F. Dick Designer Magnetic Knife Block

Magnets hold each knife against the face of this F. Dick designer block, so blades of any shape and length can be stored without fitting a slot. It displays a collection while keeping the edges protected.

A magnetic block suits mixed knife sets, since a wide santoku, a long bread knife and a short paring knife all fit. Knives go on and come off with a simple tilt, and nothing touches the edge on the way in. At nearly 9 pounds, the block stays firmly in place on the counter.

Place each knife spine first and roll it onto the magnets, so the edge does not scrape the surface. Take knives off by tilting them away from the block rather than sliding them.

A matched set is the 1905 6-piece magnetic knife block set, and the Pink Spirit 5-piece magnetic block set adds color. For a slotted block, see the F. Dick 9-slot knife block.