No kitchen tool requires more careful storage than knives -- for your safety and the safety if the blades -- and no storage option is cooler than fixing them to the wall for all to see. While canvas wraps, wooden blocks and drawer organizers all serve this purpose, the mighty magnetic knife strip is my clear pick. Knife strips save space, they won't dull those precious edges (when used properly), and they give your kitchen an industrial, professional look.

A magnetic knife strip is invariably the first kitchen purchase I make in a new home. I'm a culinary-school-trained nonchef, but even chef chefs recommend this storage tool: "I first tried a magnetic strip in my home kitchen a few years ago, and I'm hooked," says Melissa Araujo, chef-owner of Alma Café in New Orleans.

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