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Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Four Star Peeling Knife 2.75-in.

Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Four Star Peeling Knife 2.75-in.This knife is my very favorite. Intended to be a peeling knife, I use it for so much more. I use it as you would use a paring knife. It is very versitle.

I bought this knife as an addition to sets of Henckels I purchased for my married kids. They were a bit intimidated by it's shape at first but quickly came to appreciate it as I do.

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Wusthof Silverpoint II 8-Inch Cook's Knife

Wusthof Silverpoint II 8-Inch Cook's KnifeGreat knife! Cuts like butter. I work in a professional kitchen and i purchased this knife for use at work. I love it. It has great balance fits my hand well. It doesn't fatigue my hand. Blade is sharp and perfect thickness. Great product for a great price.

Wusthof knives are excellent but normally are pretty spendy. This is a great knife without the high price. Only drawback is it doesn't have the fancy wooden handle.

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This Wusthof Silverpoint II 8-Inch Cooks's Knife was ordered as a Christmas gift for my daughter. She had a carving knife on her wish list and requested it be a

Wusthof. Ordered and received this gift in a very timely manner. My daughter was thrilled with her gift. Thank you.

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The knife works great, but it needs a case or holder. Very sharp and if you want it to be kept nice for a long time, that's what I would recommend.

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I bought this to try out a Wusthof before buying one of their higher quality knives. The first thing I noticed upon handling it was the weight: even for a small woman like myself it was very light. The handle seems like a very cheap plastic; even on less costly knives I've never felt a handle like that. I didn't notice any faults with the blade, but it was so unbalanced for me that I returned it.

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Kikuichi Cutlery Elite Warikomi Damascus Tsuchime Santoku Knife 7-in.

Kikuichi Cutlery Elite Warikomi Damascus Tsuchime Santoku Knife 7-in.This is an amazing knife; it is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. I almost feel guilty using it in my kitchen, except that it does the job so well. Be warned, this is a fine steel product that requires careful handling -it is extremely sharp and light, so you have to pay attention to be sure you're not cutting something other than the food. It also needs to be cared for -washed by hand and thoroughly dried before putting it away. I don't find that a hardship, anymore than I'd mind caring for one of the beautiful fighting blades made for centuries by this company.

Having pursued the perfect kitchen knife all my adult life my quest has ended. A pleasure to look at. A delight to use.

Having used this knife now for a few months I'd like to say that it cleans up easily even when left over the weekend. Sharpening is a delight as you just swipe one side on the stone. Smacking garlic with the back side of the blade does the trick to finish off skinning.

If your a professional just do it and get the big knife. But for home cutlery, this is the best there is.

One last thing. Slicing and cutting are one thing. But a knife does more. It picks up food that has been cut and transfers it to the cooking surface. Magic is in your hands when your do this task.

I am forbidden to cook my own food. Buddhist sutra! So I will come back, and do more work! I readily accept....Michael

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Kitchen Cart with Cutting Board, Knife Block and Shelves

Kitchen Cart with Cutting Board, Knife Block and ShelvesI hope the maker will read this. I haven't purchased it. I want to, but it needs to be counter height to use as a movable kitchen island. It's the perfect size, except the height, for a very small kitchen with not enough counter space, especially motor home kitchens. So how about making it kitchen counter height please, it's the same height as a table!

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Paderno World Cuisine 10" Ice Carving Knife

Paderno World Cuisine 10' Ice Carving KnifeThis knife is expensive. We were very hesitant to order based on price alone. When we finally were tired of trying the smaller tools that were cheaper, only to find they broke frequently, we just decided we had enough. This knife is AWESOME! It slices through the most brittle of foods with ease. We expect this knife to last a very long time. The quality is very high and the ease of our work has just made all of us so happy. We highly recommend!

Did I say highly recommend? I mean: HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

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Star Wars - Merchandise - Darth Vader Baking Pan / Cake Dish (9" x 11" x 2")

Star Wars - Merchandise - Darth Vader Baking Pan / Cake DishIts rly a great item, the cake was just like the photo one, very good, u can buy withouth fear.

