Kamikoto knives are designed for chefs and serious home cooks, and I used one when chopping up a large eggplant for my new Cheesy Eggplant Bake recipe. It's amazing how much more enjoyable cooking is when you have high-quality tools, and this knife from our sponsor was no exception!
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About Kamikoto High-End Knives
The Kamikoto 神箏 Kanpeki Knife Set is handcrafted from high-quality steel from Honshu 本州, Japan and rigorously quality tested to ensure that it meets the distinction and caliber of Kamikoto 神箏.
The Kamikoto 神箏 Kanpeki Knife Set that we gave away includes one slicing knife (8.5 inches long), one vegetable knife (7 inches long), and one utility knife (5 inches long) to tackle the smaller, more intricate chores in the kitchen. Each knife is precision balanced and weighted for optimal form and long-lasting performance, and each blade is carefully tapered on one side and hollow ground on the other. Both handle and blade are satin finished, and the entire set is presented in a natural-colored ash wood box for safe storage and keeping.
And if you'd like to make the recipe, which is a pretty quick and easy crowd pleaser, here you go!
Cheesy Eggplant Bake
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant (about 2 pounds, cut into 1-inch cubes)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
- 1 32-ounce jar marinara sauce
- 6 ounces mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese (freshly grated)
- whole-wheat pasta (cooked, for serving)
- basil (fresh, for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Heat the olive oil in your largest skillet over medium heat. Add the cubed eggplant and cook while stirring until it darkens in color, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour half the marinara sauce in the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Shake it around to ensure it's evenly spread. Add the eggplant on top.
- Sprinkle all but ½ cup of the shredded mozzarella on top of the eggplant, pour in the rest of the sauce, and top it with the remaining mozzarella and grated parmesan.
- Bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 25 - 30 minutes. Serve warm over whole-wheat noodles and topped with fresh basil.
Notes
- Gluten free when using gluten-free pasta for serving.
- We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.
Nutrition Facts
Kay Eibl says
I'd like - LOVE - to use this beautiful knife set for chopping veggies for snacks and meals! I would especially enjoy using them for hard-to-cut items like squash and pumpkins, which are growing in my garden right now! Thank you for this wonderful opportunity!
Rachél says
What wouldn't I use these knives on? In our house they would be used everyday. It be great to have a pro set of knives to slice veggies efficiently!
Sam says
I have always wanted knives like these. I love to cook and have struggled to find a good knife set on my budget. I would use these knives to cook for my family each night.
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Whitney says
I would use them for everything. Desperately need some new knives. Trying to cut up meat with dull knives is not fun.
Ronell says
Wow! I'd love to win this set, our knives barely cut! I'd love to use these knives to try out your new eggplant recipe, love eggplant!
Aggie says
I cook dinner everyday of the week and really love using good knives. I would use this knife set to get even more exquisite with my cooking! Perhaps a nice vegetable ragu or another recipe from 100 days of real food cook book!
Evelyn O'Neal Brush says
I would use these to replace the super-sad 15-year-old knife set that we got for our wedding all those years ago! Those knives have definitely done their duty, but I sure would love to retire them. :)
Darla Cabadas says
I would love to try these knifes on tomatoes. They're so hard to cut!
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Wow. My current knives are over a decade old and pretty dull. New knives would make prep so much more enjoyable!
Carrie Gillman says
I would love to break down a whole chicken with the largest knife! It would be a snap!
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Amanda says
My current knives are horrible- I would use these for everything! I love to cook and these would make it so much more fun.
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Kelly Fykes says
I'd love these to make a stir fry!
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Buffy Loftin says
I would love to be able to chop onions very fine and tomatoes without squishing them
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I would use the knives in conjunction with my new healthy eating /cooking pursuits!
Carmen says
I would love a set of great knives to help with kitchen prep. My cheap 30 yr old ones aren't the safest and make a real chore of prepping food.
Sharon says
My knives were a wedding present also 11 years ago and I'm missing half of them.... prepping meals would be so much faster!
Karen says
How nice it would be to finally own a really good set of knives. I would use them for everything, de-boning chicken, cutting up those big unwieldy
vegetables and more. What a beautiful set.
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Dawn Piland says
I would share these with my teenage son. He wants to attend culinary school.
Jo Harrington says
I would use these for my new venture, teaching "What your mama should have taught you" cooking classes!
Barbara says
These knives would be perfect To slice the onions and eggplant for my homemade bharta, omelettes, chicken, chop parsley for tabvouleh.... I would use these knives to prepare almost every meal!
Stacie Cheney says
my husband's awesome grilled steaks and veggies! my oh my we need better knives. "As seen on TV" wedding present 8 years ago... nuff said!
Karen says
I would love to have such quality knives for prep work and for sharing my love of cooking with others when I do cooking demonstrations/classes! Thank you!
Tara Canlett says
I would use the knife set for everything! We are in desperate need of a good knife set. From chopping veggies, to meat and potatoes. Anything that needs chopped or cut. :)
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Wow what an awesome giveaway!
Debra Bruzik says
I would use these knives in all my everyday whole food cooking.
Carrie says
New knifes would be fantastic! I would love something that would slice my hard yams/Orange sweet potatoes.
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Allison West says
These knives would be perfect for me to use when preparing dinners for my family of five. I would especially use them to slice up fruits and vegetables!
Stacey DeMarco says
I would love these new knife for prepping my 100 days of real food recipes. My current knives are a wedding present, 17 years ago!!
Sue Gibbs says
I would love to upgrade my knife set it's about 25 years old and I sharpen everyday. It would be wonderful to have a new set of knives these look really great.
Angela Miller says
We eat lots of carrots and having a good knife to cut carrots with (and the many other veggies we cut) would be amazing!
Laura S says
Well I do use knives a lot for about every meal and unfortunately I only have about one or two decent knives..
Laura Shadley says
Well it seems that I use my knives quite a lot when cooking and one thing that makes cooking easier is having good, sharp knives. If it's one thing that gets in the way of me cooking regularly it's not having the simplest, best tools. These knives look very handy to have! La
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Anne says
I am eating more fresh veggies, so could use some "fresher" knives!
Joy says
I would use these knives For chopping all my real food!
Dina Moll says
I realized long ago that food prep is my FAVORITE thing, only made better by proper knives. I'd like to use this knife set for prepping meals for my friends, family and myself!
Bekki says
Definitely could use these knives while trying out new recipes and developing cooking skills as a family
Jena Bowen says
What a cool giveaway! I would use these knives regularly in my kitchen for cooking. Thanks for the chance to win!