What is the width of the STEAK KNIFE slots? I have eight large steak knives each with 1" width at the hilt.
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The steak knife slots are only, at most, 15/16". 1" steak knives would not slip into them.
1768171
The 8 steak knife slots are exactly 15/16" each. I have Henkels steak knives that are 14/16" at the hilt and they have just a little bit of wiggle room.
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The steak knife slots are only about 3/4". I have four steak knives that were too big. I used slots above the eight bottom slots. Hope this helps.
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It depends on your knives and your drawer space. I have about 20-ish in a standard drawer but a couple (in sleeves) facing the opposite way of the others. Also with the larger knives, which have larger handles, I had to place a knife in every other slot rather than every slot. But the great thing about this set is that you can configure it any which way you need.
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I have several knives 13 inches total and longer that fit in this drawer. One that is 15 inches long the handle sticks out less than an inch from the hilt which isn't a problem as my drawers are deeper than this bamboo drawer.
2046355
Yes, we have two 8" chefs knives and a large sharpening steel in ours with plenty of room. I am really very happy with this item. It has a large capacity and it looks great.
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I have an 8 inch chef's knife, and the entire blade fits into the slot. I didn't know they made a 14 inch chef's knife. Maybe there is one, but I haven't seen it. Are you measuring the blade plus the handle? If so, I would say your knife is probably a 10 inch chef's knife. If it is, the entire blade probably would not fit into the slot, which could be dangerous when you reach for a nearby knife and touch the sharp edge of you chef's knife.
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Sorry, this was a gift. I thought the measurements were included? It fit a 6 inch knife in my case.
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I don't have time to measure them, so I can't give you exact measurements, but they fit my Wusthof knives.
1849951
There are 3 open slots in the top of the block and 4 below for steak knives. The block fits an 8" chef's knife so it should fit both the santoku and bread knife.
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I have the Wusthof Gourmet steak knives in my block. The blade is 4 3/4 inches long and the points are very close the the counter. I wouldn't go any longer than that.
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Sorry it took so long I mistook it for a request to review. The steak knife slots are 1 inch wide (there are 8) and the top row is at least 5 inches deep. The bottom row is about 4 1/4 inches deep. I hope this helps.
2088325
According to the Sears website, this has eight 4 1/2" steak knives. Presumably the entire bottom row is steak knives. You can read which other knives are included at: http://www.sears.com/chicago-cutlery-insignia-steel-18-piece-block-set-with-in/p-00879166000P. I was also a little annoyed that the specs were not included. Have a good one!
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I see someone replied for the dimensions. I wrote a review about preventing the rods from splitting and bending. As of today, I have yet to bend one or see any shavings coming out of my block using the care I described. I love mine still! It looks great on my counter... If it helps, for large knives I have a chef knife, a santoku, a bread knife, a utility knive and two slicing knives. I have 4 smaller knives, two of which are paring knives. I also have two pairs of kitchen shears. I wouldn't put anything else in it. The largest blades do stick out a little but it's never been an issue. There is enough room that things wiggle in easily. Hope that helps! I see someone replied for the dimensions. I wrote a review about preventing the rods from splitting and bending. As of today, I have yet to bend one or see any shavings coming out of my block using the care I described. I love mine still! It looks great on my counter... If it helps, for large knives I have a chef knife, a santoku, a bread knife, a utility knive and two slicing knives. I have 4 smaller knives, two of which are paring knives. I also have two pairs of kitchen shears. I wouldn't put anything else in it. The largest blades do stick out a little but it's never been an issue.... » Read More I see someone replied for the dimensions. I wrote a review about preventing the rods from splitting and bending. As of today, I have yet to bend one or see any shavings coming out of my block using the care I described. I love mine still! It looks great on my counter... If it helps, for large knives I have a chef knife, a santoku, a bread knife, a utility knive and two slicing knives. I have 4 smaller knives, two of which are paring knives. I also have two pairs of kitchen shears. I wouldn't put anything else in it. The largest blades do stick out a little but it's never been an issue. There is enough room that things wiggle in easily. Hope that helps! « Show Less
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Gee, it depends on how wide the blades are. It has 13" of space for knives...that's six 2-inch-wide knives, for instance.
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Mine is just under 6 1/4" long at the guard and over 1 1/2" wide where blade is sharpened. Each is hand made, so there could be differences. If you like a heavy dagger, this is it. Keep it oiled and it stays beautiful.
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There isn't any empty slot unless you purchased a different set. The set I own the knives all fit perfectly.
955491
I don't own an 8 inch chefs knife, but I can tell you that there are 2 slots that are 1 & 3/4 inches wide. All the slots go right through the block (little tunnels), so if the slot is wide enough to fit the width of your chefs knife, theoretically it should be fine.
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I don't have your set but I do have 2 others. The knives have their own slot for their size. Sometimes it just means you have to switch which way you have the blade pointing.Hope that helps.