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Shun 22-Slot Bamboo Knife Storage Block

by Shun
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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  • Block has 22 knife slots plus slots for shears and a sharpening steel
  • Natural beautiful, laminated bamboo with a clear finish
  • Includes a slot for a cleaver and slots for steak knives
  • Safely and securely houses the cutlery
  • Nonskid rubber feet
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Product Details

  • Item Weight: 8.2 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B0009K94NU
  • Item model number: DM0832
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,009 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
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Product Description

22-slot storage block is made from bamboo; an abundant, renewable resource.


Customer Reviews

It's very well made, sturdy, and great looking. R. D. Collins  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
These cracks also weren't as wide as the crack on the first one. J. Pobst  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The bamboo is beautiful! November 5, 2010
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I would not ordinarily think of posting a video review for a knife block, but this one is so attractive that I wanted you to be able to see it. There are so many knife blocks sold by Amazon and I found it a daunting task to try to choose one. I had a couple of smaller knife blocks and then acquired another 6 knives Ginsu Shoku 05707 Japanese Stainless Steel Cutlery Set with Crimson Colored Handles and didn't have room for the magnetic hanger that came with them. I also didn't have the space on my counter for three smaller knife blocks. So I decided to get one that would replace the smallest one that I had, with enough space to accommodate the extra knives. I spent probably a week going back and forth between the different options, but I'm glad I finally settled on this one. (A knife block, after all, is something that I'll probably have for a gazillion years and have to look at every day!)

It has the little metal Shun emblem on the bottom that you don't see on the Amazon photo but you'll see it in my video. The color is pretty close to what you see here, but if you use just a little Joyce Chen Bamboo Wood Oil, 8 Ounces which is a food-grade mineral oil it just brings out the wood grain and makes it even more beautiful. Bamboo is so attractive to begin with, but the oil just brings out the patterns in the bamboo. I bought this oil to use on my bamboo cutting board over a year ago and it works very well. I think you'll see that it adds something to the attractiveness of this block. And you use so little that the 8 oz bottle will probably last like forever.

The slots are nice and wide (one of my old knife blocks, the one I re-cycled, had rather narrow slots which didn't work with the big knives.) I have a several little paring knives and little utility knives which I put in the bottom 6 slots, but you could just as easily use that for steak knives.

I hope the video gives you a better idea of what this block looks like and helps you to make a decision. After all that time trying to decide, I'm glad that this is the one I ordered.
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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Henckels Twin 22 slot November 14, 2008
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I couldn't decide if this block or the Henckels 22 slot would hold my 2 long 11" Victorinox bread knives, 2 Wusthoff Santokus, and 2 small Chicago Cutlery Santokus plus a couple other knives. I ordered them both and compared them side by side. The back corner of the Henckels is "blocked" so it sits 1" closer to the back wall on the counter than this block. However, I found the Shun bamboo wood block more aesthetically appealing and a nicer finish than the Henckels block. Also, the BIG difference is in the width of the knife slots. This block consistently for just about all slots was wider by 1/8" to 1/4" than the Henckels. For me, this small increase in width made the difference in getting all my knives in the block or not. If you have serious knives, then most of them are probably wide, and need this block. If your knives are narrow then the Henckels block would work fine. Both blocks were identical heighth. The steak knives are stored in a horizontal orientation in the Henckels block compared with this block. The large cleaver slot is towards the bottom of the face with this one, and towards the top of the block with the henckels block. As an added bonus, the 4 slots across the bottom on the Shun block are slightly wider than the Henckels block and therefore can accomodate a knife a little larger than a pairing or steak knife. The Henckels block has the same size slots along the bottom as used in the bottom section for steak knives. The opening for kitchen shears is the exact same width in both blocks, however, the heighth of the opening is less in this block as compared with the Henckels block and fits my cheap shears from Walmart better than the Henckels block did although both worked fine. As far as packaging is concerned, the Shun block is packaged better than the Henckels block. Both blocks have identical rubber feet on the bottom (screwed into the block). I assume both are made in China, (the Henckels is for sure). The Shun block is more expensive here on Amazon but worked better for my knife collection.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice block but slots too narrow March 3, 2009
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I recently bought a Kramer knife that is 2 3/8" wide at the handle. I was hoping, partly based on the reviews, that this block would accommodate it -- in addition to my cleaver. No such luck -- the slots other than the cleaver slot are only about 2 1/8" wide. If your knives fit in this dimension, it's a very nice block, but I wish the descriptions would give the slot widths.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars the best knife holder
i love my knife holder. i just remodeled my kitchen and placed this in the corner facing outwards. it looks fabulous and holds more knives than i use on a regular basis!
Published 1 day ago by L. hashimoto-myers
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for the kitchen
Perfect. That’s all I can say. It accommodates all my Japanese knives I brought from Japan and also take on the “step child” German knives purchased in the 80’s. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Oldtimingguy
5.0 out of 5 stars this is a big hunk of bamboo
this is very heavy and big mine does have a shun logo on the front and the honing steel and the kitcken shears slots are reversed. Read more
Published 21 days ago by ryan bain
5.0 out of 5 stars Actually fits long knives!
See the pics I posted above.
I purchased a set of Japanese knives (MAC) for my wife. One of the knives is 11 inches long, and I had a heck of a time finding a block that... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jay
2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Quality, doesn't fit Shun Knives
The block seemed to be just right for me, and it fit my Wustohf knives and cleaver well. Then I started adding Shun Knives, and my Ken Onion 7 inch Santoku knife that came today... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ed
5.0 out of 5 stars It was just right!
I loved this knife block. It is compact and has lots of slots that are deep and wide (refer to a previous review for slot sizes). Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dianne Mc
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent block that can be modified for Edo, Kramer, and other large...
I received the block in perfect condition with no cracks or nicks. It does have the Shun logo on the front that is not present in the advertised image. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and even holds a cleaver!
I received the Shun 22-Slot Bamboo Knife Storage Block as a gift from my son and his wife. They asked me what I would like for Christmas and I told them a knife block for my... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dr. M. A. Dixon
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice large knife block.
Very nice size knife block to accomodate my growing knife collection. I had outgrown my smaller block, so I purchased this one to upgrade my storage capacity. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Clark
4.0 out of 5 stars Great block to house all those odd shaped Japanese knives
This block has saved my Shun knives from being dumped into the cutlery drawer by my wife. It houses all those odd shaped knives that I have gotten from Shun and all the Henckels... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Daniel Morimoto
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