Georgina A. Rowell Blog

Fits in cheap housing drawers I live in a cheap mudular (oops–Freudian slip there) house and the kitchen’s drawers and shelves were designed by a stingy person. I am delighted that this knife block fit into a drawer in the kitchen without any need to apply a hacksaw. I splurged on good knives and I feel I’m doing right by ‘em since I got this proper knife block. Click to Editorial Reviews

Fits in cheap housing drawers I live in a cheap mudular (oops–Freudian slip there) house and the kitchen’s drawers and shelves were designed by a stingy person. I am delighted that this knife block fit into a drawer in the kitchen without any need to apply a hacksaw. I splurged on good knives and I feel I’m doing right by ‘em since I got this proper knife block. Click to Editorial Reviews

Very well made product I like this bread board very much. Be mindful that it is not that big – even with stated dimensions I was a little surprised when it arrived. All in all, well made and adds a little panache to your table. Click to Editorial Reviews

Excellent Quality This is one of only two knife blocks that I could find online with a space for a cleaver. It is well designed, slanting enough that it can fit under a cabinet and still provide easy access. The quality is excellent. The price at Amazon was significantly less than other merchants, at the time I purchased, it was easily 40% of the others. It seems to have gone up a little. Always shop around– I could have paid as much as $170 for this at an upscale online merchant. Great way to organize This was the solution when we wanted to replace a couple of cheap knife blocks. We consolidated all our knives, of all shapes and sizes, into this one block. The quality is good and free shipping was a good deal as it was very heavy. We have upper cabinets that are a few inches lower than average. This block easily fit underneath with room enough to pull even the longest knife. There was a slot large enough for our small cleaver and we used the row of small slots below for paring knives...

Excellent Quality This is one of only two knife blocks that I could find online with a space for a cleaver. It is well designed, slanting enough that it can fit under a cabinet and still provide easy access. The quality is excellent. The price at Amazon was significantly less than other merchants, at the time I purchased, it was easily 40% of the others. It seems to have gone up a little. Always shop around– I could have paid as much as $170 for this at an upscale online merchant. Great way to organize This was the solution when we wanted to replace a couple of cheap knife blocks. We consolidated all our knives, of all shapes and sizes, into this one block. The quality is good and free shipping was a good deal as it was very heavy. We have upper cabinets that are a few inches lower than average. This block easily fit underneath with room enough to pull even the longest knife. There was a slot large enough for our small cleaver and we used the row of small slots below for paring knives...

Hoping this size won’t crack! I have both the JK Adams 9″x12″ and 12″x16″ Danby Maple cutting boards. While my 12″x16″ has been AWESOME, my smaller 9″x12″ cracked in about 6 places! ARGH! I have treated both of these with TLC: hand wash in warm (not hot!) sudsy water, rinse thoroughly, dry immediately, oil frequently. But for some reason, the smaller board just cracked and cracked and cracked, all on the outer edge, and some working their crease right into the board. I was disconsolate! Because there is truly NO OTHER cutting board like these. The rubber feet extend all the way through, so both sides are 100% skid-proof. That alone is one of the major reasons why I bought the boards. The second important reason is the wood itself. I use only Shun knives, and wanted the very best cutting surface for these tools. I take Alton Brown’s advice seriously: wood – not bamboo – and God forbid, not glass or plastic! Even using my Shun knives, I find that the JK Adams maple cutting boards do not...

Hoping this size won’t crack! I have both the JK Adams 9″x12″ and 12″x16″ Danby Maple cutting boards. While my 12″x16″ has been AWESOME, my smaller 9″x12″ cracked in about 6 places! ARGH! I have treated both of these with TLC: hand wash in warm (not hot!) sudsy water, rinse thoroughly, dry immediately, oil frequently. But for some reason, the smaller board just cracked and cracked and cracked, all on the outer edge, and some working their crease right into the board. I was disconsolate! Because there is truly NO OTHER cutting board like these. The rubber feet extend all the way through, so both sides are 100% skid-proof. That alone is one of the major reasons why I bought the boards. The second important reason is the wood itself. I use only Shun knives, and wanted the very best cutting surface for these tools. I take Alton Brown’s advice seriously: wood – not bamboo – and God forbid, not glass or plastic! Even using my Shun knives, I find that the JK Adams maple cutting boards do not...

