{"product_id":"lignum-magnetic-knife-holder","title":"Lignum Magnetic Knife Holder","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eWill it actually hold my knives?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA magnet holds steel. That covers almost every kitchen knife you own — but not all of them, and it is worth checking before you commit your good chef's knife to it.\u003c\/strong\u003e There is one version of the Lignum, so the only decision is whether your knives are the right kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eChoose it if\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIf this sounds like you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour knives are steel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eStandard kitchen steel — chef's, paring, bread, santoku, the cleaver nobody uses. All of it grabs.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe block is full and the drawer is worse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou are down to storing blades loose in a drawer, reaching in blind, and hoping. This gets every edge up off the surface and visible.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou want the counter back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eA knife block takes up a permanent square foot next to the hob. This takes up a line.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCeramic blades are the exception — no steel, no grip. Check yours before ordering if that is what you cook with.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eWhere should it go?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement is what separates a strip you use every day from one you stop noticing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The good spot is within arm's reach of the board, and above head height for anyone small in the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWorks for\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAvoid\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eSteel kitchen knives, paring knives, a steel, kitchen scissors, and the small metal tools that always vanish — peelers, thermometers, bench scrapers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eCeramic blades, anything within a child's reach, directly over the sink where blades stay wet, and hanging it so a cupboard door swings into the handles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eUsing it: bring the blade to the strip spine-first and let the flat of the blade meet it, then roll the edge down. To take one off, tilt from the spine rather than dragging it straight out. The step people skip — dry the blade properly before it goes back up. A knife stored damp against anything will mark, and the magnet holds it in one spot long enough for that to happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eEvery knife you own, visible, in one line, in the order you actually use them.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe problem with a knife block is that it hides everything. You learn the slots by muscle memory, you pull the wrong one three times, and the two knives you use for ninety percent of cooking are wedged between five you have never touched. The drawer is worse — blades sliding against each other, edges dulling on contact, and a small moment of risk every time you reach in without looking. A magnetic strip solves both at once. Knives go up in the order you want them, you see the blade you are reaching for, and it comes off with one hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Lignum Magnetic Knife Holder in use in a kitchen\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/2_464dbe8e-4e2c-4acf-8910-3d5d2203af0d.jpg?v=4503765185%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the magnet sitting behind a face, not on it, matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exposed bar magnet holds a knife fine, but it also puts bare metal against your edge every single time. The Lignum runs its magnetic pull through a solid face instead, so what your blade actually touches is a smooth continuous surface rather than a hard magnet edge. That does two things. It spreads the contact along the flat of the blade, and it means the strip picks up scuffs over the years instead of your knives doing so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also makes the thing quieter to live with. Blades go on with a soft knock rather than a clack, and they sit flush rather than rocking on a raised magnet. A knife that sits flat is a knife that stays where you put it when the cupboard beside it gets slammed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe practical result is a strip you can load in a considered order — big blades at one end, paring and small tools at the other — and have it stay in that order for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Lignum Magnetic Knife Holder surface and edge close-up\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/3_6dde3216-db47-48ba-9e2a-49caf81f0d1d.jpg?v=4503765185%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Lignum Magnetic Knife Holder\u003c\/strong\u003e — a single version, nothing to choose between\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMagnetic hold\u003c\/strong\u003e for steel kitchen knives and small steel tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmooth continuous face\u003c\/strong\u003e so blades meet the strip, not a bare magnet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKnives sit flush\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than rocking on a raised bar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne-handed on, one-handed off\u003c\/strong\u003e — roll the edge down, tilt from the spine to release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrees the counter\u003c\/strong\u003e that a knife block permanently occupies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHolds scissors, peelers and thermometers\u003c\/strong\u003e as well as blades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWipe the face clean\u003c\/strong\u003e with a damp cloth and dry it; store knives dry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot for ceramic blades\u003c\/strong\u003e — no steel, no grip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. 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