Messermeister Oliva Elite 5-Piece Next Level Block Set

Olive Wood and Solingen Steel on an Acacia Magnetic Block

The Messermeister Oliva Elite 5-Piece Next Level Block Set is for cooks who want German edge performance in a knife that also looks at home on the counter. Each handle is cut from olive wood with its own grain, and the knives stand on a magnetic acacia block where that grain stays on display.

Why It Works

• Stealth chef’s knife: Messermeister’s Stealth profile is thinner and lighter than a standard German chef’s knife, so it moves through dense vegetables with less effort.


• Olive wood handles: The naturally oily wood has a warm feel in the hand, and no two handles share the same figure.


• Acute Elite edge: A fine edge angle, finer than many German knives, gives clean, precise cuts.


• Bolsterless heel: The edge runs uninterrupted to the heel, so the full blade can be sharpened and the hand can settle into a pinch grip.


• Next Level magnetic block: Knives rest against magnetic faces on the acacia block rather than inside slots, which keeps them visible and easy to reach.

In the Kitchen

The chef’s knife takes on onions, squash and proteins, and the bread knife saws through crusted sourdough without crushing the crumb. The utility knife suits sandwiches, cheese and citrus, and the paring knife handles peeling and trimming. For the full Oliva Elite range, including a santoku, a boning knife and steak knives, see the Messermeister Oliva Elite 11-Piece Next Level Knife Block Set.