Magnetic knife holders?

[dsrtao]

Anyone have opinions about magnetic knife holders? We have substantially exceeded the capacity of our block...

Anyone need a few free cheap knives? We have no use at all for some stamped blades...

Comments

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

I like some types and not others. The sort I like are the plain-bar type, with no "footing" for the knives to rest upon.

The sort I don't like are set into something that has a footing, and often an overhang at the top, often graduated/angled in outline, so you must put the short knives on one side and the long knives on the other side. This seems limiting to me. Plus, it is my impression (not verified) that ones with footings are less effective magnets than the plain bar types.

[chaiya.livejournal.com]

We have four knife blocks, and have sometimes entertained the thought of a magnetic knife holder. Let me know if you find something with *huge ass* capacity? We don't have pareve knives, but we do still have two sets to contend with. (And we can't use stamped blades, either, since my MIL spoiled us with a Henkel's set and a Calphalon set.)

[dsrtao]

I was thinking of making one from some neodymium magnets. Basically, if I get some mild steel U-channel, I can do this:

________o______________________o_______________________o________
mag screw mag mag mag screw mag mag mag screw mag

That's about $1.40 of magnets, $4 or less of steel, and probably $1 in padded tape on the front to prevent clanging and scratching. 8 N40 quarter-inch cube magnets will hold 48 pounds of knives, so it may be a little overkill there... but at 6 lbs of force to pull off a blade, Z won't be standing on a ladder and pulling them down any time soon.

On the other hand, he does use a ladder on occasion, and the sharp blades would be exposed. Maybe I should just buy another block.

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

Some friends of mine love a drawer block they own -- but I never have enough drawer space to put any else in. I'd go for another block -- but the kind that the knives slide in sideways rather than blade down. This keeps the block from wearing down the hone on the knife.

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[bridgetminerva.livejournal.com]

and the winnder for the Penn lokk-a-like "the younger years" goes to DSR.

on topic.

[bridgetminerva.livejournal.com]

No around kids. Alex and I used one for years. They occasionally fail around cats or when dusty. I would wait until E is older. They don't do well with the vibrations of impacts. I tripped and fell. my arm hit the side of the Fridge we had it on. some knifes fell. It is important to realize just my arm hit the fridge. the rest of my landed on the floor.

Re: on topic.

[dsrtao]

Gotcha. Looks like we buy another block.

Re: on topic.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

The one my mother had would not release knives easily, and it was mounted on the wall above the counters, where even if knives fell, they wouldn't go far. A wall doesn't jiggle the way a fridge wall will; much more secure.

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Free cheap knives - if you can't find a recent graduate who can't afford better (yet), then donate them to the barony kitchen.

[jtdiii.livejournal.com]

Advantage: Opens up counter space, displays knives well, out of reach of children.

Disadvantage: lines of rust where magnetic bar touches the knife, easier to cut oneself on.