Let me tell you, that’s a scary thing to constantly be worrying about–your knives falling down. Â No one should have to live that way; with that thought hanging over their heads…err hands. Â The problem is, we fell for the convenience of the knife strip hard. Â It was handy, better for our knives, and if you don’t count the fact that the Ikea knife strip didn’t hold the knives well–it is actually a lot safer than sticking your hand in a drawer of these sharp guys.
All that to say, we trashed the $10 13-inch Ikea strip and upgraded:
We sprung for the 20-inch MIU France Stainless Steel Magnetic Knife Bar knowing, from pictures and over 200 great reviews (what did we do before online reviews?), that we could hang it vertically and have even more knives conveniently out and ready to use. That sentence sounds crazy–like, how many knives do you need?!–but they’re Chris’s babies and he uses all of them.  A lot.
So far, so good–the magnet seems super strong and the knives aren’t going anywhere. Â Let’s just hope it stays that way. I don’t know if I can take anymore more stress about knives falling.
Is there a special place for knives in your house? Â Is that a normal question?
Your Amazon link appears broken–pointing to another product entirely.
It seems to work on our end! But we’re linking to Amazon US – maybe that’s the issue?
I’m a big fan of magnetic knife holders that aren’t metal and are therefore easier on your nice knife blades; no scratches and nicks. I found a handcrafted one on Etsy that I love, love, love. Works beautifully and gets lots of attention when friends hang out in my kitchen because it’s cool looking with striped “zebra” grain. The knife holders also come with vintage glass dots or little bits or polished stone. Fun! https://www.etsy.com/shop/BladeCatchers
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Ha! I have the same magnetic knife holder as Aaron. I love mine. I got the wenge and it looks so elegant. No dead spots. Easy to install. I researched the boards and decided on wood because I’ve read that metal strips can damage knives. I have a super small kitchen so I want to maximize counter space and want it to look classy. I got mine on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_kitchen?ie=UTF8&field-brandtextbin=M.O.C.+Woodworks&node=284507
I have a pair of http://www.mocwoodworks.com strips, I have the Wenge and the Lacewood couldn’t be happier. My knifes do not gets scratched, the magnets are strong and they look great, highly recommend them.