Many of us have collected our kitchen knives one or two at a time over the years, getting bargains or gifts here and there and winding up with hodgepodge assortments that do the work just fine--but when you get a knife block, they won't quite fit. Hardwood blocks are usually ...

The Kapoosh Knife Block, with the look and weight of a small hardwood slot style knife holder, stores knives safely on the counter regardless of blade width and without slots. It's a brilliant idea but with enough quirks that in use it has a pretty short useful lifetime.

The Kapoosh concept hopes ...

That the Kapoosh Universal Knife Block can hold anything is fascinating - it doesn't have any slots! It can hold any type of knife because it has hundreds of "freedom rods" that can hold almost any knife or kitchen utensil securely in place.

This knife block has two freedom rod compartments ...