dinner?
Hello? RECIPE! That looks FABULOUS!
You and Bill would have been best buddies. He loved really good knives too. :>)
YR
I love those knives.
Thanks for the suggestion! Good luck with all those tomatoes!
Another great post – I’m going to check out those knives!
Breeding during the night? So, Seinfeld was right about how they produce seedless watermelons then…
i want to come for dinner!!
I really like your sequence of photos here, raw, chopped, cooked. very creative and interesting.