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After 40 years, needed new knives and block. Bought this block and Victorinox knives to go in it. Great size, nice looking--just what I wanted.
I have a couple of older and cheaper Chicago Cutlery chef's knives that I store together in the cleaver slot, but they overlap by about 1/4 inch. I like this block, but it really only has two slots wide enough for Santoku or chef's knives. The other slots are narrower and made more for slicing/carving/bread knives. It is a deep block, meaning it will hold a 9" blade easily. Overall, for the price.it's a great knife block.
To get 20 knives and tools on this block, Henckels packs them tight, but it works. Very attractive on the counter, and almost allowed me to empty an entire drawer of knives I need at hand for cooking. To be able to have a Santoku, 3 sizes of Chef's knives, several paring, a cleaver, scissors, wire cutters, and even a cleaver slot is simply fantastic.
I replaced my crappy smaller knife block that had vertical slots with this one. All my previous knives (steakknives, kitchen shears and honing steel included) fit perfectly and I was able to add three more chefs knives as well. Takes up quite a bit of counter space in my galley kitchen (as much as a toaster) but is better than shoving knives in a drawer or trying to hang them all on a magnetic bar on the wall.
AFTER WEEKS OF LOOKING FOR STORAGE BLOCKS FOR ALL MY KITCHEN KNIVES IN THE LOCAL AND NOT-SO-LOCAL STORES I SPOTTED THIS ONE ON AMAZON.COM. IT IS PERFECT FOR ALL MY KNIVES AND LOOKS FANTASTIC ON MY COUNTER.
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