Fun in the Sun

Here are some fun and/or interesting things to cheer you up despite all the rain we've been getting. Enjoy!

How they did CG food in Ratatouille. Yum.


Did you know that Nintendo's Wii has a cooking game? Me neither. Go here to watch it.

5 dangerous things you should let your kids do and why you should let them do it. (video. give him a few minutes to get started.)

But this is probably not what he had in mind. How to make a knife out of a chainsaw. Not for the faint of heart, or the weak of arm.


and last but far from least, Ella Fitzgerald sings "Mack the Knife"

Coming Attractions!

If you're on our mailing list, you'll have either just received the lasted version of our newsletter, or you will be receiving it shortly.

If you're not on our mailing list, I'll be summing it up for you over the next couple of posts. (Plus some exclusive material for you faithful readers!)

Those of you who have been in the store recently might have noticed some new things. One is that we are now carrying products from John Hart Design. The Jon Hart Design collection includes over 150 custom items for travel, home, business, fashion, and just plain fun. These products are hand-crafted in Texas and are available in a variety of colors in coated canvas trimmed with the finest natural leather trim, in beautiful choices of all leather, in Denim trimmed in Acorn leather, or in Texas Mink with leather trim. All of the items can be monogrammed, with four styles available.

This line is so new and so extensive that we don't have it all online yet, but you can email or call us if you have any questions. Or we'd love to have you drop in the store, particularly on June 13th and 14th, Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Why then? Because we are hosting a Jon Hart Design Trunk Show. We'll have samples of various products available and all orders placed during the show receive FREE MONOGRAMMING ($7.00 savings per item).

Maybe I'll see you there.

I can hear the bells...

Hey folks, long time no blog. The joys of catching the family cold that's going around.

I have a very serious question for you to contemplate today: It's getting to be wedding season, are you prepared?


If you aren't involved in either planning your own or being sucked in to one that's being planned, it's likely that you have been invited to one. So you either need to register for gifts, or figure out what to get someone.

Heimerdinger Cutlery can help you solve all of these problems.

We have an online Wedding and Gift Registry which is ideal for a couple who is interested in registering at a specialty store. You can either call to discuss starting up your registry, or come into the store and get things filled out that way.

If you are looking for a gift idea for that special couple, you can also look and see what others have registered for, or here's my top 10 list.

Top 10 Wedding Gifts

1) A set of steak knives.
This is probably the most popular gift we see people coming into store to buy in wedding season. We carry a variety of Dexter Russell and Wustof sets, with special orders available for those who favor something we don't have in stock.
2) A knife block.
3) A cutting board.
These two are my own personal favorites for gifts. If the recipients are younger, it's less likely they'll have these. Since both of these can be decorative, as well as functional, they are well received, though I have run across the occasional person who doesn't want to use their cutting board "because it's too pretty" and they don't want to mess it up.
4) Kitchen shears.
My favorites of these are the Tricky shears, from Dovo. They come apart for easy cleaning and they are available in a bunch of different colors. I love the red ones, because they're easy to spot. This is also a good gift for those on a budget, or those wishing to give a combination of smaller items.
5) A steel.
Any kitchen where knives get used needs a steel. A steel can extend the lifespan of an edge, keeping a knife sharper for longer, until it needs actual sharpening. This can vary, for the home cook, from a year to every five years. Probably a steel would best be given in combination with an actual knife, any of the next three would make a nice set.
6) A paring knife.
Always useful. They are also available in a variety of shapes, so you could go with a sheepsfoot or birdsbeak knife to stand out in the crowd.
7) A carving knife/set.
8) A chef's knife.
Combined with a paring knife, this makes the most basic knife set.
9) A garlic press.
This is the tool I use the most in my kitchen, almost more than my knives.
10) Other kitchen gadgets.
There are so many to choose from. You could get some of the Kentucky Spring Salad tongs and a tomato knife to celebrate summer fun. You could get one of Ky Spring's cheese slicers and a little cheese board, to pair with a bottle of wine for the first time the happy pair entertains as a couple. A lemon zester or melon baller could be tied into the bow of a shower gift, or tied around a bunch of bright kitchen towels. Personally, I like the grapefruit knives, but there are hundreds of combinations and fun ways to make these into memorable gifts.

