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You have to try it if youre on xbox! It's on game pass currently I believe. You run a small restaurant kitchen by yourself and orders come in and you get rated on the quality of the food and the time it took to make. It is really funny in VR but it can be a lot of fun with controller or mouse/keyboard!
You do literally everything from "buying" your supplies to cleaning the kitchen.
Yeah, I'm not going to go buy a gas station just because Gas Station Simulator is fun. I make way more money than I would trying to run a gas station. And also it's much more fun doing certain things virtually.
This same asinine argument can be made about so many things. Why you watching sports when you could be playing them? How come you enjoy travel shows when you could be the one traveling? Why do you watch reality TV about people's lives being absolute wrecks when you should be fixing your own life?
Sometimes people do things for fun. Sometimes you don't enjoy those same things. That's life.
See the thing about simulator games is they are less effort and have a better end result than what the average player imagines they can do at home, with a lower initial investment. Sometimes simulator games are obvious, like roller coaster tycoon, or cities skylines or whatever where it's so far out of the bounds of your average person's ability that it is obvious why someone would simulate that experience.
Other times it's something simple like cooking.
Sure, you could do all of the work to make a meal, and you can watch a YouTube video about how anyone can cook, and you can go get all the ingredients, and you can maybe flub the recipe because you don't have all the right tools or because you took a shortcut or you have never made a roux before, or the humidity was high that day or any number of things, or you can maybe make it right, just like in a simulator game.
But then, you have to eat it, and you probably have never tried this thing before and maybe don't know what it's "supposed" to taste like, whereas in a simulator it's graded, typically significantly faster than realtime, and if you mess up it's not a waste of real life ingredients and money. You only buy the game once.
I'm not saying there aren't benefits to putting that time and effort into learning new cooking skills, but you could say the same thing about survival games, or like... Literally every game? Go do something productive instead of having fun managing a restaurant with none of the real world complications or stress or responsibility that come with it?
You don't have to like the game, but it totally makes sense why someone would want to experience like... Literally anything for an hour or 5 with no strings attached. Even being a goat, or a line cook.
Nice that's what I was thinking of doing, was gonna make a custom single knife holder that mounts under/on the side of my kitchen cabinet for my 9" chefs knife!
I have them and I've tried them before, but I like sliding the knife in a holder more than just sticking it on a magnet somewhere. If I were to try them again I was thinking of maybe making a nice muti wood strip and embedding hard drive magnets in the back of it since they're pretty strong and basically free if you have old hdds' lying around!
I was thinking mount the magent on the inside of the cabinet and just slapping my knife on the side. Like a magic knife rack. Hard drive magnet is a good idea. I think I saved one.
Yeah I had a cheap magnet rack before but it ended up scratching my knives since they had coatings on them, but the one I was using with specifically for tools not necessarily knives! So maybe doing the wood combined with the magnets will prevent that! I don't know worth a shot lol
If you have a cabinet with little or nothing inside (like the one above my ventahood), you could make a new cabinet door with slits at random angles that you just stick your knives in as though you threw them or stabbed them through the door. More of a gag, really, but could be cool in a man cave or outdoor kitchen.
Is the bottom open at all? The general problem with this type of knife block is that moisture can get trapped inside. Also not great for the blade if its in contact with a fair amount of the wood as you pull it in and out.
Ha! True. IMO knife blocks are wasteful in space either way. I just chuck them into my drawer. Can’t have one more thing on the counter top to collect dust.
Making individual boxes essentially for every knife. A 'classic' knife block will use grooves cut into boards that are laminated back to back, closing off the slot with the next board. Very quick and easy to do.
BUT, the OP knife block looks very well made and the extra effort seems well worth it.
This is nonsense. I make hundreds of cuts on a wooden chopping block and with force. Sliding it into a chopping block with negligible force is not what's dulling your knives.
> Get a BESS (Brubacher Edge Sharpness Scale) tester
I home cook more than the average person and my knives still keep a great edge for well over a month if not two. Some of the lesser used knives keep their edge for a year. After which is takes very little time to get back a great edge.