Eye Pleasing Knife Drawer When I open my knife drawer, my friends exclaim “ooh, Ahh” how beautiful. This product makes for a great quantity of knifes and looks terrfic. Also I have easy access to all my knves. Not thrilled with J.K. Adams Knife Tray The item pictured is the J.K. Adams Medium Wave Ash Wood Knife Tray, not the large version. With the large, the steel sits in the middle of the tray with room for three large and four small knives on either side. It is also a lighter shade of wood than depicted. It can be seen on J.K. Adam’s website, but even that one doesn’t match what was actually delivered in one – to me – significant respect. The dowels that run cross-wise though the bottom of the product are not flush with the sides of the tray as shown, but rather stick out nearly one quarter of an inch on either side. This not only gives the tray a less polished, craft fair kind of look, it brings the total width to just under ten inches (as opposed to the 9 1/2 inches specified) wh...

Eye Pleasing Knife Drawer When I open my knife drawer, my friends exclaim “ooh, Ahh” how beautiful. This product makes for a great quantity of knifes and looks terrfic. Also I have easy access to all my knves. Not thrilled with J.K. Adams Knife Tray The item pictured is the J.K. Adams Medium Wave Ash Wood Knife Tray, not the large version. With the large, the steel sits in the middle of the tray with room for three large and four small knives on either side. It is also a lighter shade of wood than depicted. It can be seen on J.K. Adam’s website, but even that one doesn’t match what was actually delivered in one – to me – significant respect. The dowels that run cross-wise though the bottom of the product are not flush with the sides of the tray as shown, but rather stick out nearly one quarter of an inch on either side. This not only gives the tray a less polished, craft fair kind of look, it brings the total width to just under ten inches (as opposed to the 9 1/2 inches specified) wh...

J.K. Adams CNK-1212-N 12-Inch Square-Shaped Maple End-Grain Chunk Board This great compact cutting board arrived in good time and condition. This board is the perfect size where kitchen counter space is limited and at 2.5 inches in thickness, sits securely on the bench top. As claimed, it is very knife friendly and so far, shows no scratch marks. It is a quality product made with know-how and worth the extra price tag. It looks great on the kitchen bench and can sit upright easily, providing even more bench space when it’s not in use. This board will be around in my kitchen for many years to come. Downside? As many reviewers state, Amazon needs to seriously look at it’s packaging. The board was in a thin carton and was moving around in it. The carton had split by the time we received it. The fact that the board arrived here in Australia in one piece is almost a miracle. Well-Made Without the Boos Price I’m an avid cook who’s been at it for many years. I refuse to pay big $$$ for any c...

J.K. Adams CNK-1212-N 12-Inch Square-Shaped Maple End-Grain Chunk Board This great compact cutting board arrived in good time and condition. This board is the perfect size where kitchen counter space is limited and at 2.5 inches in thickness, sits securely on the bench top. As claimed, it is very knife friendly and so far, shows no scratch marks. It is a quality product made with know-how and worth the extra price tag. It looks great on the kitchen bench and can sit upright easily, providing even more bench space when it’s not in use. This board will be around in my kitchen for many years to come. Downside? As many reviewers state, Amazon needs to seriously look at it’s packaging. The board was in a thin carton and was moving around in it. The carton had split by the time we received it. The fact that the board arrived here in Australia in one piece is almost a miracle. Well-Made Without the Boos Price I’m an avid cook who’s been at it for many years. I refuse to pay big $$$ for any c...

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