{"id":384,"date":"2008-09-04T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-04T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=384"},"modified":"2008-09-04T06:45:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-04T11:45:00","slug":"the-sharpest-knife-in-the-drawer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=384","title":{"rendered":"The sharpest knife in the drawer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lamsonsharp.com\/\">LamsonSharp<\/a> knives. I can&#8217;t take credit for tracking them down.  That has to go to my brother in law <a href=\"http:\/\/weezeej.blogspot.com\/2008\/02\/locks-of-love.html\">Scott<\/a> who bought them for my sister for her birthday a few years ago.<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9KOn7RwgI\/AAAAAAAACcg\/yKe8s-q34D8\/s1600-h\/handles.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9KOn7RwgI\/AAAAAAAACcg\/yKe8s-q34D8\/handles.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241990106378781186\" \/><\/a>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 &#8211; 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.<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9KOlpCSSI\/AAAAAAAACco\/hhZ9Ypohct4\/s1600-h\/name.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9KOlpCSSI\/AAAAAAAACco\/hhZ9Ypohct4\/name.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241990105765398818\" \/><\/a>The knives themselves are hefty, feel nicely balanced in your hand and look great as well.<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9KO1jSkWI\/AAAAAAAACcw\/ECtLefT9uG0\/s1600-h\/sidebyside.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9KO1jSkWI\/AAAAAAAACcw\/ECtLefT9uG0\/sidebyside.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241990110036267362\" \/><\/a>They come in very handy when you want to turn something like this:<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9Kg47g3DI\/AAAAAAAACc4\/TWifJbAj5yo\/s1600-h\/veg_whole.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9Kg47g3DI\/AAAAAAAACc4\/TWifJbAj5yo\/veg_whole.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241990420180818994\" \/><\/a>Into this:<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9KhAklDkI\/AAAAAAAACdA\/d2066o7FQAU\/s1600-h\/veg_cut.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9KhAklDkI\/AAAAAAAACdA\/d2066o7FQAU\/veg_cut.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241990422232108610\" \/><\/a>So you can make this:<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9KhBpouEI\/AAAAAAAACdI\/6AklpSmHSMo\/s1600-h\/done.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SL9KhBpouEI\/AAAAAAAACdI\/6AklpSmHSMo\/done.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241990422521755714\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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 &#8211; I think they are breeding during the night.  <\/p>\n<p>I better go get started on them &#8211; have a great day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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