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SIngular block knives cut the price of kitchen utensils
A decent set of knives is obligatory for anyone who likes hanging out in the kitchen with raw ingredients, but the price can often be extortionate. Aaron Root's concept for J.A. Henkle consists of a knife in a single wooden block.
There are several sizes of knife to choose from — I reckon the amateur chef can get away with four: a large chopping knife; small paring knife; one for filletting; and a bread knife. The block has magnets embedded in the wood so that you can either add the blocks together to make one large one, or attach them to a metal surface somewhere in the kitchen to save space.
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By Mitchrapp at 8:56 AM ON 08/24/09
good idea because most sets of knives come with about 7-8 useless ones that are never used (but you still pay for them)
By Stone at 10:09 AM ON 08/24/09
That's pretty useless. If you're going to start a nice collection, then purchase a starter set with block. Henkle as well as Wusthof offer them.
By zosolias at 11:16 AM ON 08/24/09
That would be great for the first 2 or 3 knives, after that, it would be a mess.
By hollywood_hillbilly at 11:35 AM ON 08/24/09
While I do like the idea of being able to stick a knife to my backsplash near where I would use it, I just use blade guards and keep my knives in a knife roll.
By Anonymous at 1:24 PM ON 08/24/09
Knives are expensive, but in truth you only need one good knife. Either a french chef's knife or a Japanese cooks knife. A cheap paring knife is sufficient.
But with practice a french chef's knife can be used to spread butter on bread, or peel an apple, so really it's the only one you absolutely need to be nice. Unless you are far more serious about cooking in which case, why would you be worried about price, buy your knives one at a time, as you need them like everyone else. This is no different then any other tool purchase.
By Designer at 2:26 PM ON 09/05/09
Hello, I am the designer of this post. I would just like to make it clear that I was not commissioned by JA Henckels for this project. This was a student project while I attended Columbus College of Art and Design. It has no current ties to there company. I used them as a mock client simply because I love their knives. I will however be recreating this design under my own brand and hopefully it will be available for purchase. Please visit my site for further updates at
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