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  • A simple and practical organizing tool that allows you to store knives and utensils within your reach while also saving space!
  • A great alternative to storing knives in drawers or knife blocks and protects blades from damage and dulling.
  • Features 2-extra strength magnetic strips that grip cutlery securely to the strip, yet easily releases them. Perfect for knives, kitchen gadgets and tools. Also ideal for hanging keys, scissors, office and craft supplies, a magnetic spice rack or metal tools.
  • Perfect for the kitchen, office, workshop or garage.
  • Installs easily with screws provided.

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Norpro: Quality & Innovation Since 1973

Norpro is a well-established supplier of distinctive kitchenware located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Norpro was founded in 1973 with a vision of designing, manufacturing and supplying high quality kitchenware backed by a commitment to exceed customer expectations.

We are consistently at the forefront of product innovation. Traveling worldwide to study trends enables us to create cutting edge products and introduce our customers to the latest technologies and industry innovations. Our products reflect the upmost in quality and are manufactured with superior materials and craftsmanship.

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Norpro Magnetic Knife Tool Bars

A simple and practical organizing tool that allows you to store knives and utensils within your reach while also saving space!

A great alternative to storing knives in drawers or knife blocks and protects blades from damage and dulling.

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Strong, Sturdy and Long Lasting!

2 - Extra strength magnetic strips that grip cutlery securely to the strip, yet easily releases them.

Protects blades from damage and dulling. Perfect for knives, kitchen gadgets and tools.

Installs easily with screws provided.

Made of cypress wood.

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A Great Space Saver!

Also ideal for hanging keys, scissors, office and craft supplies, a magnetic spice rack or metal tools!

Great for use in:

  • Kitchen
  • Office
  • Workshop
  • Garage
  • RV & more!

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Measures: 12" x 2" x 1" / 30.5cm x 5cm x 2.5cm
A simple and practical organizing tool that allows you to store knives and utensils within your reach while also saving space! A great alternative to storing knives in drawers or knife blocks and protects blades from damage and dulling. Features 2-extra strength magnetic strips that grip cutlery securely to the strip, yet easily releases them. Perfect for knives, kitchen gadgets and tools. Also ideal for hanging keys, scissors, office and craft supplies, a magnetic spice rack or metal tools. Perfect for the kitchen, office, workshop or garage. Installs easily with screws provided. Made of cypress wood.

Norpro was founded in 1973 with a vision to design, manufacture, and supply the highest caliber kitchenware. Norpro’s offering of innovative, high quality product for cooking, preparing and serving food are produced with superior materials and craftsmanship.

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Customers find the knife block well-constructed with strong magnets that hold knives securely. They appreciate the magnetic strips that work as intended and free up counter space. The block works well and gets the job done, with no problems. It has a nice wooden look that customers like.

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342 customers mention "Build quality"304 positive38 negative

Customers appreciate the knife block's sturdy construction and strong magnetic holder. They find it well-built, with ample room for a full set of knives. The block is made from solid, 12" long Maple with two strong magnets. The magnets hold the knives securely yet allow them to release easily when needed. Overall, customers consider it a good product at a reasonable price.

"...Only took a minute. They're attached as solid as can be. I can't budge them. I'm very pleased with them in my particular situation...." Read more

"...In any case, if you have mid to top quality knives, you should find that they have been hardened to at least 56 on the Rockwell C scale...." Read more

"...The magnets are nice and strong and continuous, not in spots like other models...." Read more

"This is made from an attractive, solid piece of 12” long Maple with two strong magnetic rails that can support even heavy, large knives...." Read more

316 customers mention "Magnet strength"252 positive64 negative

Customers appreciate the strong magnets that hold knives securely. They find the magnetic strips work as intended and hold knives well, though some mention they release easily.

"...The strength of the magnets are good enough for 5 regular size knives and a sharpener...." Read more

"...The magnetic strips work like intended, holding knives securely, though I found one exception...." Read more

"As far as I am concerned this company got the strength of the magnets just right...." Read more

"...The magnets are nice and strong and continuous, not in spots like other models...." Read more

245 customers mention "Holds knives well"245 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the knife block for its ability to securely hold knives. It frees up counter space and keeps them organized. The block can support even heavy, large knives with a comfortable amount of room between them. Some like the 24" version's capacity and find it convenient to have all their knives organized in plain view.

