3 Ways Your Knife Block Is Doing More Harm than Good — Sharpen Up

Knife blocks seem like a good idea. They keep your knives safely contained and look pretty cool on the countertop. I mean, anytime you can put a big block of wood in your home, you feel like you earn street cred just by looking at it. Often included as a value-add when you buy a set of knives, knife blocks come in all shapes and sizes, and are typically made of a single block of wood with angled slots just big enough for your knives to slide into.

But despite the convenience, and that fact they're solely meant to organize your knives, they're actually not that great. Here are three ways your knife block is doing more harm than good.

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