Most cooking enthusiasts will recommend a wall-hung, magnetic strip for knife storage. Among the enthusiasts, however, is a minority who live in fear of flying knives, and gore opportunists who may intrude or be invited into the home. My roommate happens to be of this minority, My roommate and I recently moved into a new apartment and we have yet to decide whether or not we want to drill into freshly-painted, rented walls.
For ages we’ve prepared glorious dinners using dull steak and butter knives, but over the summer I received two “real knives” from my boyfriend, and my summer roommate, and I could not bear the thought incurring a rather expensive blade-sharpening bill by shoving them into our utility drawer to rub elbows with their dull counterparts. After having little luck finding well-considered blade protection in my favorite cooking supply shops, and taking a quick trip to the Garment District, I was able to fashion felt-lined knife sleeves (with re-purposed bird fabric for my knives, and leftover Dopp Kit fabric for Patrick’s knives). They provide ample protection for drawer storage, and peace-of-mind for renters the magnet-fearing folk.
