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I have a mish-mash of knives…a couple of which are good. I haven’t sharpened them and probably should.

We have cheap knives and I don’t even think we own a sharpener… I have seen ceramic knives before but I was always skeptical like you. These would be awesome!

We have a set of knives we got for a wedding gift 11 years ago, but my husband (the main cook in our family) has been asking for a set of ceramic knives for some time. What an awesome giveaway!

Have h ad my current set forever! They aren’t sharpened periodically even though I know dull knives are more dangerous to use. Would certainly love to win these!

My husband has been bugging me for months to invest in a nice set. But I just hate spending the big bucks on knives! I did recently purchase one pampered chef knife to try. It’s good. Just the entire set is ridiculously priced! So I use the one knife all the time, just keep washing it. I’d love to try these ceramic ones and see what they are like!

We are currently using a mismatched set of Cutco knives. We don’t ever sharpen them.

well they were an investment at the time, Chicago Cutlery when when first got married, um, 18 years ago….but I think they need to find a new home!

I use a set of knives I picked up at our local Sam’s Club Warehouse store. They are Wolfgang Puck knives. They are ok! I am not “wowed” by them. They are decent and do their job.

I have seen the commercials for the ceramic knives and feel the same way about them. Very skeptical! I have been looking into a new set of knives.
I will take your recommendation to heart and consider the ceramic knives set.

Thanks for sharing your opinion!

I have sabitier knives and they are very dull. I have not thried ceremic so this would be great if i won! Thanks
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My current knives are nearly all hand-me-downs, except for one lovely little Henckels paring knife.

I have a set of Pampered Chef knives and one ceremic knife I got while stationed in Japan with the military… I LOVE my ceremic knife and would love more!

I got a decent knife set as a wedding gift and I always reach for them. They are about two years old and so far I haven’t sharpened them. I’m rather a cheap skate if I do say so myself .

I am using my parents old knives.. A collection a various knives that have made their way into our family. Some are fairly sharp. like the bread knife that never has an opportunity for use… home made bread is rarely made in this household..

And ceramic knives sound promising. I’d love to try them out on a good steak or, if one is a filet knife, then on a salmon.

No knife set! Just random stuff, I’d LOVE a knife set!

I would love to try the ceramic knives. I’ve never been able to invest in an expensive set of knives and have always had the knives that come in the “block” of wood. I love to cook and a great set of knives that actually cut the food would be awesome. As for sharpening them…I use the knife sharpener on the back of my can opener when I really need to. Bad job it does too!

We have a set of older knives, but I have been looking out for a new set!

We have 2 cheap sets of the wooden block knives, one is about 8 years old, the other almost 18 years old. None of them have ever been sharpened and are horribly dull, but I don’t know how to sharpen them myself and it would cost too much to get it done by someone else. My husband wants to invest in ceramic knives that we’ve gone to an all organic, home cooked lifestyle, but they’re way out of our price range right now. It’d be super awesome if we got these!

We absolutely invest in good knives. I use my Wustoff Santuko knives the most. They fit my hand perfectly. I have looked at ceramic knives and would love to get them. Do you find they are too dangerous for older children? I heard they are screaming sharp!

I do think it is key to keep good knives sharp! We have a Chefschoice 110, recommended by Cooks Illustrated. Works great. Thanks for the chance to win

I’ve been curious about these knives. Love the chance to win!

I have one chef knife, one paring knife, and steak knives that I use for everything else. Terrible, I know.

I have nice knives but I don’t get them sharpened enough. Right now they won’t even dent an apple skin. Uggg!

I have two Victorinox knives that I really like—but would love to try the ceramic ones!

We have a set we got as a wedding gift 10 years ago–it’s been sharpened once.

I have a couple of Chicago Cutlery knives I picked up on clearance from a housewares store–a chef and a slicer. I also have an old filleting knife that was my mom’s, a cheap bread knife from walmart, and a couple of other bits and pieces.

I have a few different hones, but none of my knives have ever been professionally sharpened since I got them home. I have a few stones and a diamond-coated doodad that is flat and bar-shaped like my stones. I use those from time to time when the edges get really bad. I also have one of those weird ceramic bars in an X type of hones, it only seems to help if you cut it like you’re really trying to cut into the ceramic–hard..

I currently have a knife block set of Ginsu knives that we received as a wedding gift. I’m not impressed with them, to be honest. I don’t use them much and have never sharpened them…maybe that’s my problem. I have seen the infomercials for ceramic knives and I agree, they sounds gimmicky, but so enticing. I’d love to try them.

I am a student, so it’s all hand me downs (takes inexpensive set to a whole other level, eh? lol!), but I have very much appreciated these gifts from friends and family and wouldn’t have made it without their generosity. This post has actually inspired me to now remove two of knives from the cutlery drawer and my home that are actually completely useless. Of the remaining 4 the larger knife started to rust about 4 months ago, but is still decently sharp so I haven’t had the heart to get rid of it. I wonder if there is a way to safely remove the rust? I should google this! ) My knives are not sharpened regularly, as I cannot afford it, so I just use a little extra force to cut through things. Haha! =D And no I have never tried ceramic knives, but love the idea of ceramic knives and would love even more to have the opportunity to try them out!

We have a few good ones and some of medium quality. We sharpen them regularly ourselves. I have never tried ceramic knives.

I have a mid-range knife set I guess – Chicago Cutlery. It came with a knife block and one of the things we do to help keep the knives sharp is that we put them in the block upside down. then I’m not always running the blades on the block as I put them in and out. BUT they need to be sharpened more regularly.

Having had 3 knife sets in less than 10 years (this set included and this is the first “nice” set I’ve had) I’m doubting they stay sharp for any length of time.

