"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> "Serendipity" > wrote in message
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>> Over the years, I have collected a vast aray of knives. I bought one new
>> Whiltshire set complete with self sharpening block but most were from
>> yard sales. I even managed to accumulate an extra wood block. Despite
>> the number of knives, there were still the favourites and the rest just
>> sat there. However, watching the cooking shows had me hankering for a
>> new set. I decided I wanted full stainless steel including the handles,
>> no wood or anything to break. I wanted an actual sharpening steel. I
>> also wanted good quality until I start buying professional knives. Well
>> yesterday, I actually found a set that met my wants and it was on sale.
>> The set was Cuisinart and included a parer, utiklity, slicer, chef,
>> sharpening steel, and shears. I picked up each of the display pieces
>> several times. They are heavy, certainly heavier than any of my old
>> knives. They fit my hand well. They have a touch of decorative brushed
>> stainless on the handles but are all one piece. So, I bought them
>> When I got home, I had the hard task of culling through my old knives. I
>> made three piles: toss, ?, keep. The DH came home and pulled a couple of
>> knives out of the toss pile but otherwise I have more space in my drawer
>> and both blocks are gone. BTW, I know the set is not professional as in
>> Henkel, but it sure is a heck of a lot better than what I had.
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> Do you have a special knife drawer with spacer slots for each knife?
> Otherwise, tossing all the knives in the drawer is going to ruin them.
> Janet
I agree with using a "special knife drawer." I had one of those heavy
magnets to attach knives to on the wall, but I was always in a rush, and
down would fall the knife onto the counter. I also had a wooden block, but
for me, I needed two wooden blocks and they really gather dust!
Dee