Favorite Cutlery

[oraklet]

ron johnson, thanx for bringing up the magnetic strip, as i've been thinking about buying one. couple'a questions:

doesn't one risk bruising the tip against the wall when grabbing the knife?

doesn't one risk likewise bruising the edge?

or will there be no such problems if the strip is thick enough (like, say, 1")?

[Anna N]

I have a magnetic strip that is screwed to the wall above the countertop but below the overhead cabinets.  It comfortably holds all my blades in a nice row where I can easily tell which is which and reach for the one I require. This method of storage also insures that other objects do not bang into my knives and that they stay clean and dry.  It works for me.

One thing to watch with magnetic strips is the strength of the magnet. I have 3 - one of which seems to have the right strength and securely holds my tools without skewing them, two of them, however, do not have sufficient magnetic strength to hold even lightweight tools. My daughter has one which is so strongly magnetized that it practically grabs even a 10 inch heavy weight chef's knife right out of your hand and all her knives seem to end up skewed on the board - they do not remain in a vertical position. Where are the physicists when you need them!

[Dave the Cook]

Where are the physicists when you need them!

Anna, you're still a little new, so I'll warn you -- be careful what you wish for.

[Anna N]

Thanks for the warning Dave. But I would love to know why, after I carefully hang my daughter's knives symmetrically on her "grabber" I look at them half an hour later and they are all adrift - it's quite creepy!

[oraklet]

hmm - could it be that they have hung on a grabber with opposite polarity? (if that exists?)

[Dave the Cook]

At the risk of having Dr. Johnson make me out a fool, I'll suggest that perhaps the knives have become magnetized, and you've got some attraction and repellence going on.

Easy enough to check.