“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Calphalon. I received product samples and a promotional item to thank me for my participation.”
Raise your hand if you’ve got a drawer full of dull knives in your kitchen. There’s nothing worse for meal prep than not having good tools. Dull knives increase your prep time, and can be a safety hazard. Are your knives loose in a drawer? That’s hazardous, as well, as you reach in to retrieve one, you’re risking injury – and it’s bad for keeping knives in good condition. Calphalon® is here to help rescue you from danger and dullness with their beautiful, contemporary, self-sharpening cutlery. I have a gorgeous new set sitting elegantly on my kitchen counter – and it’s not only gorgeous, but super functional. No more dull, loose knives in a drawer for me.
I was given a couple of very good knives as a wedding gift, and I love them, but they must be factory sharpened. I’m not so good at staying on top of that, so this new Calphalon Contemporary Self-Shapening set is perfect for me. Calphalon has always been a name to trust in kitchenware. The knives are beautifully crafted and the block is a work of art. Each time you remove or replace a knife from the proper slot, it gets a sharpening, so your knives are always in perfect condition. I love that there’s the perfect knife for every kitchen task. Part of having a good set of cutlery is learning to use them properly, for the right task.
Once you learn the role of each beautifully crafted piece of cutlery, you’ll quickly be careful to place it in the correct slot. The slots in the lovely block are stainless steel and have integrated sharpeners. Only knives with straight cutting edges should be placed in these slots. My block provides a couple of slots for serrated knives, as they do not need to be sharpened – it ruins the edge.
Calphalon knives have fully forged blades – the highest quality of steel in cutlery, bolster and tang (the steel goes all the way through the handle) along with a contoured comfort grip to make handling easier. So your Calphalon Cutlery can withstand some of the toughest kitchen jobs. Calphalon has a variety of videos demonstrating knife skills, which are super handy and can help with so many different foods.
My new knives were well used just recently for our pumpkin carving. I think we used 3 different knives to achieve the desired results. I have a new favorite breakfast, for which these knives serve an excellent role in. I quite enjoy having a slice of toast, buttered, and topped with an egg and some avocado (bacon too if you’re feeling it). So easy, but so yummy. All of the protein needed for a great start to the day, and my Calphalon knives do a handy job in helping me to accomplish this.
It’s also very important to take proper care of your knives – treat them well, and they will serve you well. Never put them in the dishwasher or leave them to soak in the sink. Try your best to wash immediately after use, and dry with a soft cloth, then replace in their special slot on the storage block. Never use harsh abrasives. Be gently! You’ll be so pleased for many years to come with this beautiful set, and surprised at the ease of food preparation and serving. Personally, I love the steak knives, not only for individual use at the table, but I find they’re perfect for many preparation tasks – and it’s fun to have so many handy for use.
Now for the really fun part – one Clever Housewife reader will win their very own set of Calphalon Knives ($219 value). The giveaway is a quick turn around and ends at 11:59pm PT on 11/6. To enter, fill out the form below.
“Contest entrants are only eligible to win once per sweepstake, per household as part of a campaign sponsored by Influence Central.”
Karen Glatt says
I love making my Sweet Potato Pie!
carol clark says
i love making my corn dish and my coconut pie
latanya says
I like making potato salad
Mary Beth Elderton says
One of our favorites for the holidays is a batch of Dolly Madisons!
Maralea says
My favorite recipe to make for the holidays is broccoli casserole.
Austin Baroudi says
I like making pumpkin pie!
Kaitlin miller says
What a wonderful give-away, especially for those of us that like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen!
Juliette Mariano-Carlson says
My favorite recipe to make for the holidays is turkey, stuffing, and my sweet potato with coconut casserole. Yumm!
Cheryl says
I like to make Italian Wedding Cookies (aka Cocoa Wedding Cakes or Snowball Cookies).
Barbara Montag says
I love to make bread pudding for Christmas.
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Rust says
I serve an amazing chicken and cornbread dressing, a recipe handed down by my mother in law.
Amanda Sakovitz says
I love making sweet potatoes.
Laura J says
Oh I love to make a 7 layer red and green jello for Christmas! So festive!
Robin says
I love making cookies..any kind of cookie will do the trick!
D Schmidt says
One of my favorite recipes is definitely sweet porato casserole.
Elena says
I like to make roasted turkey
Margot C says
Never allow your good knives to soak in the sink. If only everyone in my household understood this maxim!
Heather says
I cook most nights and most days for that matter. We love to make lasagna and a huge salad! We also love to make garlic bread to round out the meal!
