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The Kapoosh knife holder is a unique new system to hold any knife any time, no need to find a specific slot to slide knife into. The Kapoosh utilizes freedom rods, which allow you to mix and match kitchen knives form different sets and to store practically any utensil easily - anywhere in the block. Plus the rods keep your knives sharper by eliminating the potential of scraping blades on the edges of traditional knife block sets. These rods are removable and dishwasher safe. Just place the freedom rods on the top rack of your dishwasher for cleaning. This Kapoosh has a black exterior and includes a clip on to block knife sharpener.
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Technical Details

- Knife block holds any combination of knives, scissors, and utensils
- Unique freedom rods allow for inserting knives anywhere within the block
- Helps keep cutlery sharp by preventing contact with standard housing slots
- Broad, sturdy base; 2 cutlery levels; top-rack dishwasher-safe
- Measures 10-4/5 by 7-1/5 by 12-4/5 inches
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 "Star performer" 2009-09-27
By Wendy B. Roy
Having a number of santoku knives, large chef's knives, bread knives, etc. meant we needed several wooden knife blocks on the counter since none had more than 3 of the large slots. The Kapoosh holds everything we had in 2 large blocks -- even my husband loves it. This purchase was a winner!

 "Create a "custom" knife block with ease." 2009-09-22
By Joseph Chiu (Los Angeles)
When we moved into our new apartment, we went to IKEA and bought all sorts of furniture and household goods. This included an assortment of their knives. The only problem -- the standard knife block that they sell would have had too many unoccupied slots; and the knife sharpener would not have fit into the block.



I read the reviews of other models of the Kapoosh knife block, and decided that it was worth a try. I am glad -- it works very well. My overall experience is positive, but I have the same gripe that a few other reviewers have had: the knife block is only tilted by about 25 degrees, so that when you want to pull out a longer item (the aforementioned knife sharpener, or the 8" chef's knife), you need to move the block out from under the cabinets. I never had such problems with conventional knife blocks (or with the "Ex" knife block that I bought for my mother-in-law).



The knife block feels a little weird the first couple times that I used it. The gripping action of the plastic rods (bristles) is strange. I found that the best way to put the knives in is to turn the knives sideways, and then let the knife settle into its final resting place as you push it down (instead of trying to push/guide the knife to go down straight).



I reconfigured my items many times before I finally had them ordered the way I wanted. As it stands now, the upper area holds 5 knives, a pair of scissors, a knife sharpener, and a pair of chopsticks. The lower area is still empty right now -- the steak knives will go there when I get around to buying them.

 "It does what it claims to do." 2009-05-07
By Christopher D. Sakal (Eugene, OR)
Works as advertised. I have a variety of mismatched knives without a knife block, and this block allows me to store them all, regardless of their differences in size and shape.


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Technical Details

- The sturdy, spongy fill holds any-size knife at any angle—so no more trying to find the right-size slots
- In stainless steel housing, the tubular design adds a cool, contemporarylook to the countertop
- The lower, smaller tier is perfect for steak knives
- 10Hx6Wx10D"
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 "Works great" 2008-09-03
By T. K.
This knife block holds all types and lengths of knives and kitchen shears. It fits 10-12 inch blades. The separated zones allows for safer segregation of knives.

 "kapoosh" 2008-07-12
By Baltimore Angel ! (Pasadena, Md USA)
Love this item, sure is a lot handier then my old wood block, and oh so much prettier !!!

 "Works great at first, not so great after a while" 2008-06-11
By M. Smith (San Jose, CA USA)
I bought this at a brick and mortar. It worked great for a while and, as others have said, it's nice because you can fit all shapes and sizes of knives. After a bit, however, the "rods" start to compact and it makes inserting anything next to impossible. This leaves the blade exposed which is dangerous when you're trying to grab other knives. I've removed everything and cleaned it, but there is no way to straighten the rods.



Other issues, stainless is low-grade, but it's what you get for $50. Rubber feet on the bottom keep popping out if you move the block around. Knives sit at a fairly high angle, so if you plan on putting it under any standard-height cabinets, you will be moving it in and out a lot, reinserting the rubber feet often.



I think I'm being pretty generous with two stars for this review.

 "Initial reaction" 2008-01-25
By TB1 (Florida)
Just received the stainless model... Build quality and finish is excellent... matches other satin finish stainless appliances in the kitchen. Functionally, this does what I had hoped and I won't ever use a block again. As for other comments that the rods break, etc... I considered those when setting mine up and it appears that you just have to use common sense and not jam things into it. I have several ultra-sharp japanese knives and haven't seen any damage, including a cleaver. Good rule of thumb for me..when I tried unusual shapes like certain types of scissors and met some resistance, I just chose not to push it in further to test the limits of the rods. Seems that if you exercise a bit of care when placing knives in it that the rods should hold up quite well. Very pleased with this product.