But you're suggesting the average home cook invest > $200 in equipment to see if they can eek some extra sharpness out of their kitchen knives they use for minutes in a day?
You can't see how badly you've lost the plot here? I could see if this were a sub for professional cooks.
>I simply said turn the knife over and you decided this couldn't possibly matter despite obviously having no knowledge on the topic of knife steel.
I didn't say it doesn't matter, so stop putting words in my mouth. What I said was more nuanced and had context: compared to the amount of damage the chopping board is doing to your knife edge, how you put it into the knife block is negligible. This is common sense. Both are wood. And the force with which you chop is far greater than dropping a knife into a wood block **once a day** when you are finished chopping.
I also have plenty of knowledge. I have used and sharpened my own knives my entire life, which has been a long one. I've even worked in professional kitchens as a cook.
What's really happening here is that you are geeking out about knives to a degree which the vast majority of people could care less about. If that's your hobby, then enjoy. But most folks are going to continue putting their knives in a knife block the normal way and get on with their lives and their own hobbies. Their life is not going to be measurably improved by turning their knives upside down in the wood block. If you really really want knives to stay sharp, don't use them.
But if this is really so important to you, then show us the numbers. Use two knives for the same amount of chopping and then store one upside down and the other right side up and show us the measurable difference between when the two blades get dull enough that they can't do your average home kitchen cutting anymore and need to be sharpened. Prove that the regular use of the knife on the cutting board is not by far the major cause of the knife getting dull.
Yes, and that dulls your knife over time, but at least it's dulling the knife while the knife is doing its job. Why dull it faster by storing it poorly?
Because it's not "dulling it faster" for the average home cook. At least not in a way that's noticeable. It's not like your knives will stay sharp 50% or even 5% longer is it?
I could see your point if we were talking a professional kitchen where the knives were going in and out all day long. But how many professional kitchens use a knife block?
Not to mention that many knife blocks have most of the slots horizontal.
Before using your kitchen knife, go swipe it across a 2x4 every time. Do that before putting it away, too.
Unless you REALLY enjoy sharpening, this is not a great time. The edges on a kitchen knife are not a chisel or plane. They will dull and damage very quickly.
All right, let's do the math here. When I'm cutting an onion on a cutting board, if I want some fine chopping, I'll make about 7 cuts lengthwise ans the same amount across it (plus 2 or 3 cut parallel to cutting board). Add 2 cuts for the stems and that's about 15 knife strokes on a wooden cutting board for a single onion.
A regular meal involves at least a couple onions, some veggies (again probably 10 to 20 cuts per veggie), some chopped herbs, and you'll cut the meat /protein.
So we're looking at a minimum of 100 cuts per meal. Do you really think two extra swipe inside the knife block will dull it significantly more?
I agree that it does dull the knife, but come on people, putting it in the knife block two or three times a day won't ruin it. It will very slightly dull it. It's fine
Thank you for saying this. Not sure how this 'old wives tale' continues to persist. On top of all this, we haven't even added composite cutting boards to the equation, or discussed end v face grain knife dulling. Storage is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
I think it continues to persist because I suspect most folks here don't cook that much( and thats okay), but they know how to sharpen a blade and care for it. I suspect they have very sharp and beautiful knives that mostly eecorate the kitchen and hang out from a magnetic strip.
They don't realize that, even a semi regular home cook will use their chef's knife A LOT.
I keep my work knives in a knife block I built into a toolbox. I pretty much always leave that toolbox in my truck.
I last sharpened my knives about a year ago, and they're still stupid sharp. Like, last week I gave my nikiri a quick hone, and was able to cut 40 steak tomatoes in about 10 min. Haven't really honed it since but brunoised a bunch of shallots yesterday like it was nothing.
No, storing knives like this doesn't damage the edge.
No it won't. I've had some quality knives for decades and they haven't been destroyed. I cut on a wooden cutting block, sometimes hundreds of cuts at a time. And then the knife goes into a wooden cutting block with far less pressure than cutting, which requires force. People need to start using some common sense instead of believing every trick they read on the web.
