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This Wusthof 22 Slot Swivel Knife Block will help keep your knives in top shape and always at the ready. It has enough room for 4 cook's knives, eight steak knives, and even a half-moon slot to hold shears or a forged knife or fork. Plus the entire block
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Fundamentally Poor Design
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There are TWO main things that are very wrong with this block...
One - The slot designed for your kitchen shears is too small. I have a standard size pair of shears, that fit perfectly into other blocks, and there was just no way. This was definitely problematic, but even MORE problematic ...
Two - The steak knife slots are set too low so the knife tips would drag on the base when you turn it. Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way when I put a steak knife (again, standard size!) in and swiveled it. The point dragged scratching the base before I realized that it was ill-fitting.
A third thing that I think is worth mention is the fact that the lower part, that is designed for your steak knives, is not neatly attached. It looks chintzy as though it were not cut neatly and glued on sloppily.
All that said, I would really think it over a great deal before making the purchase online because this is very heavy and due to today's high shipping costs it would not be viable to return it. I ended up keeping it for that reason, but I would absolutely NOT buy this again if I could go back in time.
Perhaps the best idea would be to go to a B&M store and look it over in person first, then come online to find a better price if it meets your expectations.
Rating: 
(2
out of 5) @ 2006-10-01
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