TIL my "space saving" magnetic knife bar ruined 3 of my good chef knives

Picked up a cheap magnetic strip from Amazon for $15, thought it was a genius way to free up drawer space in my tiny kitchen. After about 6 months, I pulled out my Wusthof to slice a tomato and noticed it had a dull spot and a tiny chip near the tip. Turns out the magnets were too strong and pulling the blades sideways when I yanked them off. Lost about $120 worth of knives before I figured it out. Anyone else had cutting tools get wrecked by storage hacks like this?

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mason_foster684mo ago

Oof. My buddy did this with a cheap magnetic strip and ruined his Shun. It was brutal.

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jones.brooke4mo ago

Oh come on, is it really that bad? I've tossed cheap knives on magnetic strips for years and they're still cutting just fine.

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