On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 17:21:15 -0800 (PST), val189 wrote:

> Saw one of these from Ikea in house I visited - host loves it - all
> knives easy to identify and at fingertip touch. They had it mounted
> on the wall right by the stove.

If it's good enough for Julia, it's good enough for me:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/juliachild/

nb

notbob > wrote in message
.. .
[snip]
> If it's good enough for Julia, it's good enough for me:
>
> http://americanhistory.si.edu/juliachild/
>
Peg board walls in baby blue...

The Ranger

On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:26:40 -0700, Gloria P >
wrote:

>HawaiianEye wrote:
>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't think they're safe...
>>
>> Quite right! Not safe at all, but not for the reasons you give, (no
>> disrespect intended, Sheldon.)
>>
>> Few would grab a blade edge. Not many metal splinters except when
>> sharpening, BUT..............
>>
>> All those exposed sharp edges are ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS FENG SHUI!!!
>> About as bad as it can get in a kitchen, other than having your sink
>> right next to the stove, or the stove right next to the fridge!
>>
>> The mag strips are easy to use, can be seen as good looking, but
>> certainly not worth the disaster they can cause to one's overall harmony.
>
>If your harmony can be disrupted by a few knife blades,
>you need more than a knife block in your life.
>
>Feng shui may be a fun party topic, but kitchens are Real Life.

Aw, you're no fun!

Carol

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On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:00:55 GMT, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:

> My kitchen knives live in their own shallow drawer. It's lined with
>a clean cotton tea towel. The knives lie on it in a single layer, not
>touching each other, handles towards the opening end, points away.
> Every knife can be seen at a glance and picked up without touching
>another knife or a blade. Far more hygienic than a knife block.

I like that! Thank you.

Carol

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On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:26:43 -0800, The Ranger wrote:

> notbob > wrote in message
> .. .
> [snip]
>> If it's good enough for Julia, it's good enough for me:
>>
>> http://americanhistory.si.edu/juliachild/
>>
> Peg board walls in baby blue...

Lack of imagination is not your hue....

check out the "EXPLORE THE KITCHEN EXHIBIT" link and look between the
venetian blinds to the left of the sinks. She had the same knife magnets
on her tv show.

nb

On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 22:12:26 -0800, "SteveB" <toquerville@zionvistas>
wrote:

>So, I believe I will take a strip of oak, cut the back at a slight angle to
>make it mount upwards in the front, and cut grooves in it like thin fingers
>straight on perpendicular to the wall. Then mount that to a nice piece of
>birch 3/8" plywood that has been routed round on the edge. The strip will
>be routed round, too, before slicing. All will be stained and finish
>sanded. When I want to hang a knife, I just put it in one of the grooves,
>handle up and sharp edge to the inside, blade resting on the plywood. I can
>make some special grooves for steels, tine forks, Chinese cleaver/chopper,
>etc.

Why not just make a dedicated knife drawer with a slotted/grooved
piece of wood? You could even make it a double decker if you have
that many knives. I'd make the top a slider and put my small knives
on it.


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Mae West

On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 21:01:53 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>I like my knife strip just fine, just take care putting them
>back, don't just slap them up there. It's very handy and
>beats having them in the drawer.

My parents and grandparents had what amounted to one long knife slot
mounted on the end of the cabinet close to the prep area. Virtually
every size knife was accommodated.


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interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:53:23 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>the only 'unsafety' i can think of is if you're clumsy and knock a knife
>off the bar and it falls to the floor and possibly your foot. (grabbing
>the blade seems a little far-fetched, but if anyone's up to the task, it's
>sheldon.)

There's someone over in abf who regularly damages himself. I think he
dropped a knife on his foot not too long ago too. I don't understand
how that man is still alive. On top of that, he's passed the clumsy
gene on to his DD who injured her eye rather badly a couple of months
ago.


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interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:07:42 -0800, HawaiianEye
> wrote:

snippage
>
>All those exposed sharp edges are ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS FENG SHUI!!!
>About as bad as it can get in a kitchen, other than having your sink
>right next to the stove, or the stove right next to the fridge!

Oh crap, I'm doomed, really, really doomed. =8-(

koko
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George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 12/31

Sheldon wrote:
>
> I don't think they're safe...

Quite right! Not safe at all, but not for the reasons you give, (no
disrespect intended, Sheldon.)

Few would grab a blade edge. Not many metal splinters except when
sharpening, BUT..............