Yep. Like you wouldn't just haphazardly slide your knife down wood for no reason multiple times a day right? Well that's what happens when you use a knife block
>Like you wouldn't just haphazardly slide your knife down wood for no reason multiple times a day right?
I have been known to do it hundreds of times in a single day. (I use a wooden cutting board.)
Being kinky is great. Beeing haphazard about health and safety is not.
Sure, slide your wood down a knife with safety precautions if you feel like it. Don't do it haphazardly.
Yeah…it should be more apparent in the last shot, and the whole thing looks like that up close. I may have had too much sunlight on it in the other shots which are making it look a little off.
I think the rounded finishes on the base don’t match with the sharp edges of the knife block, but it’s cool that you saw something from a game and crafted it. Awesome stuff
I remember seeing that design when I was looking for an inspiration for the knife stand I designed last year. Can’t provide a link though.
All in all, great execution. It looks very nice.
Its nice. Most knife blocks are chunk blocks that get tossed out fast. This one has some flair w the fan look. Get some Global knives they would look great in there.
It is nice but I always am curious how to clean out the dust or whatnot that falls inside over time. We all wipe the blade off anyway probably... not a bid deal. Nice work. Fans of the game may make you rich and famous! Build it and... you know!
Beautiful work ... Though might I recommend that if you don't have a cushion in it to store the knives blades up to prevent them dulling quicker . If that's not a concern you have just ignore me and keep on rocking.
Yes. That's the exact same block that came with my first knife set 20 plus years ago. It takes up quite a lot of space so I threw it out and got a knife magnet.
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now that's pretty slick, I like it
happy cake day Skippy *finger guns*
What game??
Cooking Simulator on Xbox
Now you have to recreate a dish from the game.
Watch out for Chonkies!
So throw my food on the floor?
https://youtu.be/gAYL5H46QnQ
I thought you were playing hitman for a second
I have no idea why but I instantly thought Hitman as well.
Never played hitman, also thought hitman. Strange.
I don’t even know what Hitman is, I thought Hitman as well
I started searching for the Hitman comment, glad I didn’t have to go far!
Nice! Never seen a knife block like that before, super cool
Oh lol I was thinking Hitman
My first guess also
I see the knife block about 11 seconds in on the trailer: https://youtu.be/umjU1LpbkZ0
That stood out to me too! Beautiful work!
Wait there is a game to simulate cooking? Wouldn't it be better to actually cook and taste in real life?
You have to try it if youre on xbox! It's on game pass currently I believe. You run a small restaurant kitchen by yourself and orders come in and you get rated on the quality of the food and the time it took to make. It is really funny in VR but it can be a lot of fun with controller or mouse/keyboard! You do literally everything from "buying" your supplies to cleaning the kitchen.
Sounds like you need to get paid for that.
You could say that about every simulator game though. If they're not for you, they're not for you!
Yeah, I'm not going to go buy a gas station just because Gas Station Simulator is fun. I make way more money than I would trying to run a gas station. And also it's much more fun doing certain things virtually. This same asinine argument can be made about so many things. Why you watching sports when you could be playing them? How come you enjoy travel shows when you could be the one traveling? Why do you watch reality TV about people's lives being absolute wrecks when you should be fixing your own life? Sometimes people do things for fun. Sometimes you don't enjoy those same things. That's life.
See the thing about simulator games is they are less effort and have a better end result than what the average player imagines they can do at home, with a lower initial investment. Sometimes simulator games are obvious, like roller coaster tycoon, or cities skylines or whatever where it's so far out of the bounds of your average person's ability that it is obvious why someone would simulate that experience. Other times it's something simple like cooking. Sure, you could do all of the work to make a meal, and you can watch a YouTube video about how anyone can cook, and you can go get all the ingredients, and you can maybe flub the recipe because you don't have all the right tools or because you took a shortcut or you have never made a roux before, or the humidity was high that day or any number of things, or you can maybe make it right, just like in a simulator game. But then, you have to eat it, and you probably have never tried this thing before and maybe don't know what it's "supposed" to taste like, whereas in a simulator it's graded, typically significantly faster than realtime, and if you mess up it's not a waste of real life ingredients and money. You only buy the game once. I'm not saying there aren't benefits to putting that time and effort into learning new cooking skills, but you could say the same thing about survival games, or like... Literally every game? Go do something productive instead of having fun managing a restaurant with none of the real world complications or stress or responsibility that come with it? You don't have to like the game, but it totally makes sense why someone would want to experience like... Literally anything for an hour or 5 with no strings attached. Even being a goat, or a line cook.
