Bellemain Bamboo In-Drawer Knife Block, 16 Slots, 17 x 5.29 x 2 Inches

Blades go in edge-down, which is the whole argument for a drawer block over a countertop one: nothing sharp is on show, and a child reaching a worktop finds nothing.

Check the drawer before ordering. The block measures 17 inches front to rear, 5.29 across and 2 high; a drawer shallower than that will not shut on it.

Sixteen slots take knives of mixed lengths, so a paring knife and a chef's knife can share the same insert.

Moso bamboo, unpainted, in a plain brown. Warm water and mild soap clean it; an occasional rub of oil keeps the surface from drying out.

Bamboo is described by the maker as strong and long-lived, and it grows back fast compared with slow-growing timber.

It frees the counter, which is the real gain in a small kitchen.

• 16 knife slots, mixed sizes
• Blades stored pointing down
• Needs a drawer over 17 in deep with 2 in clear
• 17 x 5.29 x 2 in overall
• Moso bamboo, brown
• Wipe clean; oil now and then

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