You don't need a knife block. You need these three knives — sharp.
For: Cook tired of struggling with dull cheap knives
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Most kitchen knife blocks are a waste. A chef's knife, a paring knife, and a bread knife handles 95% of everything. Plus a proper sharpener, because dull knives are how people lose fingers.
Does 80% of cutting: onions, meat, herbs, everything
Delicate work: garlic, shallots, fruit
Sourdough without crushing; tomatoes without tearing
A dull knife is a dangerous knife — sharpen weekly
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