"...I let it dry for a day and it has been holding all of my knives for a couple of weeks now." Read more

"...And now I can get rid of knife blocks and free up some precious counter space...." Read more

"...Maple with two strong magnetic rails that can support even heavy, large knives...." Read more

"It held most of my carbon steel knives, the stainless steel knives, not so well." Read more

226 customers mention "Works well"221 positive5 negative

Customers like the knife holder. They say it works well, is strong enough to hold fixed blade knives, and is useful not to have to dig around in a drawer. The magnet strip is reliable, never allowing a knife to fall.

"They work wonderfully. They keep the knives up out of the drawers so they don't get dull and you don't cut yourself reaching into the Drawer." Read more

"...It works great!" Read more

"...While I realize that design needs vary this is beautiful, solid and functional. I love the Maple. 100% great!" Read more

"...This holder works very well for knives (lkarge flat metal surface to stick to) and happens to be just the right thickness to mount under our..." Read more

197 customers mention "Looks"187 positive10 negative

Customers appreciate the knife block's appearance. They like that it's made of wood, rather than all metal. The magnetic knife tool bar is interesting and easy on the eyes. It keeps knives organized and in plain view.

"...The look of these is nice, Another thing to keep in mind is the rails are steel...." Read more

"This is made from an attractive, solid piece of 12” long Maple with two strong magnetic rails that can support even heavy, large knives...." Read more

"...It looks great as well and keeps all my favorite knives handy at a glance! The only reason I took off a star is barely a reason at all...." Read more

"...I liked the looks of this wooden version instead of the all metal types you commonly see...." Read more

183 customers mention "Ease of installation"183 positive0 negative

Customers find the knife block easy to install. It mounts easily in drywall without hollow space, and comes with the two screws needed. It provides quick and easy access to each knife, and is convenient to hang at the kitchen sink.

"...Unlike other reviewers, I had no problem with mounting these, but I was mounting to solid wood shelving as opposed to dry wall or plaster where you..." Read more

"...It was easy to attach to the wall with the gold-tone screws that were included but I had to use my own sheet rock anchors as none were included...." Read more

"Sturdy, simple and 2 ft long. Perfect!" Read more

"...is perfectly flat, there's no hollow space, so it was easy to attach the Command strips...." Read more

152 customers mention "Holds knives securely"107 positive45 negative

Customers appreciate the magnetic strips that hold knives securely. They mention the thick magnets stick well to steel and hold knives without any trouble. The magnets attach well and blend nicely in their kitchen. They get a good grip on the bar and are easy to remove without being dangerous.

"...on an electric drill with medium low torque set and the screws went in like a charm and stopped when they were good and tight. Only took a minute...." Read more

"...They hold the knives firmly enough so that they would never fall off of their own accord, but the knives are still easily removed...." Read more

"...4 stars, it's pretty and working nicely but not holding as well as I had hoped...." Read more

"...While the knives are firmly affixed to the magnets they are easily removed by tipping and twisting...." Read more

114 customers mention "Size"104 positive10 negative

Customers appreciate the size of the knife block. It fits their three large knives, kitchen shears, two large butcher knives plus five. The length is perfect to mount it at the end of a cabinet. While it can hold the largest knives, it's made for average knives and works fine for that purpose.

"...It won't hold heavy gardening tools, etc. It's made for average knives, and for that it works fine...." Read more

"Sturdy, simple and 2 ft long. Perfect!" Read more

"...that I would trust my large kitchen knives on it but it works well 4 steak knives...." Read more

"I really enjoy this bar. It is a good price for the right size that I was looking for...." Read more