The darkside have a badass cake take that jedis!!!

I had a friend that wanted a Star Wars cake. So I found this Darth Vader pan! My friend loved it. It was a hit with her friends. Great cake pan if you want to make cake in a special shape!

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My 5 year old was super excited to have a Darth Vader cake for his birthday. The pan is very high quality, very sturdy, and the nonstick worked great. I am looking forward to getting lots of use out of this over the years. Also a note for the seller, the pan arrived a couple days before I expected it so that made me happy too :)

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This is a great quality pan. It's not thin like other novelty pans. Cakes come out great and are very popular!

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I bought this because my friends and I are a bunch of nerds, and I wanted to be able to make them birthday cakes.

Haven't used it yet, but it looks just fine.

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Meat Carving and Bread Knife

Meat Carving and Bread KnifeLove it, have waited for 20 years to get my hands on this wonderful knives, my previous knives lasted 20 years

I just want to say that I have had exactly the same knife for years when I lived in the UK, and have used it for 6 years in the US.

I have cut cardboard, polystryene, plastic piping, rubber and still used it to cut bread and is still as sharp as the day I purchased it.

If anyone purchases one of these, then they have got a sharp knife for life

Well done Kitchen Devil for such a good product!

Regards

Virginia

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Epicurean Recycled Cardboard Cutting Board

Epicurean Cutting Surfaces 11-by-9-Inch Recycled Cardboard Cutting Board, NutmegI love this cutting board because it is lightweight, dishwasher-safe, made from recycled cardboard & not a bad price. This size is great when I'm making a salad or a dish with lots of veggies. It seems like a very durable product that will last for years in my kitchen, I'm glad I bought it.

I gave this to my mom. She likes it. The rest of the family likes it. She likes that its dishwasher safe. I like that its easier on her knives than a ceramic cutting board (I have to sharpen the knives). I have a smaller Epicurean cutting board, and I like it as well. Epicurean has made a science of cutting boards. They are just right.

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Smith's Diamond Edge 2000 Electric Knife Sharpener

Smith's Diamond Edge 2000 Electric Knife SharpenerI noticed many of the knives in my kitchen were dull. I did not have a sharpner. I ordered the Smith's Diamond Edge 2000 Electric Knife Sharpener last Friday after I got paid. It arrived Wednesday. I sharpned all 10 kitchen kives is about 2 hours. They were very dull. This is a wonderful product. It put a great sharp edge on all my knives. It is well worth the $30 I spent on it.

Shun TDM0727 Premier Santoku Knife, 5-1/2-Inch

Shun TDM0727 Premier Santoku Knife, 5-1/2-InchThis knife is the only knife I use. It feels good in the hand and it cuts, dices and chops without effort. Be careful because it is very sharp, which takes some getting use to.

I bought this knife for my boyfriend for Christmas. He's a chef and all I hear day in and day out after work is how much he loves it! I've never actually gotten to use it but I trust his opinion!! :)

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My wife, kitchen marvel, told me for years that Shun knives are perfect for cooks. Bought her one...then two...then three....and for our next anniversary! maybe four.!!! She loves 'em...!!!

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Joyce Chen 34-4400, Bamboo Wood Oil, 8 Ounces

Joyce Chen 34-4400, Bamboo Wood Oil, 8 OuncesSo called wood and "bamboo" oils are simply food grade mineral oils. You should use a wood oil in your kitchen instead of vegetable oil because mineral oil does not break down or become rancid. Wood oil gives sheen and water and stain resistance to wood items such as butcher block, cutting boards, pizza peels and wooden salad bowls. You can use wood oil to darken and restore the appearance of faded wooden knife handles or dried out wood cutting boards. This is a must have for any kitchen with wood items. If you buy any sort of wood gift this is a thoughtfull add on which will help your gift to both maintain its beauty and last longer. This product appears to be offered at the best price on Amazon. Add it to your next order.

Snow River Wood Oil is an identical product but at the price of $6.99. The Snow River oil has also been available as a 4 for 3 promotion.