All those exposed sharp edges are ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS FENG SHUI!!!
About as bad as it can get in a kitchen, other than having your sink
right next to the stove, or the stove right next to the fridge!

The mag strips are easy to use, can be seen as good looking, but
certainly not worth the disaster they can cause to one's overall harmony.

"Janet Baraclough" > wrote in message
>
> My kitchen knives live in their own shallow drawer. It's lined with
> a clean cotton tea towel. The knives lie on it in a single layer, not
> touching each other, handles towards the opening end, points away.
> Every knife can be seen at a glance and picked up without touching
> another knife or a blade. Far more hygienic than a knife block.
>
> Janet

I'd need too many drawers to do that. I have some on a strip and none have
fallen in 30 years that it has been in use. Others are in the rack. I wash
the knives before putting them in to keep it hygienic.

sf > wrote:

> There's someone over in abf who regularly damages himself. I think he
> dropped a knife on his foot not too long ago too. I don't understand
> how that man is still alive. On top of that, he's passed the clumsy
> gene on to his DD who injured her eye rather badly a couple of months
> ago.

MCRC's antics are getting unbelievable. Last one was he fell on an
icicle and it went right through his hand. Icicles don't come in
stalagmite formations. At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
- and go all the way through it.

<shrug>

-sw

"Damsel in dis Dress" ha scritto nel messaggio
Omelet > wrote:
>> Damsel in dis Dress
"Giusi" >>>

ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS FENG SHUI!!!

>>> >Ahh, but I have crystals and water sources to combat that. Plus a
>>> >Greek >>> >fish hanging in the money corner. Since there are at least
>>> >100 beams in my >>> >kitchen, a few knife blades won't bother me as
>>> >long as I have my crystals >and water! and fish
>>>
>>> Is there a Feng Shui newsgroup? I'm not sending you there, I'd like>>>
>>> to check it out if there is one, though.

I haven't a clue! I had to read a Feng shui book for a job one time-- a
woman who was totally involved in it. I charged for the time to rtead the
book, too!


>>I'd like to see pics of Giusi's kitchen. :-)

My site is undergoing repairs after an upgrade, but as soon as it is done I
will give you a link to the kitchen shots.
>
> So would I. I wonder if water, radiator, and sewage pipes running
> through the kitchen qualify as water sources?
>
Not unless water comes out of them, which for your sake I hope it isn't.

> I *will* post pictures of our hilarious house once we get moved in.
>
> Carol

"Damsel in dis Dress" ha scritto nel messaggio Omelet > wrote:

>>> Is there a Feng Shui newsgroup? I'm not sending you there, I'd like>>>
>>> to check it out if there is one, though.
>>
>>I'd like to see pics of Giusi's kitchen. :-)
>
> So would I. I wonder if water, radiator, and sewage pipes running
> through the kitchen qualify as water sources?

http://www.judithgreenwood.com/think...-kitchen-meme/

It has changed again since then with the table now in the living room
instead of blocking the fireplace. The dining part is now my
office/sitting/music/TV space. Remember, this house is 500 years old and
the walls are solid stone and 3-4 feet thick, so many things you think would
be nice are not possible at all.

sf wrote:

> There's someone over in abf who regularly damages himself. I think he
> dropped a knife on his foot not too long ago too. I don't understand
> how that man is still alive. On top of that, he's passed the clumsy
> gene on to his DD who injured her eye rather badly a couple of months
> ago.

Most of the time, I burn myself on something. A few years ago, a frozen
turkey fell off the top shelf of my upright freezer and landed on my
foot. I never curse, but I would have then, except that my body just
froze up tight.

Becca

Becca > wrote:

> Most of the time, I burn myself on something. A few years ago, a frozen
> turkey fell off the top shelf of my upright freezer and landed on my
> foot. I never curse, but I would have then, except that my body just
> froze up tight.

The first rule in the kitchen is when something drops to the floor,
jump back and get your feet out of the way.

You should have had plenty of time to react when a turkey fell from
5-6 feet up. Unless you were trying to save the tile or linoleum.

-sw

Janet Baraclough wrote:
> If the blades are any good, that's a dangerous way to keep them. They
> are too easily knocked off and
> if a blade point lands in a hard surface it can easily pole-vault the
> knife ..anywhere.
> Many untrained people will instinctively try to catch a falling knife.
> Forgetting that their sleeves are probably rolled back for cooking and
> their wrist arteries
> are very close to the surface.
>
>> Right now, my knives are lying in a drawer - yes, I know, a bad way to
>> treat knives.
>
> My kitchen knives live in their own shallow drawer. It's lined with
> a clean cotton tea towel. The knives lie on it in a single layer, not
> touching each other, handles towards the opening end, points away.
> Every knife can be seen at a glance and picked up without touching
> another knife or a blade. Far more hygienic than a knife block.
>
> Janet
>
That's great if you have enough drawers, which I don't.