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I've long wanted a magnetic bar to hold my cutlery in the kitchen and after investigating all of them, I felt this was the best for me as far as cost, size, and materials.I have no obvious spot for mounting one of these, other than the end of my kitchen cabinets, and I was not anxious to put holes into them, and could not find a magnetic bar that matched the cabinet wood anyway.After a bit of thought and measurements, I found that I could mount this UNDER the bottom of the cabinets. The front of the cabinets has a trim piece that hangs down about 5/8" further than the bottom of the cabinet. Mounting this strip behind it makes the strip itself invisible but the strip protrudes below the trim piece enough that the magnetic surface was perhaps 1/8" below the bottom of the lip of the cabinet, allowing me to stick knives to it so that the handles protrude from the bottom edge of the cabinet with the blades concealed under the cabinets. While this deprives you of displaying the knives and seeing instantly which knife is which, it works well for me, as I know all my knives by their handles without needing to see the blade.Mounted under the cabinet, they're held at a perfect height, easily accessible, yet not in the way of the counter. And I can still easily open the cabinet doors above and access them when I need to, though that's not often. I purchased an 18" strip and an additional 12" which I mounted the same way under an adjacent cabinet. Now all my knives and metal tools are arranged around a corner of my hanging cabinets and within easy reach of my cutting board/work surface.The magnetic strips work like intended, holding knives securely, though I found one exception. They will not hold a couple of Chicago Cutlery knives, one 6" boning, and one 8" filet knife securely. I can get them to stick, but barely. I suspect it is the fact that both blades are very narrow and don't have a lot of surface area and/or the walnut handles may weigh too much. They're also made of high carbon steel which may not be as magnetic as german forged knives. While I can get them to stay, they are barely attached and too risky that they'd fall. All my other knives stick securely, from grocery store cheapos to a very expensive 6" Shun Ken Onion chef knife. I also have small and medium size whisks, a crinkle cutting tool, and my dough scraper hung from one of the strips. Keep in mind it will hold other steel utensils as well, as long as it's not really heavy. Spatulas, scissors, whatever.But it's unrealistic to expect this to hold ANYTHING. It won't hold 14" butcher knives with heavy wooden handles. It won't hold heavy gardening tools, etc. It's made for average knives, and for that it works fine. It's all a matter of how much metal actually is in contact with the magnets and the overall weight of the knives or utensils. The more metal in contact, the heavier item it will hold. And of course, the metal in some knives are more magnetic than others. Wide blades like chef knives hold well. Skinny knives like filet knives with large handles don't do so well. Steak knives and ordinary types of paring/utility knives work fine.After reading concerns that the steel strips next to the magnetic strip might scratch or mar knife blades, I tried something that was easy and works well. I simply wrapped the strips with pan lining paper with aluminum foil on one side and parchment on the other with the parchment side facing out and secured it to the strip with tape before I mounted them. It has no effect on the strength of the magnet and prevents any possible damage to knives, though I think with a little care there would be little risk of knife damage if you used even a minimal amount of care when taking knives off and putting them back. Plain parchment paper would work too..Unlike other reviewers, I had no problem with mounting these, but I was mounting to solid wood shelving as opposed to dry wall or plaster where you might need to use one of those plastic inserts. The screws provided went right into wood shelving. I used a Phillips head attachment on an electric drill with medium low torque set and the screws went in like a charm and stopped when they were good and tight. Only took a minute. They're attached as solid as can be. I can't budge them.I'm very pleased with them in my particular situation. And now I can get rid of knife blocks and free up some precious counter space. And on top of that, the blades are hidden safely away from where they might be damaged or damage something (or someone) and they're actually easier to get to and easier to select and as long as the knife isn't too heavy, I can now store long bladed knives which wouldn't fit in a knife block, such as a bread knife or a long carving knife, as there's about 1.5 ft of room under the cabinet.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2024
    Size: 18-InchVerified Purchase
    They work wonderfully. They keep the knives up out of the drawers so they don't get dull and you don't cut yourself reaching into the Drawer.
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2017
    Size: 12-InchVerified Purchase
    I don't know why it took me so many decades longer than the rest of the world to realize that these things are awesome. I have had my knife block sitting on my kitchen countertop forever just taking up all that real estate. One day I woke up and decided to get this magnetic knife holder. I took all of the matching steak knives out of my block and put them in the drawer with the other silverware. I then put all of my knives on this holder and surprise surprise, that big old knife block is no longer needed. The strength of the magnets are good enough for 5 regular size knives and a sharpener. I don't know if this would be strong enough for a cleaver, but I wouldn't want to do that anyway because then I'd have to find a place for my knives.

    To install this, I just put one screw into plain drywall (no stud) and then put a tiny level on top of it and put the other screw in when it was level. The reason I did this was to pre-mark the wall with level holes. I then removed the entire setup and put silicone (dap caulk) on the back of the magnet / bamboo and reinstalled it so the caulk would do the holding, not really so much the screws. I put a tiny bead of the caulk on the top edge of the bamboo as well so it would connect it to my drywall a little more. I let it dry for a day and it has been holding all of my knives for a couple of weeks now.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2024
    Size: 12-InchVerified Purchase
    I installed this on the side of my cabinet (right next to my sink) as a space saving way to have easy access to my knives. It works great!
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2012
    Size: 18-InchVerified Purchase
    I've long wanted a magnetic bar to hold my cutlery in the kitchen and after investigating all of them, I felt this was the best for me as far as cost, size, and materials.
    I have no obvious spot for mounting one of these, other than the end of my kitchen cabinets, and I was not anxious to put holes into them, and could not find a magnetic bar that matched the cabinet wood anyway.
    After a bit of thought and measurements, I found that I could mount this UNDER the bottom of the cabinets. The front of the cabinets has a trim piece that hangs down about 5/8" further than the bottom of the cabinet. Mounting this strip behind it makes the strip itself invisible but the strip protrudes below the trim piece enough that the magnetic surface was perhaps 1/8" below the bottom of the lip of the cabinet, allowing me to stick knives to it so that the handles protrude from the bottom edge of the cabinet with the blades concealed under the cabinets. While this deprives you of displaying the knives and seeing instantly which knife is which, it works well for me, as I know all my knives by their handles without needing to see the blade.
    Mounted under the cabinet, they're held at a perfect height, easily accessible, yet not in the way of the counter. And I can still easily open the cabinet doors above and access them when I need to, though that's not often. I purchased an 18" strip and an additional 12" which I mounted the same way under an adjacent cabinet. Now all my knives and metal tools are arranged around a corner of my hanging cabinets and within easy reach of my cutting board/work surface.

