Umbra Hold Up Knife Storage Block

I bought this to hold my Pure Komachi colored knives, and I'm very happy with it.

It's not perfect definitely mind the dimensions to make sure you have a place to put or hang it and that your knives will fit. It's taller than I was expecting, but narrow enough that it fits pretty much anywhere on my kitchen counter unobtrusively. It also comes with hardware and instructions for wall-mounting which is great and I would certainly consider mounting it because of how low-profile it is.

While the shadows in the product picture makes it look like it's a silver metal, you'll read in the description that it's white plastic. The plastic is thick, rigid, and very sturdy, and fits my 8 brightly colored knives of various sizes well. I'm not able to get them to hang in a uniform way (like the three example knives do in one product picture) but it's not really a big deal.

However if you're getting this for display rather than functionality, there might be better options, but this is certainly worth the price!

This knife block tipped over after placing one knife in it. When it fell over, it smashed an expensive espresso cup, shattering the glass all over my counter and the floor. However one is supposed to place knives in it is beyond counter-intuitive. Umbra usually sells well-designed products. This is not.

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I have to agree with the other reviewers, the item was made of lightweight cheap plastic. I was worried that it would not stand up against the weight of the knives. So far it has done well however I have not loaded it to capacity. It does look nice though.

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I love to cook and the cats love to watch me cook. I needed something that would allow me to grab a knife quickly. I was reluctant to get magnetic strips because of the cats. (They are cute, but not bright and I was certain they would view the knives on the magnetic strip as something to try to jump up to slap down.) This product is a bit bulkier than I would have liked. It also did not hold a smaller paring knife like I wanted. But it serves the job I wanted and is pretty low-key in not commanding attention in my kitchen.

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This attractive item is ideal for storing Pure Komachi knives, and probably others, safely and securely, yet easy to access.

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