I had been needing new knives for soooooo long…so about a month ago I purchased a set of Chicago cutlery. My sister had a set that I had used many times and loved them. She very seldom had to sharpen them. Well, I spend my time before using these knives to sharpen them. They did not come sharpened evidently, and I must sharpen each one before I use it. It’s a good thing I got the built-in sharpener.

I have a few cheap knives that need sharpening. Also I’ve never tried ceramic knives, but I am very interested!

When we got married we were given a set of knives that mu husband’s aunt got off a TV infomercial. They are all serrated and cannot be sharpened, but need it badly! I used a ceramic knife at a friends house and I am hooked! Great giveaway!

We use an inexpensive set that I got from a depatrment store on sale. They’re nice, but we’ve worn them out.

I actually like our Miracle Blade set, but I’d love to try these out too!

I have a cheap set now.

I have a set of Chicago cutlery and they are good knives but my set is old. Some are very old from my grandmother. They have lasted a long time, though. I don’t sharpen them very faithfully.

We have a set of Pampered Chef knives, but I would love to upgrade to ceramic.

I have random cheap knives that I would love to replace!

I have a couple cheap sets, plus a 3-piece henkel set I got as a wedding gift. I sharpen the henkels occasionally. I would love to try the ceramic knives…they intrigue me!

We have a cheap set, never sharpened. I sure could use some nice ones considering all the fruits and veggies we cut every day! Thanks!

I have an old cheap set, plus 2 used knives from my husbands work (he works in a restaurant). It’s kind of sad using these sad knives with all the cooking (much of it gourmet) that I do…We lost our sharpener in a cross country move and have yet to buy a new one…I have not tried the ceramic knives yet, but we’ve been talking about buying a set.

I have an old,cheap knife set that is so dull I think that my butter knifes might be sharper! I’ve had them for years and sharpening doesn’t even seem to help anymore-I’d love to win the ceramic knifes-I’ve always wanted them and my steaks will thank you!

when my hubby and I married he had nice knives and I had a group from pampered chef, target, etc.. We do sharpen sometimes

We have a set of knives we got for our wedding. However, we don’t sharpen them because we don’t know when we’re supposed to! I haven’t used ceramic knives but would love to after reading about them!

What knife set. I have one good knife it’s a j.a. henkles twin four star 10inch chef knife and I love it.

We have knife set from Target (Henkels), I think. It’s great when my husband sharpens them. Otherwise, I use knives that I bought from a RADA fundraiser. NOw that I’m cooking more, I see the importance of a good sharp knife.

I have a mid-priced set, after using cheap knives all through college I wanted nice knives but they just haven’t been in the budget yet. Maybe someday!

I could use a good set of sharp knives right about now. We just moved to the other side of the world and had to buy some knives quick. Not a lot of thought was put into it which I regret now, every time I try to cut raw meat. Never heard of ceramic knives though!

My knives are a hodge-podge of ones I saved up to buy and others that I bought in a pinch just to get me by. I’ve been curious about ceramic knives ever since I first heard of them – unfortunately, living in a tiny little town, I haven’t even been able to see one, much less get one in my hands! Thanks for sharing the information

My set is not ancient but I find I am sharpening frequently with somewhat poo r results. I wonder what it is like to have a really sharp knife like the pros.

I have 3 Pampered Chef knives that come in a “self sharpening case” that doesn’t quite get the job done – Bertha is the giant chef’s knife, and the slicing and paring knives are unnamed. My sister-in-law and brother-in-law also gave us a chef’s knife a few years back that gets way more use than Bertha.

We have a few Henkel 4-star knives that we’ve collected one by one over the years. My husband sharpens them every few months. I’ve melted the handle on one and now I’m wishing for a bigger chef’s knife.

I have three small Pampered Chef knives and they are better than the 20 year old knife set I inherited but it is hard for me to justify the expense of a quality knife set.

I have old, low quality knives – would be THRILLED to have something updated!

My husband and I have a 16 year old set of Chicago knives and he sharpens them regularly as they are so old and worn. We have been hoping to be able to invest in a quality set like you are giving away This would be such a wonderful gift for me to give him for his birthday which is coming up soon. He is the cook in the family. Love your blog!!

I have a 4 year old santoku knife that I use every day for almost everything. It needs to be sharpened, but still does the job. Every other knife in my drawer is crap. I haven’t ever tried ceramic knives but have heard great things!

I don’t have a knife set. I have one chef knife and some cheapy steak knives from Walmart. My husband sharpens the knife often and I have not tried ceramic knives.

I have an assortment of knives, mostly inexpensive, but am looking for a new set. I do have one great knife (more expensive than my others) that is awesome, a Cutco knife I use for almost everything. And I’m not very good at sharpening.

I think my knife set is mid quality. My grandmother got them for us a couple Christmases ago.

my husband and i actually recieved a really nice set of knives when we got married. but we had a honeymoon baby…and we actually exchanged the knives for a crib/nursery set. we did what we had to do–but ive been using cheap knives ever since and they’re kind of a nightmare. would love to have some decent knives to cook and prep with!!!
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Thanks for all the great ideas Myra! I love opening my windows on a spring day, especially when its raining…LOVE the smell of rain. I also love vintage flower teapots, flower embroidered tea towels, and watering cans with fresh tulips or daffies tucked inside the center hole for spring decorating and centerpieces. For a touch of whimsy, I scatter vintage Peter Rabbit pieces, wooden painted birds, chicks, and ceramic/resin rabbits here and there for my kids and guests to enjoy.

Wonderful ideas! I particularly like the idea to declutter before decorating! It’s sooooo important!!! LOVE it!