    The magnetic strips work like intended, holding knives securely, though I found one exception. They will not hold a couple of Chicago Cutlery knives, one 6" boning, and one 8" filet knife securely. I can get them to stick, but barely. I suspect it is the fact that both blades are very narrow and don't have a lot of surface area and/or the walnut handles may weigh too much. They're also made of high carbon steel which may not be as magnetic as german forged knives. While I can get them to stay, they are barely attached and too risky that they'd fall. All my other knives stick securely, from grocery store cheapos to a very expensive 6" Shun Ken Onion chef knife. I also have small and medium size whisks, a crinkle cutting tool, and my dough scraper hung from one of the strips. Keep in mind it will hold other steel utensils as well, as long as it's not really heavy. Spatulas, scissors, whatever.

    But it's unrealistic to expect this to hold ANYTHING. It won't hold 14" butcher knives with heavy wooden handles. It won't hold heavy gardening tools, etc. It's made for average knives, and for that it works fine. It's all a matter of how much metal actually is in contact with the magnets and the overall weight of the knives or utensils. The more metal in contact, the heavier item it will hold. And of course, the metal in some knives are more magnetic than others. Wide blades like chef knives hold well. Skinny knives like filet knives with large handles don't do so well. Steak knives and ordinary types of paring/utility knives work fine.

    After reading concerns that the steel strips next to the magnetic strip might scratch or mar knife blades, I tried something that was easy and works well. I simply wrapped the strips with pan lining paper with aluminum foil on one side and parchment on the other with the parchment side facing out and secured it to the strip with tape before I mounted them. It has no effect on the strength of the magnet and prevents any possible damage to knives, though I think with a little care there would be little risk of knife damage if you used even a minimal amount of care when taking knives off and putting them back. Plain parchment paper would work too..

    Unlike other reviewers, I had no problem with mounting these, but I was mounting to solid wood shelving as opposed to dry wall or plaster where you might need to use one of those plastic inserts. The screws provided went right into wood shelving. I used a Phillips head attachment on an electric drill with medium low torque set and the screws went in like a charm and stopped when they were good and tight. Only took a minute. They're attached as solid as can be. I can't budge them.

    I'm very pleased with them in my particular situation. And now I can get rid of knife blocks and free up some precious counter space. And on top of that, the blades are hidden safely away from where they might be damaged or damage something (or someone) and they're actually easier to get to and easier to select and as long as the knife isn't too heavy, I can now store long bladed knives which wouldn't fit in a knife block, such as a bread knife or a long carving knife, as there's about 1.5 ft of room under the cabinet.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Very handy device

    Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2012
    I've long wanted a magnetic bar to hold my cutlery in the kitchen and after investigating all of them, I felt this was the best for me as far as cost, size, and materials.
    I have no obvious spot for mounting one of these, other than the end of my kitchen cabinets, and I was not anxious to put holes into them, and could not find a magnetic bar that matched the cabinet wood anyway.
    After a bit of thought and measurements, I found that I could mount this UNDER the bottom of the cabinets. The front of the cabinets has a trim piece that hangs down about 5/8" further than the bottom of the cabinet. Mounting this strip behind it makes the strip itself invisible but the strip protrudes below the trim piece enough that the magnetic surface was perhaps 1/8" below the bottom of the lip of the cabinet, allowing me to stick knives to it so that the handles protrude from the bottom edge of the cabinet with the blades concealed under the cabinets. While this deprives you of displaying the knives and seeing instantly which knife is which, it works well for me, as I know all my knives by their handles without needing to see the blade.
    Mounted under the cabinet, they're held at a perfect height, easily accessible, yet not in the way of the counter. And I can still easily open the cabinet doors above and access them when I need to, though that's not often. I purchased an 18" strip and an additional 12" which I mounted the same way under an adjacent cabinet. Now all my knives and metal tools are arranged around a corner of my hanging cabinets and within easy reach of my cutting board/work surface.