The magnet on my knife rack is VERY strong. I have never had a
knife fall off it.

--
Jean B.

notbob wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 17:21:15 -0800 (PST), val189 wrote:
>
>> Saw one of these from Ikea in house I visited - host loves it - all
>> knives easy to identify and at fingertip touch. They had it mounted
>> on the wall right by the stove.
>
> If it's good enough for Julia, it's good enough for me:
>
> http://americanhistory.si.edu/juliachild/
>
> nb
>
>
>
I am reminded... For some strange reason, whenever I try to enter
this site, I get a screen that is about 1-inch square, with no way
to drag or enlarge it. :-( Does anyone else have this problem?
I guess you, nb, could actually see the kitchen.

--
Jean B.

Janet Baraclough wrote:
>
> � �My kitchen knives live in �their own �shallow drawer. It's lined with
> a clean �cotton tea towel. The knives lie on it in a single layer, not
> touching each other, handles towards the opening end, points away.
> � �Every knife can be seen at a glance and picked up without touching
> another knife or a blade. �Far more hygienic than a knife block.

How is that more hygienic... It's no more hygienic than a knife block
and probably much less so... you must be assuming those with knife
blocks don't wash knives before placing them into the block but
perfect you are so much more fastidious and always wash all your
knives before tucking them into their widdle tea towel... and if
you're going to tell me that you launder that towel more than once in
six months I'll call you a liar.

For those who prefer keeping knives in a drawer there are knife blocks
for drawers that are far better than using a stupid towel.. I can see
using a drawer to store little used cutlery but for knives used often
a drawer is inane. And there are many styles of counter top/wall
mounted knife blocks/racks, all better in every respect than the towel
in drawer method, and all infinitely superiour to the magnetic
strip... people buy those magnetic strips for two reason, because they
are cheap and because they truely don't comprehend the inherent
dangers of magnetized kitchenware. And keeping regularly used cutlery
in a drawer is plain dumb... only a pointy headed imbecile will devise
a method that requires opening and closing a drawer every time a knife
is removed or replaced.. and where does that just hand washed knife go
while it dries, between the cheeks of your ass... there is nothing
hygienic about placing a still damp knife onto a towel inside a
drawer. And kitchen work means wet and food covered hands, there is
nothing hygienic about handling drawer pulls and reaching into drawers
dozens of times while preparing each meal.

When a knife block is used properly the cutting edge and sides of a
blade never touch the inside of the knife slot... and knife blocks are
as easy to sanitize as cutting boards. And nowadays there are high
impact plastic knife blocks that can go in the dishwasher... quite a
few styles/sizes in different price ranges from $20-$120+... F. Dick
makes a beauty.

A bit pricey and something I'd seriously consider were it not so
grotesque for my taste:
http://www.amazon.com/F-Dick-Plastic...996295&sr=8-12

This looks practical:
http://www.amazon.com/Kapoosh-Knife-...0996379&sr=8-4

This one is definitely Janet!
http://www.amazon.com/5-Piece-Stainl...0996926&sr=8-6

Here are knife racks professionals use, they don't sell any fercocktah
kitchen-amateur magnetic knife holders:
http://www.alliedkenco.com/catalog/i.../cPath/823_342

>> My kitchen knives live in their own shallow drawer. It's lined with
>> a clean cotton tea towel. The knives lie on it in a single layer, not
>> touching each other, handles towards the opening end, points away.
>> Every knife can be seen at a glance and picked up without touching
>> another knife or a blade. Far more hygienic than a knife block.
>>
>> Janet

I got too many for that, take coumadin, and stuff happens. I have just
gotten my router and table saw set up to do some bird houses, feeders, and
storm dorms, and have an idea for a knife rack. I will post pictures as it
goes along on flickr. Going to HD today for some materials.

Steve

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:18:05 -0600, Becca >
wrote:

>Most of the time, I burn myself on something.

That's my world too. Me and ovens... I call it branding. If I don't
have at least on brand on my arms or hands, nobody would recognize me.


