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
Jane McAdams says
I would use the knives to chop up onions and garlic and celery and carrots, like I do almost every day!
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Blaise Vece says
Time to stir fry!
Janice says
My grandfather was an amazing cook. He loved to feed his family or a large crowd of friends. I was lucky enough to be left with his recipe book (with a ton of hand written notes and amendments to his famous recipes) I would use this knives to honor him and create some delicious food for our family and friends <3
Jessica Goodman says
I would love this knife set to prep all the wonderful variety of vegetables I get from my CSA, Anchor Run Farm, in Wrightstown PA!
Sheri says
I'd use them for all my cooking from scratch for the family :-)
Mary Jo DeGrandi says
I'd love to upgrade my knives with these! Perfect for our combo vegetarian / omnivore household.
Barbara Williams says
What would I use these knives for? Morning, noon and night and everything in-between!
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Amanda Fesperman says
I would use the knife set for meal preps--cutting up fruits and veggies ahead of time makes dinnertime so much easier!
Meegan Webb says
These would be great especially during canning time! Cutting all those yummy veggies.
Roxanne Smith says
I'd use these knives every day! My teens are learning knife ettiquette in the kitchen, and these would be a great set to learn with.
Jacque says
I would love to use thebknives for slicing tomatoes. Then make an heirloom tomato ricotta dish.
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samantha says
I'd use them to work on gaining the knife skills I've always wanted!!
Sue Hines says
I would use these knives for all my meat and veggie prep. I have never owned a set of really good knives.
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Katherine S. says
I recently lost my best paring knife and the utility knife in this set looks great. Also, I have a few inferior knives that I'd love to replace. I'm working on starting a blog to teach people the basics and the art of cooking and these knives would be a nice help in that effort.
And I liked Kamikoto's facebook page.
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Arwen Fletcher says
It's farmers market season, so there's always lots of chopping and slicing to be done. :)
Jessica says
Butternut Squash! It seems to be a battle or strength every time I start cutting it into cubes...maybe it's just my technique but the squash always wins .
P.S. Thank you for the Grove tip!
oksana says
I cook spend soooo much time cooking, as a matter of fact tonight's dinner will be vegetable curry (so lots and lots of chopping). Would love to win this amazing set of helpers!
Rita K. says
I would love to use this for prep work!
Tracie McCarthy says
Beautiful knives! Makes chopping all those veggies so much more enjoyable.
Liz Cataudella says
I'd love to use these knives! I love cooking and cutting fresh veggies from the farmer's market
jberry says
All think about is what is coming up in the garden right now, cukes,eggplant,chard, & tomatoes.
Valerie Ferrucci says
I'd have a tough time not keeping this set for myself...
Mary says
I would use this to cook delicious meals with my husband everyday! Liked the Facebook page.
Dawn Peluso says
I'd give them to my husband as a gift.
J Spicer says
For our family dinner preparation! My husband and I prefer to prepare meals over eating out or ordering in. He's a whiz in the kitchen and these would only add to his skill set of food prep!
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Stacy Peters says
I've never had a "good" set of knives before; what a difference that would make! Even sharpening my old set weekly doesn't seem to cut it....
Sandy Simpson says
Have fun with the produce coming out of my garden this summer!
Laura Gerold says
I would love to use the knife set to chop and prepare all the delicious fruits and vegetables from our massive garden!
Patti B says
Slicing and dicing all the veggies in my new eating plan!
Rachel says
I would love to use this knife set to make eating healthier easier. A great knife set will make all of my prep work go so much faster giving me more time to actually enjoy my healthy food!
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I need these knives! They look amazing!
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Would love to make stuffed squash recipe. These knives would make life and cooking a breeze!!!!
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I would use these knives for everything!
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OMG! I would use these knives for everything! I liked Komikotos Facebook page and can't wait to see what they post!
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I'd love to use the knives for cutting up lots of fresh fruits and veggies. Facebook