BS10 10-Piece Blade Saver Set

I love these and have been using them for a long time. I've personally never found anything that works as well.I own a ton of kitchen knives, including numerous 240mm+ Gyutos, a few costing well over $450 a knife. All were purchased individually. So there is no knife block that is nearly large enough, or has anywhere near the sizes I would need, to fit many or all of my knives. But given some of these knives are super expensive and have paper thin angles (under 10 degrees), there needs to be something to protect these blades. For that matter, it is critical to ensure that no knife blade make contact with another blade: two blades touching metal-on-metal can easily damage an edge or break a tip. With Blade Savers, you can avoid that from ever happening, plus add on a margin of safety for storage that can reduce the chance of an accidental injury.The sizes they make are convenient given they make a size for most any knife you might have. They slide on easy, they slide off easy, they stay on the knife, and they prevent anything from harming the blade. They also do NOT encourage the development of rust, are easy to clean and sanitize, and a lot less expensive compared to a knife block, display case, roll case, or wooden saya.And did I mention these are super convenient? I just pull my favorite Gyuto, a Konosuke Fujimaya, out of the drawer it lives in, remove the Blade Saver on it, use the knife, clean & dry the knife, and put it back in the Blade Saver. I actually think this is MORE convenient than a block given it takes no time at all to put these on, plus you can lay a knife on a surface (like next to a cutting board or on the counter) which would not be safe for the knife (and any people around it) without having the Blade Saver on it to cover the portion of the knife vulnerable to damage, which also happens to the the portion in which injuries occur from.This 4 piece value set is a nice value given it comes with some of the more common sizes, plus it saves you money over buying these piece by piece.Overall, this is a great product at a good price with tremendous functionality. If you own a kitchen knife (which I would go out on a limb to say most people own), then this is a must-have. It makes life a little easier, and a little safer.

I bought these in 2011, so about 4.5 years ago. Two of them get almost daily use, on and off the knives, and are just now beginning to crack a little. I'm here to buy more, so I must be satisfied with it.Looking back over some other reviews, I'll report that there is not a scratch on any of the knives held in these covers. Maybe that's because I don't have expensive knives but the more utilitarian sort. One that I keep in these covers was my mother's, purchased in the 1950s and still going strong. I didn't get these so much for protection of the knife as I did for convenience for me and safety for the grandkids when they visit, and they do the job. I keep my most used knives safely handy in the utensil crock, except for the really big ones that stay in the drawer.As for using them, they fit well, as snug as I want them to be. To pop one off the knife, I gently press on the counter edge to loosen the sheath then carefully remove it.

These are great for those miscellaneous knives that you need to keep in a drawer. The sleeves fit tight enough that they don't slip around or come off, but still easy to put the knives in, and remove. They keep the edges of your knives, and your fingers safe! I wish they were lined somehow, but the insides are very smooth, and have not scratched my knives at all. So I am happy with them, and would buy more. The variety of sizes worked out perfectly for me.

It's a pretty basic product, and there are others that I'm sure will do the job just as well, but these work as expected and I have purchased multiple times. They fit both thin stamped blades like the Victorinox line, and thick forged blades like Wusthof just as well, without fear of it coming loose. Whenever I buy another knife, I now make it a habit to order these as well.One knife I own had a handle that interfered with this guard such that there was an exposed length of blade showing. Because this is just a piece of plastic, I just trimmed it to fit perfectly. Most products of this variety can be modified in the same way, but more custom fit products like "Blade Safe" probably can't be modified as easily.*** UPDATE 04/04/2014 ***Dropping one star off the review:I have since purchased some very pretty, very shiny knives, and I have noticed some ever-so-slight scuffing as a result of putting these blade savers on and taking them off. This only seems to be an issue on highly polished blades, I don't see it on most of my knives. I know... It's a tool... But some of my more recent knives are equally works of art as they are kitchen tools, and I will be looking for alternatives for those pieces.All the utility I mention still stands, and I will continue to use these on my more utilitarian knives, but my Shun shall never see another one.

The plastic is thick and holds the knife firmly in place! They give enough so that if you have to clean between you can! And the variety in size is nice. Good value item.Coming from a chef I would recommend these to anyone both the home or professional cooking looking to keep a sharp blade and/or not ruin a knife kit/roll

i chose this 5 star rating, because i think this is a very good idea for having a 4 piece set for different sizes for knives :). i definitely love it, because it protects my paring knife with it's blade without somebody cutting themselves, since people at my job are very clumsy :(. i wont even let people touch my work knife, because it's still sharp from day 1. i recommend this 4 piece knife sleeve set to anyone that hat has very sharp knives for work :). it will protect everybody's blades on the there knives, always use these knife sleeves on your blades, when not using your work knife. it will protect it from cutting somebody when the knife is just sitting there on the work station :). i recommend it a whole lot to anyone :).