Janet Bostwick wrote:

> "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
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I don't have a special knife drawer. The new knives are in their block
in separate slots. The old knives are in one compartment of my utensils
drawer. Thanks for the tip. I will check the hardware store later
today for a knife drawer.