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interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:31:19 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:

>I am reminded... For some strange reason, whenever I try to enter
>this site, I get a screen that is about 1-inch square, with no way
>to drag or enlarge it. :-( Does anyone else have this problem?
>I guess you, nb, could actually see the kitchen.

I had to switch over to IE, but my picture wasn't over 4 or 5 inches
across. I don't know why it didn't go full screen. I didn't see the
knives until nb gave specifics.


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interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:09:19 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:31:19 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>>I am reminded... For some strange reason, whenever I try to enter
>>this site, I get a screen that is about 1-inch square, with no way
>>to drag or enlarge it. :-( Does anyone else have this problem?
>>I guess you, nb, could actually see the kitchen.
>
>I had to switch over to IE, but my picture wasn't over 4 or 5 inches
>across. I don't know why it didn't go full screen. I didn't see the
>knives until nb gave specifics.

It requires Flash version 6.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

Sheldon > wrote:

> On Jan 2, 9:28�am, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> Giusi > wrote:
>>> My kniferack also has other steel items, such as nutmeg grater, cheese
>>> spade, dough scraper, truffle slicer. �I like putting my hand out and always
>>> finding just what I need-- kitchenwise anyway.
>>
>> The problem with a lot of stainless steel is that it's not magnetic.
>
> That's not true... the stainless used for cutlery is especially
> magnetic, plenty magnetic enough to be held securely by those magnetic
> knife racks...

Most of the things she mentions are not cutlery. Pay attention.

-sw

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
> "Janet Baraclough" wrote:
>
> > � My kitchen knives live in �their own �shallow drawer. It's lined with
> > a clean �cotton tea towel. The knives lie on it in a single layer, not
> > touching each other, handles towards the opening end, points away.
> > � Every knife can be seen at a glance and picked up without touching
> > another knife or a blade. �Far more hygienic than a knife block..
>
> I'd need too many drawers to do that. �I have some on a strip and none have
> fallen in 30 years that it has been in use. Others are in the rack. I wash
> the knives before putting them in to keep it hygienic.

I have only six regularly used knives in my knife block (I could
easily get by with just four; 8" chefs, 6" utility, 10" bread, 3"
parer, but I have a boning knife and a very thin parer, oh, and a
steel), I see no need to have more readily at hand.... I have dozens
of rarely used specialty knives sheathed and stacked on a shelf in my
pantry... many years ago a butcher friend taught me to make sheathes
from tri-folded corrogated cardboard tied in decorative patterns with
butcher string. I don't need to keep 12" and 14" chef knives out for
everyday use, thye may get used once or twice a year... three carving
sets sit on a shelf in their original boxes, can't remember the last
time those were used, and I still have a set of US Navy issue
butcher's breaking knives, none of which I've used in forty years...
and I have a fetish for paring knives, I must have like fifty, most
never used. I do keep a couple knives strewn in a drawer, do
grapefruit knives count, what about an egg slicer, melon baller,
cheese slicer, probably other cutting thingies I can 't remember...
but I'm talking sharp knives here. I can only use one knife at a
time, anytime it leaves my hand it's in its slot, at the ready... I
don't display duplicate knives, that's just for appearance... when I
see a home kitchen with everything they own out in plain sight that
tells me that they want eveyone to think they can cook, perhaps they
can, perhaps they can't, but it does make me wonder... especially when
they have every piece of cookware imaginable, in triplicate, hanging
from their ceiling and walls... most pieces covered with years worth
of greasy kitchen schmutz and dust... then I don't need to wonder.

On Jan 3, 12:22*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
*Icicles don't come in
> stalagmite formations. *At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
> - and go all the way through it.

They don't? It depends on where you live and what the weather's been
like. They are a bit unusual but I've certainly seen them. It'y more
difficult to see why one would trip over an icicle.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:41:01 -0500, The Cook >
wrote:

>On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:09:19 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:31:19 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>>I am reminded... For some strange reason, whenever I try to enter
>>>this site, I get a screen that is about 1-inch square, with no way
>>>to drag or enlarge it. :-( Does anyone else have this problem?
>>>I guess you, nb, could actually see the kitchen.
>>
>>I had to switch over to IE, but my picture wasn't over 4 or 5 inches
>>across. I don't know why it didn't go full screen. I didn't see the
>>knives until nb gave specifics.
>
>It requires Flash version 6.

They also have a direct link to Flash 6.

