So I've had a block set of Henckels knives for a while and added to it over time. when I ran out of slots, I just started keeping the extras in a drawer. I realized I hardly ever went to the extra step of pulling those out, so I decided they needed to be in my line of sight too. I thought I would have to get a second block not realizing I could just get a larger one. one that could hold all of my knives in one place. this block did the trick, saving me counter space but getting full use of all my kitchen knives, and even has a spot for my shears, out of the drawer they came too!