On 23/01/2011 17:30, Tim Watts wrote:
Dave ) wibbled on Sunday 23 January 2011 17:12:


The problem with sharp kitchen knives in a drawer, is that they blunt
each other.

And chop your fingers off when you are rummaging around for other things.

Knife blocks made of wood are a hygiene problem.

In theory you *should* be putting clean knives in!!!

That might be the case, but dross from the kitchen can drop down into
the slots and soil them. I haven't worked out a way to keep them clean
yet. It would be a good idea if they could split apart and be washed easily

I would
stick to the magnetic strip.

But fair enough - I quite like the idea - out of reach of kids and easy to
grab one with gungy hands without contaminating the rest.

The only time I get blunt kitchen knives is when my wife makes a
sandwich and cuts it in two on a plate. How can I teacher her?

Make her sharpen the knives. With nothing more than a pebble and a bowl of
water. She'll learn...

Even if I tried that, ten years on she would still be using very blunt
knives and you know how many injuries a blunt knife can make :-(

Dave