Wood and bamboo oils are much less exotic than one might think. I actually use mineral oil laxative on my wood kitchen items ($2 for 16 oz. at many drug stores) which is the same thing. Clearly the laxative bottle is less than aesthetically pleasing and is embarassing to leave around the kitchen. My wife keeps hiding the bottle in fact. But No it won't have a laxative effect if you use it on your cutting boards or knife handles.

I ordered this for an old bamboo cutting board that was looking really drab and dried out. This food grade wood oil made it look brand new again. My husband thought I bought a new cutting board. I had to reapply the product after a few days because I use the board a lot and wash it several times a day. I found that when I applied a thick coat and let it sit overnight to absorb, the effect lasted a little longer. Since bamboo is a rather hard wood it may not get absorbed as easily as some softer woods. I also think that if I had used the oil from the beginning it may have helped preserve the wood better. Of course, the board was still completely functional, it just didn't look as nice before using this wood oil.

I bought a new bamboo cutting board since that time and use this product on it a couple times per week to keep it looking nice and new. Before storing the old board that is only used occasionally now, I covered it with this oil and let it sink in. The product doesn't have any odor and a little goes pretty far. The fact that it's food safe is very important to me.

Update 11/5/10 I did a video review of a knife block before and after using this product to bring out the wood grain. You can see the difference here: Shun 22-Slot Bamboo Knife Storage Block. The video is dated 11/5/10.

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I purchased the Bamboo wood oil the same time I bought my bamboo sushi board. It works great and will keep my sushi board looking new for years to come. Easy to apply and use. This 8oz size will last forever.

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If you are cooking with wood or bamboo utensils, or using bamboo cutting boards, the manufacturer will recommend you treat them prior to using them with a wood oil such as this one (which is really mineral oil if you want to save money and buy a generic brand).

I bought Joyce Chen's Bamboo Wood Oil to use on a beautiful bamboo cutting board, the MIU Bamboo Mini Butcher Board and on my Le Creuset kitchen utensils with bamboo handles.

I applied the bamboo oil using paper towels. It only takes a very small amount. Bamboo is a hard, nonporous wood and very little oil soaked into the cutting board. I gave it a quick wash with soapy water under the kitchen sink and immediately dried it to get rid of excess oil.

I recommend Joyce Chen's Bamboo Wood Oil as it is a high-quality mineral oil at a reasonable price. It will protect my cutting boards from moisture and lengthen their life spans. Treating with wood oil is also recommended in the board's care instructions. Use this product when your wooden utensils are brand new, before you have used them the first time.

Note: Don't use olive oil or other cooking oils on your wooden utensils as they will cause them to go rancid and will ruin them. Use mineral oil or a wood oil brand such as this one.

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I like this oil a lot--low odor, absorbs into wood quickly, and extra wipes off easily. I notice the price has gone up 20% since I bought it so I am going to look for a less expensive option in the future since I am supposed to keep my bamboo boards well "nourished" with this stuff.

Cook N Home 8-Piece Steak House Style Jumbo Steak Knife

Cook N Home 8-Piece Steak House Style Jumbo Steak KnifeThese knives are chunky, heavy and sharp. They are exactly the knives at your favorite steakhouse and exactly what I was hoping for. As a plus, since purchasing these knives, my husband hasn't given me any lip. I think I'll go out and make a few questionable purchases!

Flat sided, heavy weight, not overly large like some steak house knives. Great price, excellent transaction, quick delivery. These appear study. Not dishwasher safe.

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I was really excited to receive these knives and the price was fantastic. Once received I was impressed with the quality. One thing I overlooked in the title was the word "jumbo". I'm sure there was someone who wrote a review on the size, but while they are not super huge they were quite a bit bigger (wider) than the knives I was looking to replace in my knife block. These knives will not fit in a standard knife block that has the steak knife inserts at the bottom. Unfortunately I had to return them and the refund process was smooth. Just FYI if you're thinking about buying these knives...

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The knive looked too good to be true, but when I opened them I was reminded of the quality knives used at some of the finest Chop-houses around Chicagoland. Be careful when you open them...they come with cardboard sleeves for a reason.

