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   Protect knives during travel with these clever knife guards Posted by Chica 
June 6, 2008 
Chica
 

As I’ve told you before, I love my super sharp kitchen knives and they have me so spoiled that whenever I travel away from home and need to prepare food, I end up struggling with whatever knives are available because they are always dull. Whether it’s vacation, camping, or just visiting friends, I always end up wishing I’d brought at least one of my knives with me, but I never could find a practical and safe way to do so.

Knife guardSo I was delighted when Jo gave me some new Wüsthof knife guards for my birthday (which was yesterday, yay!). They are available in a variety of sizes (and in white) and they totally do the trick! The sturdy plastic sleeves slip securely onto the knife blade and don’t slide off. I am amazed at how well they hold on and how secure they feel. The sharp point and blade are completely covered, safe, and ready for travel.

Knife guardI can’t wait until the next time I go camping and can actually take a good knife with me. Prepping food will be so much easier!

By the way, these guards are also great if you store your knives in a kitchen drawer. Rather than risk losing a finger every time you reach in there to find a utensil, get a couple of these guards for your knives and then root around without fear. I personally use wall-mounted magnetic knife bar for most of my knives at home, but my good carving knife is in a drawer and is now protected with one of these guards.

4 comments so far:

  1. Gary Gordon said: (March 19th, 2010 at 10:59 pm)

    Chica:
    I just found your website.
    So, you like really sharp knives…
    So do I…I am a professional sharpener.
    Have you ever tried Japanese knives, where there is a blade bevel only on one side and the other side of the knife goes straight to the cutting edge?
    Normal knives have bevels on both sides of the blade.
    I have true Japanese knives at home and they are a dream to use.

  2. Chica said: (March 20th, 2010 at 8:42 am)

    Hi Gary. I do have a Santoku knife, but I’m not sure if that would qualify as a “true” Japanese knife or not :) A sharp knife definitely makes all the difference in the world when cooking!

  3. Rena said: (May 6th, 2013 at 3:32 pm)

    For the knife I take with me, I folded a piece of cardboard in half, a little longer than the blade (so it won’t poke through), trimed it to fit & used duct tape to hold it together. The tape also makes the “holder” last a long time.

  4. Chica said: (May 7th, 2013 at 7:22 am)

    Clever solution, Rena!

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