Had a lightbulb moment about knife storage at a friend's pop-up in Seattle

I went to help a buddy with his weekend pop-up kitchen in Capitol Hill and saw he kept his chef's knife just loose in a drawer, no guard or anything. Next thing I know he's reaching in blind and nicks his finger on the blade, bled all over his prep station for 10 minutes. Has anyone else switched to a magnetic strip or a blade guard after a close call like that?

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rowan59316d ago

Reaching in blind and nicks his finger" - that part made me wince because I used to be the exact same way. I always thought magnetic strips looked too commercial or like they'd ruin the blade edge, and guards felt like an extra step I didn't need. But last year I pulled my chef's knife out of a drawer and somehow it caught my palm on the way out, nothing too bad but enough blood to make me reconsider everything. I got a magnetic strip from a local kitchen supply place for twenty bucks and honestly it's one of the best changes I've made in my kitchen. Not only do I not have to worry about cutting myself anymore, but I actually use my knives more now because they're right there in sight instead of buried. It took me like a week to get used to the magnets being strong enough, but now I'd never go back to drawer storage.

joseph52916d ago

I get what you're saying, and I'm glad the strip worked out for you. But I see it a little differently. I had a magnetic strip for about a year and it ended up dulling some of my nicer blades where the magnet was strongest. Those cheap strips with uneven magnets can really mess with an edge over time. Plus having knives out on the wall made my kitchen look like a commercial prep station, which I didn't love. I went back to a wooden knife block with a slot for each blade and it works fine for me. No blood, no dulling, and it sits nice on the counter.