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For the price, these r great! Nice and sturdy too. Beats any knife set at the stores for the money they ask for

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Picnic Time Bamboo Leaf Cheese Board and Tool Set

Picnic Time Bamboo Leaf Cheese Board and Tool SetThis set is absolutely beautiful. It is a perfect size without taking up too much space, and I love the fact that the tools are included and store inside the board.

This is exceptional value for the price. I gave one as a wedding gift, and the couple absolutely loved it!

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Messermeister 10" Chef's Edge-Guard

Messermeister 10' Chef's Edge-GuardI tried Messermeister, Blade Saver, and Wusthof.

Messermeister was of the worst quality -very hard plastic, unprocessed edges. Also it was the most difficult one to insert a knife into.

Wusthof is the best. The soft inner lining is gentle on the blade. It holds tight enough, but not too tight -it is easy to put it on/off a knife.

I have a 10 inch Victorinox Fibrox knife, the guard won't cover the entire blade, but I just chopped off a corner of the blade guard. I suggest that if your knife doesn't have a bolster that is perpendicular to the knife edge that you purchase a knife guard designed for your knife, or chop off a corner. I personally prefer these types of blade guards. If you do decide to cut a corner off use either strong scissors or some sort of saw.

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This is a sturdy knife sheath. It seems like it will last a long time. It's metal, for some reason I wasn't sure what to expect.

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This a good product and it fits fine it came a little lateI think it got lost but I like it and bought a whole set, they all arrived on timelooks good too!

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I found this edge guard to be okay. It leaves about 1/4 inch of the blade exposed if the knife has a bolster (like every german knife), or the handle extends over the heel of the knife (like a victorinox chef's knife.) It slips off easily, but isn't so good for a house with kids.

I have a couple of these, but I wouldn't buy any more.

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Wusthof Silverpoint II 3-Piece Multi-Color Paring Set

Wusthof Silverpoint II 3-Piece Multi-Color Paring SetBeautiful knives. Came SHARP. Great quality. Comfortable to hold and use. Holds an edge well. Would reccommend to others. Glad i purchased these.

I liked the color and price . when I ordered I was curious about quality but couldn't find much info.

I got the package opened it .At the first look I liked it . But after I picked up the blade was too thin...kind of cheap ..

plastic handle thin blade ...But for the price ,,It's O.K..

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This product is very beautiful in color, in excellent stainless steel and is very useful for daily kiichen use.

Worth to buy.

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The little knives are great, they fit right in the great I do a lot of cutting peppers and the get right in there and get the centers right out. Light weight and three nice different blades to use. Good items...

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The metal on these knives is very thin. Extremely sharp for the first couple of weeks. Although the handles are comfortable, the blades are a little better than the knives one might buy at the supermarket. I will be replacing these soon.

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Weston 83-0750-W 7.5 Inch Food Slicer

Weston 83-0750-W Food Slicer, 7.5-InchThis is a replacement for an old Rival slicer owned for many years that finaly stripped a drive gear. If I could have gotten a new one of those, I would have, but it is no longer made.

I only need a slicer occasionally, but when I do, it is to slice something difficult, like heavy, dense Virginia country ham. I just got this slicer and put it to the test right away, slicing up about 10 lb of that ham.

The first thing I noticed was that the blade speed seemed a little slow, although the blade is larger in diameter than my old slicer. The other thing you notice right away is that it is NOISY! This thing sounds more like the big saw in a sawmill than a meat slicer.

Now, how does it slice? It slices just fine! It powered through this very dense ham with little effort and I was through all 10 lb in no time. At one point I hit a small knuckle bone I had missed in the deboning, and apart from laboring a bit, it cut through that as well, and that is with a non-serrated blade!

The frame and backplate are made of lightweight metal and the adjustable back support flexes easily when you apply too much pressure. That can make the slice thickness less than uniform, although it will slice very thin slices if you are patient and don't push too hard. The motor is rated at 200 watts, which is much more powerful that of most other home slicers. Cleanup is relatively easy, although the motor is internal and the unit cannot be submerged in water. Wipe it down with a wet cloth and dish-washing liquid, follow with a wipe using a plain wet cloth and then dry it. The way it is made, nothing ever gets into the area behind the blade, so there is no need to remove it during cleanup.