    The magnetic strips work like intended, holding knives securely, though I found one exception. They will not hold a couple of Chicago Cutlery knives, one 6" boning, and one 8" filet knife securely. I can get them to stick, but barely. I suspect it is the fact that both blades are very narrow and don't have a lot of surface area and/or the walnut handles may weigh too much. They're also made of high carbon steel which may not be as magnetic as german forged knives. While I can get them to stay, they are barely attached and too risky that they'd fall. All my other knives stick securely, from grocery store cheapos to a very expensive 6" Shun Ken Onion chef knife. I also have small and medium size whisks, a crinkle cutting tool, and my dough scraper hung from one of the strips. Keep in mind it will hold other steel utensils as well, as long as it's not really heavy. Spatulas, scissors, whatever.

    But it's unrealistic to expect this to hold ANYTHING. It won't hold 14" butcher knives with heavy wooden handles. It won't hold heavy gardening tools, etc. It's made for average knives, and for that it works fine. It's all a matter of how much metal actually is in contact with the magnets and the overall weight of the knives or utensils. The more metal in contact, the heavier item it will hold. And of course, the metal in some knives are more magnetic than others. Wide blades like chef knives hold well. Skinny knives like filet knives with large handles don't do so well. Steak knives and ordinary types of paring/utility knives work fine.

    After reading concerns that the steel strips next to the magnetic strip might scratch or mar knife blades, I tried something that was easy and works well. I simply wrapped the strips with pan lining paper with aluminum foil on one side and parchment on the other with the parchment side facing out and secured it to the strip with tape before I mounted them. It has no effect on the strength of the magnet and prevents any possible damage to knives, though I think with a little care there would be little risk of knife damage if you used even a minimal amount of care when taking knives off and putting them back. Plain parchment paper would work too..

    Unlike other reviewers, I had no problem with mounting these, but I was mounting to solid wood shelving as opposed to dry wall or plaster where you might need to use one of those plastic inserts. The screws provided went right into wood shelving. I used a Phillips head attachment on an electric drill with medium low torque set and the screws went in like a charm and stopped when they were good and tight. Only took a minute. They're attached as solid as can be. I can't budge them.

    I'm very pleased with them in my particular situation. And now I can get rid of knife blocks and free up some precious counter space. And on top of that, the blades are hidden safely away from where they might be damaged or damage something (or someone) and they're actually easier to get to and easier to select and as long as the knife isn't too heavy, I can now store long bladed knives which wouldn't fit in a knife block, such as a bread knife or a long carving knife, as there's about 1.5 ft of room under the cabinet.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2015
    Size: 12-InchVerified Purchase
    As far as I am concerned this company got the strength of the magnets just right. They hold the knives firmly enough so that they would never fall off of their own accord, but the knives are still easily removed.

    One trick in using this product is to rotate knives slightly so that the side of the heal of the knifes contact the magnets first. In any case, if you have mid to top quality knives, you should find that they have been hardened to at least 56 on the Rockwell C scale. Japanese knives are generally even harder at Rockwell C 60-62. The iron used in electric motors and strong magnets, such as in the knife holder, is there to direct the lines of magnetic force toward the front face of the magnet. This type of iron is always in a relatively soft, annealed state, as this allows strong magnetic properties. Good knives would easily knick the magnets' iron, not the other way around.

    Someone complained about the screws supplied; but since the heads become countersunk when driven into the wood block, most of the screw ends up reaching into the wall. If you drill two holes in the wall, insert plastic anchors and then rotate the screws into the anchors, you will have a very solid attachment to the wall. I had no trouble at all. For those non-handyman folks, I think that using some 3M Command picture hanging strips would be the easiest and most fail-safe way to attach the knife holder. And, these are easily removed if you decide you want to relocate your knives. Then you will have no holes in the wall left behind.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
    Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2020
    Size: 18-InchVerified Purchase
    I don’t know what is with all of the negative reviews. Either people don’t know how to install it, or they have knives that aren’t magnetic. I put my high end Japanese blades up on this and they aren’t going anywhere. Don’t let the bad reviews sway you.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2018
    Size: 12-InchVerified Purchase
    perfect