Pete Mathis says
Roasting a turkey!
Tina Carey says
Mother and grandmothers recipes
Starla B says
That sandwich looks delicious with the egg and avocado. Also, these knives sound amazing. I recently saw a commercial with them on there and they sound awesome! If I won these I would definitely make some delicious salted butter apple galette with fresh cinnamon whipped cream topping. It is a Fall tradition for me, and these knives would be perfect for the slicing of the fruit and making the dough!
Andrea D. says
I love making the stuffing that my parents made when I was kid. Thanks for a chance to enter.
Laura says
Thanksgiving leftover casserole!
Ellie Wright says
My favorite to make for the holidays is cornbread dressing.
Sarah Cool says
My favorite holiday recipe to make is chocolate chip pumpkin bread
Michael Bradley says
I love making wassail and turkey alfredo nukem (the past few years I haven’t been able to spend Christmas with my family until after Christmas, so I make turkey and alfredo and mushrooms and lemon pepper and pasta for Christmas dinner). 🙂 Yum!
Jillian Too says
I love making my mother’s stuffing and my aunt’s broccoli casserole for the holidays.
Susan Smith says
I always have to make my Family Favorite CheeseBall…everyone “demands it!” 🙂
jody w says
sweet potato pie
kymi a says
My favorite holiday recipe to make is my pumpkin pecan crunch cheesecake.
Melissa S says
My favorite holiday recipe to make is my mothers cornbread stuffing. We have it on Thanksgiving with turkey and the Christmas with ham.
Stephanie Phelps says
One of my favorite holiday recipes to make is green bean casserole with bacon!
Stephanie Liske says
I love to make vegetable platters.
sandra w says
wild rice with carmelized onions and dried cranberries
Adrienne Gordon says
Love making baked brie and cranberries
Sandy Klocinski says
My favorite holiday recipe to make is Sweet Potato Casserole
ron schnell says
Cookies!
Michele Baron says
My favorite holiday recipe is Pumpkin Bread
angela cunningham says
I like the sausage and cheeses ball
Christie says
I like to make prime rib 🙂
Michelle W says
I love making and eating Christmas cookies and my favorite are Sugar Hershey Kiss Cookies
Peggy Johnson says
I love to make butternut squash casserole
Joan Kubes says
My favorite thing to make for a holiday diner is prime rib roast.
Laura S says
I like to make my great grandmother’s sweet potato casserole for the holidays
Stephanie V. says
my vegetarian corn bread stuffing with butternut squash
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Daniel M says
always like the roasted turkey
Elisabeth N. says
I love to bake several types of cookies & make my grandma’s church window candy
Ann Fantom says
I like to make my Company Carrots recipe for Thanksgiving dinner
Meghan Malicoat says
My favorite holiday recipes to make are potato salad and deviled eggs. I can’t wait for the holidays 🙂
Sonya Morris says
My favorite holiday recipe to make is sugar cookies.
Denise S says
My favorite holiday recipe is my aunt’s homemade fudge.
Carolyn Daley says
I love to bake homemade snickerdoodle cookies during the holidays.
Sue Barney says
I do all of the cooking for my entire family for the holidays so its hard to choise just one favorite dish but I will have to choose the Christmas ham is my favorite to make! Thank You for the fantastic giveaway I would be thrilled to win!
Brandy c says
I like pumpkin pie with whipped soy cream. For a main dish, veggie shepherd’s pie is delicious.
Andrea Williams says
I like to make side dishes for Christmas dinner – potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, glazed carrots mac & cheese and whatever else we can think up.
HilLesha says
I’d love to make a cheesy squash casserole. Thanks for the giveaway!
Stephanie Larison says
My fave holiday recipe to make is green bean casserole.
Terry Bellender says
O M G one of the easiest and my favorite thing to make is homemade cranberry sauce 1 bag cranberries 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water and I usually squeeze in some orange juice from an orange!
Vera says
I love making stuffing from scratch and carrot souffle.
shelly peterson says
I like to make pecan and pumpkin pie for the Holidays
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Erica B. says
Stuffing!
Carolsue says
One of my favorite fall/holiday recipes is my Harvest Salad — roasted butternut squash, wild rice, pepitas, sweet apples, and hearty kale. Lots of chopping and dicing on this one!
Crystal F says
My favorites are peanut butter balls, oreo balls and pumpkin roll. Thank you!
Tari Lawson says
I like making gingerbread cookies.
Ashley C says
I love to make sweet potato casserole!