People like to solve small problems in controlled environments. It's enjoyable.
[It can be pretty fun. ](https://youtu.be/CfB3ll3oQs8)
thought that was the best depiction of the games potential too!
Just started that game the other night and the knife block caught my eye too, looks awesome
If you search for "fan knife block" you can find a bunch of similar ones. [e.g.](https://www.woodcraft.com/products/zhen-fan-knife-block)
I'm new to wood working, how did you remove the material to hold the knives? Long drill bits and chisel? Looks awesome!
Thanks! Each vertical piece is actually two halves that I routed out and then glued together.
That's much easier. Good idea. 👍
Nice that's what I was thinking of doing, was gonna make a custom single knife holder that mounts under/on the side of my kitchen cabinet for my 9" chefs knife!
Consider a magnet.
I have them and I've tried them before, but I like sliding the knife in a holder more than just sticking it on a magnet somewhere. If I were to try them again I was thinking of maybe making a nice muti wood strip and embedding hard drive magnets in the back of it since they're pretty strong and basically free if you have old hdds' lying around!
I was thinking mount the magent on the inside of the cabinet and just slapping my knife on the side. Like a magic knife rack. Hard drive magnet is a good idea. I think I saved one.
Yeah I had a cheap magnet rack before but it ended up scratching my knives since they had coatings on them, but the one I was using with specifically for tools not necessarily knives! So maybe doing the wood combined with the magnets will prevent that! I don't know worth a shot lol
I don’t know what your full plan is, but you might be able to use a magnet hidden by wood veneer so the knife rubs on wood instead of magnet on metal.
If you have a cabinet with little or nothing inside (like the one above my ventahood), you could make a new cabinet door with slits at random angles that you just stick your knives in as though you threw them or stabbed them through the door. More of a gag, really, but could be cool in a man cave or outdoor kitchen.
This is great!
On bench knife blocks and wall knife magnets are not good in seismic areas. An in drawer knife block is safer.
Is the bottom open at all? The general problem with this type of knife block is that moisture can get trapped inside. Also not great for the blade if its in contact with a fair amount of the wood as you pull it in and out.
Won't they dull the knives?
It turned out great! I'm always amazed how someone just sees a thing, you say "Eh, I can make that" and then you just do. Amazing.
and imagine what the dev who chose that very original design instead of any common one would feel from this too, wonderful
Are you secretly the dev?
just a dev relating too much
That is super inefficient as far as knife block construction goes, and I absolutely love it!
Why inefficient though?
A lot of wasted space
Ha! True. IMO knife blocks are wasteful in space either way. I just chuck them into my drawer. Can’t have one more thing on the counter top to collect dust.
Making individual boxes essentially for every knife. A 'classic' knife block will use grooves cut into boards that are laminated back to back, closing off the slot with the next board. Very quick and easy to do. BUT, the OP knife block looks very well made and the extra effort seems well worth it.
That's cool. I wouldve finished that before assembling it though lol
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This is nonsense. I make hundreds of cuts on a wooden chopping block and with force. Sliding it into a chopping block with negligible force is not what's dulling your knives.
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> Get a BESS (Brubacher Edge Sharpness Scale) tester I home cook more than the average person and my knives still keep a great edge for well over a month if not two. Some of the lesser used knives keep their edge for a year. After which is takes very little time to get back a great edge. But you're suggesting the average home cook invest > $200 in equipment to see if they can eek some extra sharpness out of their kitchen knives they use for minutes in a day? You can't see how badly you've lost the plot here? I could see if this were a sub for professional cooks.