I still don't know why the picture isn't full screen.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

HawaiianEye wrote:
> Gloria P wrote:
>> HawaiianEye wrote:
>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>> All those exposed sharp edges are ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS FENG SHUI!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> The mag strips are easy to use, can be seen as good looking, but
>>> certainly not worth the disaster they can cause to one's overall
>>> harmony.
>
>
>> If your harmony can be disrupted by a few knife blades,
>> you need more than a knife block in your life.
>>
>> Feng shui may be a fun party topic, but kitchens are Real Life.
>
>
> Can 6,000,000,000 Chinese be wrong?!? Next you're going to tell me that
> I'm NOT getting the $15,000,000 from that pol in Nigeria!



No, but they are driving up your street right now in the sound truck
with that giant check from Publisher's Clearing House, so go comb your
hair and put on a clean shirt for the photos. And try to act surprised.

Only 6 billion? Have they had a pandemic or something? Maybe it was
due to all those knife edges pointing the wrong way.

gloria p

HawaiianEye wrote:
> koko wrote:
>> On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:07:42 -0800, HawaiianEye
>> > wrote:
>>
>> snippage
>>> All those exposed sharp edges are ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS FENG SHUI!!!
>>> About as bad as it can get in a kitchen, other than having your sink
>>> right next to the stove, or the stove right next to the fridge!
>>
>> Oh crap, I'm doomed, really, really doomed. =8-(
>>
>
> Don't worry, Koko. With Feng Shui there is ALWAYS an easy solution!
> Do you have room in there for a small, gently flowing river?
> No, huh? O.K. then symbolic dividers will have to suffice. A little toy
> plastic fence from a child's play set is a great divider between
> conflicting features. Tape it to the side of the fridge between the
> fridge and the stove, etc. In Feng Shui, it's the idea that counts just
> as much as the reality.


No toy plastic fence? A symbolic popsicle stick will do just as well.
Make sure all the color is washed off first. You don't want to
introduce any disharmony to the display.

gloria p

John Kane > wrote:

> On Jan 3, 12:22*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> *Icicles don't come in
>> stalagmite formations. *At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
>> - and go all the way through it.
>
> They don't?

Gravity makes them grown downwards, not upwards. I've lived in
plenty of snowy states and the gravity seems pretty universal in all
of them.

-sw

On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 13:23:12 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>John Kane > wrote:
>
>> On Jan 3, 12:22*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> *Icicles don't come in
>>> stalagmite formations. *At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
>>> - and go all the way through it.
>>
>> They don't?
>
>Gravity makes them grown downwards, not upwards. I've lived in
>plenty of snowy states and the gravity seems pretty universal in all
>of them.

Actually, if the icicles are dripping, then landing on very frozen
ground, they *can* and do form stalagmites. You have to have perfect
conditions for this to occur, but it does happen.

Carol

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In article
>,
John Kane > wrote:

> On Jan 3, 12:22*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> *Icicles don't come in
> > stalagmite formations. *At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
> > - and go all the way through it.
>
> They don't? It depends on where you live and what the weather's been
> like. They are a bit unusual but I've certainly seen them. It'y more
> difficult to see why one would trip over an icicle.

I've seen them also. Sun on the roof, or not enough attic insulation,
and the water is dripping off the roof and down the icicles too fast to
freeze. It then freezes and forms upside down icicles, if the air is
cold enough. They aren't very sharp, but I guess if you tripped and put
a hand out to catch yourself, and landed with all your weight on that
hand, it could penetrate.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:43:13 -0800, sf wrote:


> I still don't know why the picture isn't full screen.

Cuz it's their ball. They do provide zoom points.

nb

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> John Kane > wrote:
>
> > On Jan 3, 12:22*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> > *Icicles don't come in
> >> stalagmite formations. *At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
> >> - and go all the way through it.
> >
> > They don't?
>
> Gravity makes them grown downwards, not upwards. I've lived in
> plenty of snowy states and the gravity seems pretty universal in all
> of them.

I guess there's no such thing as stalagmites, then. A lot of geologists
are going to be really surprised.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Jan 3, 1:38�pm, Janet Baraclough >
wrote:
> The message
> >
> from Sheldon > contains these words:
>
> > Janet Baraclough wrote:
>
> > > My kitchen knives live in their own shallow drawer.
> > > It's lined with
> > > a clean cotton tea towel. The knives lie on it in a single layer, not
> > > touching each other, handles towards the opening end, points away.
> > > Every knife can be seen at a glance and picked up without touching
> > > another knife or a blade. Far more hygienic than a knife block.
> > How is that more hygienic...
>
> � Because it can be washed.
>
> > �It's no more hygienic than a knife block
> > and probably much less so... you must be assuming those with knife
> > blocks don't wash knives before placing them into the block
>
> � �Not at all.
>
> � �Even when only clean knives go in the block, the slits will
> eventually collect airborne particles of grease and fumes from the air
> in any kitchen. Those particles
> eventually form a breeding ground for bacteria , and you can't clean the
> narrow slits. So, after a year or two, you're storing your cutting
> knives in a bacteria whorehouse.
>
> � �:-)
>
> � �Janet.

