Shun 22-Slot Bamboo Knife Storage Block Review

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(More customer reviews)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.

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22-slot storage block is made from bamboo; an abundant, renewable resource.

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