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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Knivery

MoSup bought this earth magnet knife holder as an adjunct to the under-counter swivel block she also bought me several years ago. I am loving the new one. MoSup did have misgivings about it. "I read that it's not wise to keep knives in the open in case a burglar breaks in and uses one to slit your throat." Oh my. Which is why we have laser beam alarms, a dog, and sleep with artillery at the ready. Wot?

Rodger the Real King of France 4/29/2009 11:29:00 AM 19 Comments

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Anonymous said...: Better give the dog some artillery too, just to be sure. 'course, after that, you'll have to be extra polite to her, but that's in your nature anyhow.

Carbon steel or stainless? I prefer sharpening carbon; seems to sharpen easier and hold an edge better, but there's the rust bogeyman.... so kitchen is SS around here and all others are carbon.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick; 4/29/09, 11:51 AM
BlogDog said...: Am I seeing something Shun there second from the top on the magnetic holder?
Sweet.; 4/29/09, 12:11 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: ::
http://tinyurl.com/TRKOF::; 4/29/09, 12:17 PM
Anonymous said...: Why do you have a keyhole saw (the top one with the yellow handle) in with your fine cutlery? I also wonder about the advisability of magnetizing your knives, although I can't think of a good reason why not. As for carbon knives, wiping them down with mineral oil helps a lot with the rust problem. It would also do wonders for the wooden block holder and any other wooden implements around the kitchen.
GrinfilledCelt; 4/29/09, 12:59 PM
AnnoyedOne said...: Voodoo Knife Holder; 4/29/09, 1:04 PM
Anonymous said...: It's just her way of saying, "I know where the knives are. Sleep tight, hon."
—DougM; 4/29/09, 1:29 PM
Anonymous said...: Prefer my knives put away, out of sight. Just in case a nut case gets in. I'm with MoSup's comment.

Juice; 4/29/09, 2:16 PM
Anonymous said...: But. If our knives were to be in the open, that voodoo holder. Man! That would say all that needed saying, nut case or no. :)

Juice; 4/29/09, 2:21 PM
Anonymous said...: If a nut gets in the house and grabs a knife and wants to bring it to the gun fight, bad choice on his part. When I get up I put mine on when I go to bed its on the night stand.Take no chances with all the nuts around these days.

Spanky; 4/29/09, 4:39 PM
rickn8or said...: Spanky--

'zackly. I'll bet the pistola has never gotten up in the middle of the night to go a killing spree all by itself, either.

(One of mine did once, but only made it as far as the living room.)

Nice kniiiives, Roger.; 4/29/09, 5:34 PM
Anonymous said...: knife spelled backwards is efink.; 4/29/09, 6:39 PM
Hell_Is_Like_Newark said...: First house I bought had a tiny galley style kitchen. I installed a magnet strip (horizontal) since I had no drawer space to store knives. Plus, I liked how in butcher shops you could clean a knife and hang it wet to air dry.

Going to do it again when one of these years I finally build a new kitchen at my current place.; 4/29/09, 7:31 PM
Hell_Is_Like_Newark said...: ... however.. guests found a bunch of cutlery on display like that.. a bit spooky.; 4/29/09, 7:32 PM
Alear said...: Installed one of them about a year ago, and it's great:

-- Looks good (tho not to everyone)
-- Knives in plain sight, easy to pick what you want
-- More space on the counter
-- More hygienic: Those wooden blocks harbor a mountain of bacteria
-- Knives stay sharper longer

As for a robber grabbing one and using it on you, come on. When I was robbed the other day, they brought their own knives. The duct tape wasn't cut with their teeth.; 4/29/09, 8:31 PM
Anonymous said...: Heck - I have two of them and think they are great- but then I have a tiny (7 x12) kitchen in this old house. BTW - in my earlier years I used to sleep with steak knives under the pillow when alone (in my pre-gun days) - I guess I figgered I'd wait till they got really close and take care of them.

Yeah 1st Pharmacist thought it was a bad idea too.

TFV; 4/29/09, 9:03 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: I keep that little keyhole saw handy for spontaneous molding work.; 4/29/09, 10:04 PM
Anonymous said...: I see. I thought that maybe you were doing filigree work on the frenched bones of your crown roasts. I was going to suggest a coping saw. =0)

Alear said, "-- More hygienic: Those wooden blocks harbor a mountain of bacteria"
That just might be true if you never wash your knives before putting them away, otherwise it's nonsense. It's been studied and found that for some unknown reason bacteria can't grow very well on wood but thrives on plastic. So, of course, food processing plants, restaurants and grocery stores are forbidden to use anything but plastic cutting boards.
GrinfilledCelt; 4/29/09, 11:11 PM
JMcD said...: I've read that also Celt...Another reason that I prefer a wooden cutting board is that it has a certain 'hold' that grabs the meat or veg your cutting up and keeps it from sliding all over the place..as opposed to plastic.; 4/30/09, 12:58 AM
Anonymous said...: I was a cook when we had to cover all of our fine, never made anyone ill cutting tables with always dirty shredding peeling plastic. a couple years of that and then a quiet: Emily Litilia moment of "Never Mind" Most hardwood has anti bacterial properties that plastic and nylon do not. Bleaching does not prevent shards of poly cutting boards from getting in your food.
RAK- HAH! "Shunit" as the wv; 4/30/09, 2:24 AM

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