Puh-leeze... even a whore knows about feminine hygiene sprays. The
slits go all the way through and are very easy to brush clean by
threading through a peice of cord and spritzing with Lysol, or
Summer's Eve, your choice. However I've never seen anything
accumulate inside the slots, and since the slots aim down anything
will fall right through. Looking into the slots of my knife block
right now all I see is raw clean wood, with a portion of the slot
bottom burnished from the knife backs rubbing for years. I seriously
doubt there is any more bacteria inside those slots than there is on
dishes straight from your cupboard.

In article >,
Janet Baraclough > wrote:


> > Janet Baraclough wrote:
> > >
> > > � �My kitchen knives live in �their own �shallow drawer.
> > > It's lined with
> > > a clean �cotton tea towel. The knives lie on it in a single layer, not
> > > touching each other, handles towards the opening end, points away.
> > > � �Every knife can be seen at a glance and picked up without touching
> > > another knife or a blade. �Far more hygienic than a knife block.

> Even when only clean knives go in the block, the slits will
> eventually collect airborne particles of grease and fumes from the air
> in any kitchen. Those particles
> eventually form a breeding ground for bacteria , and you can't clean the
> narrow slits. So, after a year or two, you're storing your cutting
> knives in a bacteria whorehouse.

This is like what we have, except it takes up the whole width of a
drawer:

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/fn385/index.cfm

I assume the slits go all the way through, so it would at least be
easier to clean than a block. I think my wife got it to free up counter
space.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Janet Baraclough wrote:

> Even when only clean knives go in the block, the slits will
> eventually collect airborne particles of grease and fumes from the air
> in any kitchen. Those particles
> eventually form a breeding ground for bacteria , and you can't clean the
> narrow slits. So, after a year or two, you're storing your cutting
> knives in a bacteria whorehouse.

I can't think of ONE instance where I've ever heard such nonsense about
a knife block causing problems. Have you?

Sqwertz wrote:
> Becca > wrote:
>
>> Most of the time, I burn myself on something. A few years ago, a frozen
>> turkey fell off the top shelf of my upright freezer and landed on my
>> foot. I never curse, but I would have then, except that my body just
>> froze up tight.
>
> The first rule in the kitchen is when something drops to the floor,
> jump back and get your feet out of the way.
>
> You should have had plenty of time to react when a turkey fell from
> 5-6 feet up. Unless you were trying to save the tile or linoleum.
>
> -sw

It was a fast moving turkey and I had slow moving feet. Before that
happened, a jar of Mayo fell off the shelf and landed on my foot. I am
rough on my feet, aren't I? I have a broken toe on my right foot and I
do not remember how that happened.

Becca

On Jan 3, 2:23�pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> John Kane > wrote:
> > On Jan 3, 12:22�am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> > �Icicles don't come in
> >> stalagmite formations. �At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
> >> - and go all the way through it.
>
> > They don't?
>
> Gravity makes them grown downwards, not upwards. �I've lived in
> plenty of snowy states and the gravity seems pretty universal in all
> of them.


Bullshit. According to your gravity theory there would never be any
kind of stalagmites. Water will certainly freeze in both stalagtite
and stalagmite formation... when icicles begin to melt they drip and
form stalagmite formations below, especially when dusk approaches and
temps begin to fall. I see this every winter, often huge formations
on the ground in the shaded north side under my barn eaves where the
sun hits the roof... but you wouldn't know because you live in the
windowless world of your walk-in basement closet, not to mention that
you live where there are never any ice formations, so you're just
blowing steam through your ass, again.

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:13:24 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>This is like what we have, except it takes up the whole width of a
>drawer:
>
>http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/fn385/index.cfm
>
>I assume the slits go all the way through, so it would at least be
>easier to clean than a block. I think my wife got it to free up counter
>space.

Ooooooooooooh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I want one! Thanks for sharing,
kiddo!

Carol

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