Deluxe Universal Knife Block with Slots for Scissors and Sharpening Rod - Bamboo Knife Holder For Safe, Space Saver Knives Storage - Unique Slot Design to Protect Blades - by KITCHENDAO

Clever designing, the proper use of wood and plastic make a versatile knife block suitable for almost any kind of kitchen knife. I had just bought a set of steak knives that turned out to be much larger than I expected. Excellent knives I was loath to return them, but my wife declared we had no suitable storage and not another thing could be crammed on our counters without losing the ability to even make a PB&J sandwich. I search Amazon high and low and purchased this block that had generally good reviews. It is simply a rectangular empty block of wood with an inexpensive grate of black plastic. However, the wood is exceptionally attractive and the grate is colored black so you can’t readily tell it is plastic. It presents as a clean, simple block in the Scandinavian aesthetic of light woods of simple design. And lo and behold, the grate has numerous slots that accommodate many number of knives less than 9 inches in length. All of my steak knives fit and looked great. It also has a hole for a steel and a hole for kitchen/poultry shears — a real time saver eliminating searching in drawers. And its compact design with minimum footprint meant it fit in front of my cutting boards leaning against the backsplash. All I had to do was stand them up straight. I surprised my wife and kept her happy.

We had a similar block for about twenty years that just broke, so we ordered this one. We're happy with the size and the flexible slots for a variety of knives!

Great design for storing multiple knives. Even fit my Asian style cleaver!! (Check the measurements tho and make sure if you have an oversized cleaver) Bigger than the picture looks, and plastic separators hold the knives well

Functionally great! Esthetically appealing. Works great in our small kitchen. I should have gotten the wider one for more storage.

Outstanding! Good value, good and flexible storage, easy access, organization is up to you, knives are protected from each other, handles both large and small knives.

easy to use, keeps knives safely stored and good v alue

Wonderful quality and very attractive wood. Holds knives safely and love the ease of use. Also easy to clean. Love this purchase.

I finally have a place for all of my precision knives. My existing knife block is great for the set of knives that came with it, but this cool knife block lets you store any width blade in its slots. Now I can keep my fine Damascus blades from banging around and getting kicked or damaged. I love the efficient design of this knife block and that it doesn't take up much counter space. Good purchase!

The block has a big crack on one side and has expanded over time. The block is bulky and not easy to clean from within.

A great knife block with room for scissors and a sharpener too. Holds 8 or so knives easily. Upright design uses less space, but the tradeoff is slightly less easy access. The knives are held in slotted plastic grid, which seems robust. In the long term it may become a weak point if cut by a knife. Good value and good functionallity.

Great product! Saves space on my counter. Much easier to place knives than my first universal knife block

Was a gift, it looks amazing, they were very happy with it and have filled up the block (it fits a lot of knives)! Good value too

Great block all our knives fit which are various sizes and make.