If the backplate was more rigid and it was less noisy, I would give it 5 stars. Those little niggles made me drop off one star, but this is a very good meat slicer and really excellent for less than $80 including shipping. For comparison, used versions of my old (25-year-old) Rival slicer now go for over $200.

This is my first slicer so I don't have a lot to compare it to, but it does exactly what I wanted, it slices meats and is easy to clean.

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The slicer does a good job. A better design, like a detachable motor, would have made the clean-up easier but being stainless steel helps a great deal. The back gives if you push against it so unless you are careful with that the slices vary in thickness. Overall it is a very good slicer for the money. I am glad I bought it.

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I knew I wasn't buying a Caddilac, but I thought it would have been a little better quality than it is. The sliding tray cannot be removed for cleaning unless you take two screws out of the rail and remove it. The area behind the cutting blade is not well shielded from small scraps of meat, which makes clean up a bummer. It turns at a very slow RPM, so it takes a great deal of care and effort to get a good cut on each pass. All in all, it's not a bad appliance for the price, but I wish now that I had spent a little more. I purchased this to cut my own sandwich meat from baked turkey breast and roast beef. It gets the job done, but takes longer than I'd like.

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Great quality slicer. We smoke all of our own lunch meat and this was perfect for what we needed to slice thin meat. Would recommend!

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Wusthof Ikon Care Kit for Blackwood Handles

Wusthof Ikon Care Kit for Blackwood HandlesWhen you spend a small fortune of good quality knives, most people will happily spend another $15 on a care kit.

You'd think that getting an original, manufacturer branded care kit would be a great idea, and the best way to care for your knives.

Here's the thing. For (depending on where you buy it) $10 to $15, you get a very poor quality cleaning cloth, and a tiny bottle of what appears to be semi-diluted mineral oil. My kit didn't arrive in the fancy Wusthof Ikon tin, it came in a simple unmarked blue cardboard box. The label on the bottle was stuck on poorly, black and white printed, and the cleaning cloth wasn't branded.

I'd estimate that that total cost of this kit to put together is something like 50 cents to a dollar.

Here's my advice for anyone wanting to spend the money.

1) Buy a nice bottle of mineral oil wood conditioner something like J.K. Adam's for about $6. J.K. Adams 8-Ounce Mineral Oil Wood Conditioner

Step one just gave you 8 ounces instead of one ounce.

2) You can use bounty kitchen towel to apply the oil and polish the wood. If you're inclined to use a re-usable cloth, any good quality microfiber cloth will do just fine.

As for directions use only a couple of drops of oil, rub it into the wood handles, then buff to a sheen. Very simple.

It goes without saying, mixing any kind of oil and very sharp knives is kinda dangerous. Please do be careful. I don't accept responsibility for your clumsiness, cuts, scratches or missing fingers I am perfectly capable of inflicting enough of those on myself !

I hope you get a chance to save your money :)

Cheers !

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Nambé Glacier 5-Piece Place Setting, Service for 1

Nambé Glacier 5-Piece Place Setting, Service for 1When I decided it was time to finally replace my aging flatware (22+ years of use and they were hand-me-downs when I got them) I spent a lot of time looking at and researching various patterns. I narrowed down my search to the Nambe Glacier and two Yamazaki patterns. All had the simple, clean lines I was looking for and excellent build quality. To compare them I ordered a single setting of each and compared them side-by-side to come up with a winner.

When the Glacier arrived I was immediately impressed with quality and attention to detail. But really the first thing that grabs you is the size and weight of this pattern. The weight is the heaviest I have run across. This size of all of the pieces is much larger than any other that I have seen. The dinner knife and soup spoon are approaching serving fork/spoon size. To put it in perspective, the salad fork from the Nambe set was almost identical in size to the dinner fork in my current flatware. Another thing I noticed is a lot of the weight is in the handles. Although everything felt pretty well balanced I did notice there was tendency for the utensils to want to fall of the edge the plate/bowl when carrying them to the kitchen from the table because of the long, heavy handles.