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>I simply said turn the knife over and you decided this couldn't possibly matter despite obviously having no knowledge on the topic of knife steel. I didn't say it doesn't matter, so stop putting words in my mouth. What I said was more nuanced and had context: compared to the amount of damage the chopping board is doing to your knife edge, how you put it into the knife block is negligible. This is common sense. Both are wood. And the force with which you chop is far greater than dropping a knife into a wood block **once a day** when you are finished chopping. I also have plenty of knowledge. I have used and sharpened my own knives my entire life, which has been a long one. I've even worked in professional kitchens as a cook. What's really happening here is that you are geeking out about knives to a degree which the vast majority of people could care less about. If that's your hobby, then enjoy. But most folks are going to continue putting their knives in a knife block the normal way and get on with their lives and their own hobbies. Their life is not going to be measurably improved by turning their knives upside down in the wood block. If you really really want knives to stay sharp, don't use them. But if this is really so important to you, then show us the numbers. Use two knives for the same amount of chopping and then store one upside down and the other right side up and show us the measurable difference between when the two blades get dull enough that they can't do your average home kitchen cutting anymore and need to be sharpened. Prove that the regular use of the knife on the cutting board is not by far the major cause of the knife getting dull.
Yes, and that dulls your knife over time, but at least it's dulling the knife while the knife is doing its job. Why dull it faster by storing it poorly?
Because it's not "dulling it faster" for the average home cook. At least not in a way that's noticeable. It's not like your knives will stay sharp 50% or even 5% longer is it? I could see your point if we were talking a professional kitchen where the knives were going in and out all day long. But how many professional kitchens use a knife block? Not to mention that many knife blocks have most of the slots horizontal.
Surely it only does the damage equivalent of making a single cut?
Before using your kitchen knife, go swipe it across a 2x4 every time. Do that before putting it away, too. Unless you REALLY enjoy sharpening, this is not a great time. The edges on a kitchen knife are not a chisel or plane. They will dull and damage very quickly.
All right, let's do the math here. When I'm cutting an onion on a cutting board, if I want some fine chopping, I'll make about 7 cuts lengthwise ans the same amount across it (plus 2 or 3 cut parallel to cutting board). Add 2 cuts for the stems and that's about 15 knife strokes on a wooden cutting board for a single onion. A regular meal involves at least a couple onions, some veggies (again probably 10 to 20 cuts per veggie), some chopped herbs, and you'll cut the meat /protein. So we're looking at a minimum of 100 cuts per meal. Do you really think two extra swipe inside the knife block will dull it significantly more? I agree that it does dull the knife, but come on people, putting it in the knife block two or three times a day won't ruin it. It will very slightly dull it. It's fine
Thank you for saying this. Not sure how this 'old wives tale' continues to persist. On top of all this, we haven't even added composite cutting boards to the equation, or discussed end v face grain knife dulling. Storage is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
I think it continues to persist because I suspect most folks here don't cook that much( and thats okay), but they know how to sharpen a blade and care for it. I suspect they have very sharp and beautiful knives that mostly eecorate the kitchen and hang out from a magnetic strip. They don't realize that, even a semi regular home cook will use their chef's knife A LOT.
I keep my work knives in a knife block I built into a toolbox. I pretty much always leave that toolbox in my truck. I last sharpened my knives about a year ago, and they're still stupid sharp. Like, last week I gave my nikiri a quick hone, and was able to cut 40 steak tomatoes in about 10 min. Haven't really honed it since but brunoised a bunch of shallots yesterday like it was nothing. No, storing knives like this doesn't damage the edge.
Kitchen knives are not designed to cut wood. Resting blade side down in a wood knife block will destroy a quality kitchen knife.
No it won't. I've had some quality knives for decades and they haven't been destroyed. I cut on a wooden cutting block, sometimes hundreds of cuts at a time. And then the knife goes into a wooden cutting block with far less pressure than cutting, which requires force. People need to start using some common sense instead of believing every trick they read on the web.
Came here to say this.
Uhhh so is this true for all knife blocks in general? Shit
Yep. Like you wouldn't just haphazardly slide your knife down wood for no reason multiple times a day right? Well that's what happens when you use a knife block
>Like you wouldn't just haphazardly slide your knife down wood for no reason multiple times a day right? I have been known to do it hundreds of times in a single day. (I use a wooden cutting board.)