A good knife is always a good gift, because it will last a lifetime. Indeed it can even be passed on to the next generation, when they are starting their households. When I got my first apartment, my grandmother gave me a few of her older Wustof and Henckel knives. The durability and craftsmanship make them worth the expense, in my opinion. It's not as if you'll ever have to buy more than one.

(Note: the top picture was contributed by Sasha Ciconte, all rights are reserved by her. She's a nascent wedding planner in the Lexington area.)

Derby Day Hours

Hey folks, just letting you know that we're going to be closing early on Derby Day, 2 p.m.

In the meantime, which horse are you pulling for? I like Court Vision and Tale of Ekati. Mostly because of their names.

As you can tell, I'm not really an expert at picking horses. =)

Spring Sale!

Now through May 31st, we've got some special items on sale for our Mother's Day and Graduation Sale. Or you could be an early bird, come in for those pre-Father's Day low prices.

Select Wüstof knives will be 15% off regular price.
Also, while supplies last you will get a gift with a $50.00 purchase of Wüsthof products. A purchase of $100.00 or more of Wüsthof products will give you 10% off any in-stock cutting board of your choice.
Specifics will be forthcoming in the next post, or sooner if you are on our mailing list.

All in-stock manicure sets in leather cases by Dovo are now 10% off. Their normal prices range from $42.50 to $309.50.

Right now all of our reading glasses (+1.5 to +3.0) are $9.99. It should be noted that these should be purchased as a primary Mother's Day gift with caution. Only do this if your spouse has a sense of humor.

Spring News

It's a busy time of year, here in the cutlery. We're sharpening knives for Derby and gearing up for a spring sale. In the meantime, here's what's new...

New Products!
Come in and see our newest knife blocks and cutting boards. They are designed and crafted in Louisville, Kentucky by Thorpe Furniture. Incidentally, they are also gorgeous.

17-slot knife blocks in Cherry, Walnut and Maple $85.00
Cutting Boards in Cherry, Walnut, Maple, & Purple Heart
9" X 11" $50.00
12" x 14" $100.00

Spring Sale!

We are having a big sale this spring, with lots of great items on sale. Need gift ideas for moms or grads? I'll be making posts about some the best deals and my favorite items.
It should also be pointed out that we now have gift cards available for any amount you would require and we do free gift wrapping year round in our signature silver paper.

It should be noted that:
*This sale applies only to available in-stock items
*This sale does not apply to special orders
*There is a limited supply of certain items
*No additional discounts apply

It happened in Chicago, part 1

Carl and Glenna spent all day running around the Lakefront building. They were there from 8:30 in the morning until 5 o'clock at night.
Most of their time was spent visiting various vendors. Carl tells me that he had identified 50 different vendors that he was interested in, but in the 8 hours they were there, he and Glenna were only able to see about 40. Most of those were brief visits, dropping off cards, picking up information; they spent more time perusing the booths of vendors we already, visiting with them and discovering new products.


The Shun booth was a big attraction, and not just because they had Alton Brown.(Of course Glenna got an autograph, are you crazy? His blend of cooking and science is irresistible.)
As we were saying before the digression, the knives themselves are lovely. Shun also had some awesome limited edition steak knives. It looks like other people thought so, too; apparently it was a bit hard to get a close look.

Sadly, Carl's camera hates the new computer, so we have a lot less pictures of the Housewares Show than we'd hoped to have. From what we have, you can get an idea of how crowded and busy the vendors room was. My feet would have fallen off from all of that walking around.

One of our favorite vendors, Dovo, was at the Show! Luckily, they had plenty of chairs, so Carl and Glenna got a bit of a rest. Dovo supplies all of our manicure sets and a large percentage of our sewing and hair scissors/shears, and individual manicure implements. Here's a picture of Anne Rothstein, Jens, and Glenna. Jens is a German representative of the company, who we get to see every so often. He travels around once a year with a huge bag of manicure sets, so that Carl can look at them before deciding what to order for the next year. Everyone in the store gets a chance to ooh and aah, it's always a lot of fun. Just hope that Jens doesn't test your German skills! (Mine are, admittedly, horrible.)

To be continued...