The knives in this set are beautiful to behold. A unique design that doesn't look like any others that I have seen. Unfortunately, function lags behind form in this case. Because the knives are a single piece design, not the hollow handle higher carbon stainless blade design you usually see in flatware in this price range, they are extremely heavy. But the real downfall is the blade design with is very thick. Although there is an edge ground on and it has tiny serrations, the knives just don't do a very good job cutting. As a test, I put some baby carrots on a plate and took turns slicing them while holding them with a fork. The two non-serrated but thin bladed knives had no problem slicing the carrots. The Glacier knife on the other hand didn't fair so well. Because of the thickness of the blade the knife had a difficult time with the carrots. Using a sawing action did not help. The only thing I could do was to keep increasing the pressure until finally the blade would chop through the carrot which would instantly go flying off the plate onto the floor.

While beautiful to look at and build like a battle tank the Nambe Glacier had too many drawbacks for me to pick it as my everyday flatware. I could have learned to live with the size and weight of the set although I would have preferred they scaled it down about 10%. The real deal breaker though was the knife. While I don't expect it to cut like fine cutlery or a steak knife I do expect it to be able to do rudimentary tasks and it failed miserably at those. As a special occasion set it would fine but it lost out for my everyday set.

I have this flatware that I purchased several years ago. I decided to add to my service. Nambe has changed the design and added a serrated edge to the knife. In my opinion, it defeats the purpose of the sleekness of the design. I'm pretty sure that the new knife edges will scratch the existing knives unless I some how keep them from rubbing each other as I open and close the drawer.

Great knife before some one decided to "improve" upon the design!

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Brix Chocolate Collection GiftBox Set of 4 Assorted

Brix Chocolate Collection GiftBox Set of 4 AssortedSo much fun to break off bits and share with guests, who are always happily surprised, but using a sharp knife to do the break is hazardous to my fingers. Instead of a pointy knife, I recommend a cheese blade, which I have been retired from its original purpose.:)

Brix, in my opinion, is the best chocolate to pair with food and wine. This arrived on time, and I couldn't be more delighted to give this as a gift with a bottle of wine. Wonderful!

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J.A. Henckels 10-Slot Hardwood Knife Storage Block

J.A. Henckels 10-Slot Hardwood Knife Storage BlockWe purchased this block after deciding that a) We had more knives then our old block could hold b) We had upgraded our knives to Henckels c) It looked fairly attractive in the picture.

This item looks great in the picture, what we received left us feeling a little disappointed. The picture illustrates nice wood grain with even finish and a 'beechwood' quality texture. What we received was a block with uneven finish, made from birch (I think). (Made in Canada) Much less attractive than illustrated.

There are an adequate number of slots for a basic knife selection. However, forget about using the carving fork slot unless you have a Henckels fork. Most other forks have a curved surface and won't fit the slot (we tried). Not so bad since it can be used for a sharpening steel instead.

All in all, not a bad purchase for the price. It's functional, but loses points for attractiveness.

Attractive block with a Henckels' logo to inspire brand loyalty ;-). Looks good and does its job well. Holds a honing steel, kitchen shears, two large bladed knives, four medium bladed knives, and two small bladed knives. Some items may stick out the back, but the open-backed design grants the luxury of not having to worry about blade length (this may be common in knife blocks, but this is my first one).

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It was a good price for the right item. The block holds all the basic knifes and my kitchen shears. I do not have Henckel knifes but this was the best choice for keeping my often used cutlery within reach.

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This item works as it was intended with no limitations. It fits in a small counter space (which is why I bought it) and has enough slots for the most needed common knives. Good to have available.

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I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH MY ORDER OF THE HENCKELS KNIFE BLOCK. I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR A WHILE IN THE STORES AND ON THE WEB. THE PRICE I PAID WAS VERY GOOD AND THE QUALITY WAS EVEN BETTER! MY ORDER ARRIVED IN A TIMELY FASHION IN GOOD CONDITION.

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