I like buying knives separately instead of a block set, but I still wanted to store all my knives in a block, so this was the perfect block for it. I really like that it has a slot for everything, especially my vegetable cleaver, not all blocks have a slot big enough for that. Stores all my knives well and is built with solid wood, so as to not crack over time. It’s also really convenient that it swivels, so that way your knives can be easily accessible from any direction on the countertop.