Binding: Kitchen
Brand: Alton Brown
EAN: 4901601424744
Feature: Block has 22 knife slots plus slots for shears and a sharpening steel
Label: Alton Brown
Manufacturer: Alton Brown
Material Type: bamboo
Model: BAMBOO22BO
Publisher: Alton Brown
Studio: Alton Brown

Features
Block has 22 knife slots plus slots for shears and a sharpening steel Natural beautiful, laminated bamboo with a clear finish Includes a slot for a cleaver and slots for steak knives Safely and securely houses the cutlery Nonskid rubber feet

Accessories
Shun Classic 4 Inch Paring Knife Shun Classic 6-Inch Boning Knife Shun Sharpening Steel Shun 14-by-14-Inch Bamboo Cutting Board

Related Items
Shun Sharpening Steel Shun Classic 3-1/2-Inch Paring Knife Shun Classic 9-Inch Bread Knife Shun Classic 7-3/4-Inch Chinese Chef's Knife Kershaw Taskmaster Mulit-Purpose Shears

Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating:

Summary: Better than Henckels Twin 22 slot
Comment: I couldn't decide if this block or the Henckels 22 slot would hold my 2 long 11" Victorinox bread knives, 2 Wusthoff Santokus, and 2 small Chicago Cutlery Santokus plus a couple other knives. I ordered them both and compared them side by side. The back corner of the Henckels is "blocked" so it sits 1" closer to the back wall on the counter than this block. However, I found the Shun bamboo wood block more aesthetically appealing and a nicer finish than the Henckels block. Also, the BIG difference is in the width of the knife slots. This block consistently for just about all slots was wider by 1/8" to 1/4" than the Henckels. For me, this small increase in width made the difference in getting all my knives in the block or not. If you have serious knives, then most of them are probably wide, and need this block. If your knives are narrow then the Henckels block would work fine. Both blocks were identical heighth. The steak knives are stored in a horizontal orientation in the Henckels block compared with this block. The large cleaver slot is towards the bottom of the face with this one, and towards the top of the block with the henckels block. As an added bonus, the 4 slots across the bottom on the Shun block are slightly wider than the Henckels block and therefore can accomodate a knife a little larger than a pairing or steak knife. The Henckels block has the same size slots along the bottom as used in the bottom section for steak knives. The opening for kitchen shears is the exact same width in both blocks, however, the heighth of the opening is less in this block as compared with the Henckels block and fits my cheap shears from Walmart better than the Henckels block did although both worked fine. As far as packaging is concerned, the Shun block is packaged better than the Henckels block. Both blocks have identical rubber feet on the bottom (screwed into the block). I assume both are made in China, (the Henckels is for sure). The Shun block is more expensive here on Amazon but worked better for my knife collection.

Customer Rating:

Summary: excellent product
Comment: The product, the Shun22 slot knife block is superb. I do have to be careful entering the knife into the appropriate slot so as not to nick the surface of the bamboo finish. The even darker than expected color of my unit is most handsome. I think the slot numbers are perfect because any more onenings for smaller knives would be superfluous. It has been admired by friends.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Shun 22 slot knife block
Comment: I bought this product on January 10th as a Christmas gift for my husband. The order arrived around the 20th, but the wrong block had been sent to me. The staff was very friendly and helpful in helping me fix this. The correct order came on January 14th. My husband loves this product.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Very big and holds everything well
Comment: Does exactly what I need; holds a LOT of knives and does not dull them.

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Editorial Reviews:

For use with your Shun cutlery, this naturally beautiful Bamboo block provides slots for your essentials, including a honing steel, wide knife or cleaver and shears. In addition, it can house a set of 6 Steak Knives. It's the ideal way to keep cutlery at hand while ensuring precision blades remain sharp and safely stored when not in use. Bamboo is also highly durable and easily wipes clean with a damp cloth. Made in the ancient city of Seki, Japan, Shun knives rely on extremely sharp blades, made of Japanese VG10 steel clad with 32 layers (16 on each side) of a proprietary blend of high-carbon stainless pounded so thin, it delivers precision slicing, cutting and chopping that is unprecedented by any of its German competitors. Imagine, a knife made the same way as ancient Samurai swords, handcrafted still today. Sharper out of the box than other knives, the Shun Classic maintains its sharpness longer, since the finely-polished blade edge has a natural tendency to remain straighter, yet when required, it can be honed using a standard steel or sent to the factory for free sharpening. The wavy, Damascus-look pattern on the blade creates minute air pockets that offer stick resistance, so food releases easier and prep time is reduced--plus it's rust-free. The ebony Pakka wood handle, a highly durable combination of layers of white birch wood and resin, is designed in a ???D??? shape to f