Kim H says
My favorite thing to make at the holidays are Christmas cookies!
Amy Pratt says
I love making my sour cherry pie.
Keeley Sullivan says
My family loves to make stir fry. Its healthy and tastes great.
Keeley Sullivan says
For the holidays my daughters and I make cream puffs.
Cynthia C says
I like making our cranberry salad.
Em Mahr says
One of my favorite holiday recipes is for cut-out cookies. The kids love decorating and eating all the cookies.
DJ says
I love making fudge during the holidays. My family always enjoys all the kinds flavors of fudge.
Debbi Wellenstein says
I always make pecan pie for the holidays.
beth shepherd says
I love to make cheese potato soup for the holidays. Thank you!
jules m. says
i love making homemade chicken soup! :O)
megan says
My favorite holiday recipe would be sugar cookies. We use it for most big holidays and they are super yummy.
Lori Taube says
My favorite holiday meal to make is Pie! 🙂 Pumpkin pie, apple pie, berry pie! yum!!
Steve S says
My alltime favoriteholiday recipe would be Oyster casserole!
Lauren says
I like to make apple crisp.
Lisa Ann says
We like sausage balls for Christmas breakfast.
KIM KEITHLINE says
My favorite cookie recipe at christmas time is Tadalls we love those cookies but can only make them once a year they are a lot of work
nickie says
I like making pumpkin pie!
susan smoaks says
i like to make a green bean casserole and mac n cheese for the holidays
McKim says
I like to make pecan pie. I like to eat it even more!
valerie sobus says
my all time favorite is a sweet potato casserole recipe that is a knock off from a sweet potato casserole served at ruth chris’s steakhouse. it’s pretty decadent so i only make it once a year but it is SO worth it 😀
Robin says
I like to make our vanilla oatmeal raisin cookies.
Suzanne K says
I have a favorite lemon bread recipe and often make mini loaves during the holidays as gifts, along with my home made blackberry jam (blackberries from my garden).
Kathleen says
I like making lasagna.
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tina reynolds says
I love making a red and green poke game and baked mac and cheese
Emily Buys says
Mmm, can I have a bite, Valerie?
Breanne says
I like making pumpkin cheesecake.
Jennifer J says
I like to make desserts for the holidays, I like to make traditional sugar cookies and chocolate cake. Thanks!
tracy davis says
I love making pumpkin pie
Sarah C says
I love making holiday cookies.
Dorothy Deakyne says
I Love making Pecan Pie
Christian Alejandro says
A stir fry with turkey can be fantastic.
Steven weber says
I love making apple crisp and homemade granola.
Brittney House says
I love making homemade creamy cheesecake.
Lisa Davis says
stuffing
Will G says
I really like making Knock You Naked Brownies.
peggy rydzewski says
No matter which holiday I am asked to bring my baked beans.
Candie L says
I love to make Nutter Butters with white chocolate. Thank you
Joann F says
I like making the antipasta salad!
kim parrott says
I love rice dressing – best thing to make for the holidays
Giant Sis says
I love making homemade macaroni and cheese from Granny’s recipe!
christina p says
We love to make a lot of salads around here. Our favorite one for Fall/Winter is a pear walnut feta salad.
Trisha McKee says
I love making stuffed mushrooms for our holiday get togethers. I make a lot of things, but these are the family favorite.
Eric H. says
Pumpkin pie is definitely my all time favorite to make.
Katherine says
I love making the green bean casserole
Cami v says
Love making pumpkin rolls. Thanks for a chance
Connie Tucker says
My favorite holiday recipe to make is my mom’s bread dressing.
Sherry Conrad says
So many – I have to say that fudge, cookies and candies are always fun to make – and eat! We are always asked to make platters for get togethers – and then everyone wants us to make them some for themselves and to give as gifts, c’mon, please, we’ll pay you, etc. It seems hardly anyone has the time any more so the homemade treats are highly prized.
Holden Humphreys says
Snickerdoodle cookies
Birdiebee says
One of my favorite holiday recipes to make for brunch is South of the Border Breakfast Casserole.
lilshuga2001 says
We LOVE making tamales around this time! YUM!!!
Rosey says
One of my favoirte holiday recipes to make is Amaretto Chocolate Cheesecake.
Danielle Wood says
I like to make pumpkin roll
Brian E. says
Thank You for the giveaway…during the holidays we make homemade pies: sweet potato, buttermilk, and dutch apple pies !
Donna Kellogg says
I like to make Sweet potato pie.
Thomas Murphy says
I like making pumpkin pie