Why You Should Be Using a Magnetic Knife Rack?

Nov. 14, 2009 - PRLog -- I know what you are thinking. Why should I use a magnetic knife rack, when I can use a wooden block like everyone else? Well, actually, there are a number of good reasons. Let's take a look at them:

   * A magnetic knife rack is more sanitary. Wooden blocks are porous, and they are practically made to soak up germs.
   * Knife racks keep cutlery out of the reach of small children. If your knives are in a drawer, or on the counter, they are in easy reach of small children.
   * A knife rack keeps your knife collection on display for your friends and family to see and admire.
   * Knife sleeves are a huge pain in the butt. Not only do you have to keep up with them, and buy the exact one for each one of your knives, you also have to clean them - and clean your knives! Extra work, anyone?
   * If you simply keep your knives in a drawer, you run the risk of cutting your hands and also damaging your knives. This may not be obvious at first blush, but think about it. There are your beautiful and razor sharp knives bouncing around in a drawer, with their edges rubbing up against each other, their handles and the drawer sides. Unless you want to spend an extra hour or two per month sharpening knives and putting bandages on your fingers I do not recommend this technique.

Magnetic knife racks can also be used for other utensils. For instance, in our home we actually have our pizza cutters, pie servers and metal spatulas all up on a secondary rack. This puts not only my knives but all of my other most commonly used utensils within easy each when I'm cooking.

Mounting your new rack is simplicity itself. Simply select a clear section of wall where it is most convenient for you. The exact location will depend upon how your kitchen is set up. When you have a spot picked out, use a stud finder and mark your studs. If you're lucky, the mounting holes or slots in your new knife rack will match up with your stud locations, and it's a simple matter of driving a couple of screws.

If your new rack's holes do not match the stud locations you have two choices. One way is simply drill a new mounting hole in the rack. Many racks have removable strips on the front which allow for this mounting technique. Your other option is to use an expandable wall fastener. While this is not something that you would want to use for anything heavy, remember that your knives are going to be close to the wall and oriented vertically. There will not be any weight counter levered to out perpendicular to the wall, so your knife rack will not prove to be a load on the wall fasteners.

I hope I've convinced you to take a closer look and make magnetic knife racks your cutlery storage and that you will find them as beautiful and useful as I do.***
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Timothy Jenkins is a retired home builder, and spends most of his time working on his own and friends landscaping. He also does a fair amount of kitchen decorating, and loves using magnetic knife racks. He finds his knife racks at http://www.magnetickniferack.org.