 "Why couldn't I have thought of this..." 2008-01-02
By Rachael
This really is a good idea. I have several higher end knives, electric knife blades, kitchen shears and other misc things and they all fit in this thing great. The only knife that presents a problem is the tomato knife because of the fork like design at the end but at least now it is in my knife block and I can find it to use it.


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Technical Details

- The sturdy, spongy fill holds any-size knife at any angle—so no more trying to find the right-size slots
- Made of solid wood
- 10.5Hx5.5Wx8D"
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 "Great when new - now ready for trash." 2009-06-30
By R. West (Florida)
Really liked the looks and flexibility for a variety of knives. It is a little less than a year old and the knives are hard to insert into the kapoosh. Seems the "rods" get bent and prevent the knives from entering. I took it apart and found so many bent that it is impossible to repair. (Kapoosh recommends taking it apart for cleaning, ours was very clean but the bent rods were the problem.)

 "How do you say easier: "Kapoosh!"" 2009-05-15
By Clarence B. Starr (San Bernardino, California USA)
I do alot of serious cooking and have a large assortment of knives, heat themometers, etc. Typical wood knife blocks limit, because of their design limits the number and types of knives they can store. The larger units are also very expensive. The solution to these limitations in my experience is the Kapoosh. This is the third Kapoosh that I have purchased, and I am completely happy with the product and its' durability. As my assortment of knives,etc. changes, having muliple Kapoosh units allows me to adapt my kitchen tool storage any way that I desire. It is great not having to look for a specific slot to put a particular knife.

 "I keep buying them as gifts" 2009-05-01
By D. Kravitz
This is the coolest. You can stick the knives or other kitchen tools in any which way, providing lots more storage space than a standard block. It's the safest, most convenient knife storage I've ever had. The fact that you can pull out the plastic and clean it is also a big plus.

 "Waste of money" 2009-04-12
By Rob and Sarah Ness (KS)
We were very excited when we bought this block. Shortly after we opened it, it went back into the packaging for return. The wooden block had very obviously been broken and was poorly glued at the factory. (The glue had been sanded flush to the finish). There was also a piece of MDF that had been used to fill a missing chunk of the block. To say it was an eyesore was an understatement.



It baffles me how this product made it past their QC- if they even have a QC department.

 "Think outside the slots!" 2008-12-30
By J. Richards
When we were registering for wedding gifts, my husband insisted on including this "universal" knife block that could hold any brand of knives - even the ones he's kept from the "house" in college. Since we never saw this magical knife block in any store, we did not include it on our registry. But, when we received a bunch of nice, new knives for the wedding, and they sat around dangerously on our kitchen counter, we had to go in search of the "universal" knife block on the internet. Thank goodness Amazon carries it!



We have had our knife block for over a year now and I couldn't be happier. If you are wondering what actually makes this knife block work, let me describe the pieces. There is a hollow wooden holder with nice rubber feet. If you take the black part out, it could be any type of a container with a hollow bottom (just a few crossbeams built into the bottom of the block to hold the black insert in place). But, the black part is made up of thin, plastic rods adhered together in a black plastic square "cap" at the bottom. The plastic rods are thinner than a ballpoint pen refill and the cap is only about an inch high. If you take the rod structure out and set it on a table, you can actually brush your hand across the top and the thin rods will sway. Kapoosh does sell replacements for this piece, but we haven't needed one yet.



I like this item because I can organize the knives in the way that makes sense to me. I can include scissors and my old meat cleaver in this. It is weighted well and holds about 12 knives/accessories (right now I have the following in mine: cleaver, kitchen scissors, carving knife, sandwich knife, cook's knife, peeling knife, small cook's knife, bread knife, tomato knife, cheese knife, Japanese cook's knife and a meat fork). I can "promote" frequently used knives to this knife block and feel like it grows with our household.



Last week, I decided to test the claim that the insert for this item can be cleaned in the dishwasher. It seems like it might not be a good idea because it has to be inverted in order to wash out and the rods don't seem like they can support the weight of this black insert on a dishwasher rack. However, everything worked just fine and the insert is back to work on our kitchen counter.



There are only two cautions I have. One is that the plastic rods do get bent if the knives are inserted into the block without care ("quit jamming those kinves in there!"). So far we have only lost 3 plastic rods and no one could tell the difference. The other caution is that it does not work as well with the meat fork and tomato knife because the pronged leading end of the knife catches on the ends of the rods when inserted. I have to wiggle these two utensils a little to get them in.



However, those two minor points did not stop me from getting one of these items for my Mom and stepdad (who really does the cooking) this year. Highly recommended!


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