Knifedock Analysis

It’s true: I truly private dozens of knives. Identify it a hazard of my occupation (as a gear tester), nonetheless when the prospect to buy (or be gifted, to be utterly reliable) a stunning blade presents itself, I’ve a troublesome time turning it down.

You’d be utterly shocked to know, then, that I’ve pretty a few knife storage selections as successfully. Magnetic knife strips, 360 Knife Blocks (gasp! I do know—we’re anti-knife blocks, nonetheless these open-side knife blocks are a definite breed, though they do nonetheless gobble up some countertop home) and cork-lined packing containers.

At current, we’ll take care of the latter: on account of while you could not have an appropriate wall for a magnetic knife strip or the home for a knife block, you probably have a drawer to stash blades in. The sector, from Knifedock, has prolonged been a Extreme Eats suggestion. As senior culinary director Daniel Gritzer describes it, “The cork protects the blade, and the dividers are skinny ample to allow for max flexibility with regards to the amount, measurement, and form of knives you pack into it.”

The sector can accommodate knives as a lot as 12 inches in measurement, and I usually have a chef’s knife or two, a petty knife, and some spare paring knives housed in it. For the non-knife collector, it’ll match the requirements. And whereas I can’t talk for all kitchen drawers, the Knifedock’s slim, rectangular type merely fits in every one in my kitchen.

Key Specs

• Provides: Bamboo, cork composite
• Weight: 1.1 kilos
• Dimensions: 15 x 6 x 2.5 inches
• Worth at time of publish: $36

FAQs

Can you retailer knives in a drawer?

Certain, you probably can retailer knives in a drawer, nonetheless they should under no circumstances be unprotected. In its place, go for blade covers or a cork-lined discipline, identical to the one described above.