is it safe for knife blades
593592
Oh yes! It is very safe. I keep all my kitchen knives in it. It holds all the knives you need. This one is a lot better and easier than the ones that have the slots cut out.
593593
My MIL has had gets for years and ours is about 8 months old. Neither one of us has had any problems with damage to or dulling of our knives.
593594
hasn't harmed mine at all. I do sharpen mine almost everytime I use. This is a great investment.
593595
We have had ours for 6+ months. While fine with cheap knives, the nice Shun and other high end knives I bought for Christmas are all ruined at the tips, they are folded and bent. The design of this block is bad for fine edged cutlery. They need to round off or put a point in the rods so you are not using the very fine and pointed knife tips to impact and separate the rods.So my professional opinion, it is horrible for a fine edge and tip.
593596
We have had ours for 6+ months. While fine with cheap knives, the nice Shun and other high end knives I bought for Christmas are all ruined at the tips, they are folded and bent. The design of this block is bad for fine edged cutlery. They need to round off or put a point in the rods so you are not using the very fine and pointed knife tips to impact and separate the rods. So my professional opinion, it is horrible for a fine edge and tip.
1201184
There is no protection for the blade. The blades on my knives have started to cut through the mesh slots.
1444699
Yes. When the knife blade or any of the tools are pulled from their storage place in the handle they lock. A small black 'ring' is at the base of the tool handle and when pulled back the blade releases so the knife can close safely.
437931
I actually hand wash (and dry) all of my knives including steak knives, but if you're concerned about the items remaining wet and maybe rusting after washing, as they are stainless stainless steel, remaining wet will not be an impairment. You might get some water spots that can easily be wiped off, that's all. I've had mine for several months and they're still as shiny as they were when I first got them.
335557
I don't know why it wouldn't be OK. They are just solid long skinny straws that makeup the knife compartment. (Like would be in a broom). Good luck.
59448
The answer is yes to both questions. It wouldn't damage the knife, but if would cut into the wood. I would recommend placing a decorative glass cutting board on top for the purpose of cutting. Hope that helped. Good luck with your decision. It's a lovely product, otherwise.
1132970
It's not safe at all. I only used mine for a few minutes.. I regret buying it. I was trying to cut 1 - 1 1/2 inch diameter wood slices and the wood was flying everywhere.. twice the whole limb flew out of my hand all together because the saw blade was vibrating.. I was afraid the blade would fly off.. so I won't use it anymore.
556865
You need to get a sharps disposal container from your pharmacy or use something that has this walls and can be sealed so the used blades dont spill out. On other websites like westcoastshaving.com there are small metal containers that cost about a buck and are made for this purpose as well.
1890151
Well, any knife will have issues with moisture. Of course the only part you would need to worry about rusting, would be the blade. If you strip the coating off the knife as many people have done, then you have more areas to worry about. Keep the knife oiled and dry when possible and it will serve you great.
1118191
I use this daily and have NO issues with blade damage. It's near the sink, so after hand washing and drying a knife, I put it on the rack. Holds the knives securely with zero damage to the blade.
1376765
No, your fingers are safe and sound. The natural shape of the handle has a scallop for your fingers to dig into. Also, the downward curving back of the blade is unsharpened.
1518593
I have been using these knife blocks for many years and as long as I clean the knives before inserting the knives should be no problem
578454
Yes and No. Yes in that the metal most likely will not rust and the handle most likely will not be adversely affected by the heat and chlorine that is usually in dish waver detergents. No in that thers a good chance that the blade edge will be jostled and dinged and dulled especially if you're not OCD about knife handling and putting things in the dish washer. On balance like others suggest always hand wash and dry your knife and put them away as soon as possible after use,
465108
Not ideally. With the correct blade, it could, but you'd risk getting contaminates on all moving parts, which would be difficult to properly sanitize.
1341309
Yes, seems fine. I usually wash a few pieces especially the steak and pearing knives with no issues.
1779229
I would not recommend it. I'm not sure if it would do good or harm to the knife. They recommend these sharpeners for knives made in Japan, with a certain blade angle. I think you would be safe just going with a normal knive sharpener for this.
803668
It wont necessarily hurt the blade, but the paint on the side of the blade will come off. So if you don't mind a silver edge rather than a black edge, It should be fine.