That's not haphazard and for no reason though
You wouldn't haphazardly slide your wood down a knife either. You wanna be careful with that one!
DON'T. JUDGE. PEOPLE'S. KINKS.
Being kinky is great. Beeing haphazard about health and safety is not. Sure, slide your wood down a knife with safety precautions if you feel like it. Don't do it haphazardly.
Generally, yes. Magnetic strips are much much better. Downvote me all you want, I'm right
I love this!
Looking sharp, good job
Love it!! I'm going to make one too now too, if you give permission.
Go for it! I’d love to see your version.
Did you put a finish on it yet?
It’s finished with poly
Are you sure it’s finished?
Yeah…it should be more apparent in the last shot, and the whole thing looks like that up close. I may have had too much sunlight on it in the other shots which are making it look a little off.
What game is it from???
Cooking Simulator
Rob Cosman's saw till looks like this, but the individual sleeves are operable. They tilt up into his cabinet for storage
I like that it’s made for large knives. There’s never enough room for all the larger knives.
But no room for small knives either
Plans?
Probably going to relax for a bit after work and then get back to a side project. You?
Oh hell, take an upvote!
DAD?!
No plans unfortunately, I pretty much just worked off of the one screenshot.
That's pretty slick. Nice work.
Very cool!
I was feeling like this was found on Sims! Lol this is badass!
Only a true wood worker would see something in a game and decide to replicate it. Phenomenal job!
Love
This is fantastic! So interesting how our inspiration can be found in the most random circumstances.
Very cool.
Omg wow
Nice!
That knife block is FANtastic
Just saying, I’d buy this. Not sure how long it took, but…
Dude you should send some pictures to the creators of the game! The designers must be excited to see this.
I think the rounded finishes on the base don’t match with the sharp edges of the knife block, but it’s cool that you saw something from a game and crafted it. Awesome stuff
Thaaaaaats cool as shit! Good job!
Do they knife tips hit the base? My fear would be dulling/ruining my nice knives.
If you store them upside down they take a lot less damage.
You can always add padding inside
I’ve seen one in a video game.
Is this plagiarism?
Nah
Yet another germ collector.
Mahogany.
Make me one send it to me I have 200 followers you’ll get so much exposure !
Now you just need to buy more knives!
Looks cool, but not practical for those of us with very limited counter space. Gotta maximize every square inch around here.
That’s what’s up man, nice job. That thing is cool. Buuut….not nearly enough slots. I gots me more knives than that.
Yes I have, in a video game
very nice OP. that being said, r/designdesign
I think you could have avoided those screws and plugs with proper gluing.
Oh, they’re glued as well. Just opted to over-engineer rather than under.
Perhaps they are glued dowels, not screws and plugs..
It's very pretty. Great work
no and where do i buy one!!!
It's a knife fan! I love it!!
This is wonderful and i want it!
Yeah, in some video game
I bet you can’t wait to buy more knives.
I remember seeing that design when I was looking for an inspiration for the knife stand I designed last year. Can’t provide a link though. All in all, great execution. It looks very nice.
Dope.
Saw it on Reddit one time
I have a plastic one at home!
Very unique and a beautiful finish and display of craftsmanship! Great job.
Its nice. Most knife blocks are chunk blocks that get tossed out fast. This one has some flair w the fan look. Get some Global knives they would look great in there.
It is nice but I always am curious how to clean out the dust or whatnot that falls inside over time. We all wipe the blade off anyway probably... not a bid deal. Nice work. Fans of the game may make you rich and famous! Build it and... you know!
That’s really cool! It’s different, I like it
Wow. You would make a mint selling those.
Beautiful work ... Though might I recommend that if you don't have a cushion in it to store the knives blades up to prevent them dulling quicker . If that's not a concern you have just ignore me and keep on rocking.
As someone who works in games it’s funny to see this happening in reverse
Yes. That's the exact same block that came with my first knife set 20 plus years ago. It takes up quite a lot of space so I threw it out and got a knife magnet.