Patent ID: 7290656

Claim:
A knife, pan and holder apparatus comprising: a) a pan having a length, a width, a height, a bottom, sides and an open top, the sides each having an inside surface and an upper edge, said edges defining a pan periphery; b) a blade holder that includes a panel that is attached to the pan near the open top, the panel having a peripheral edge that engages the pan near the periphery; c) the panel including a plurality of slots that extend longitudinally across the panel, each slot being of a length that approaches the greater dimension of the length or width of the panel; d) a plurality of knives that fit the panel at the slots, each knife having a blade with a length and a width, at least one knife having a blade width that is greater than the length of the blade, and at least one knife having a blade width that is much greater than the blade length; and e) knife holding straps that attach to the pan and blade holder combination and that extend transversely with respect to the slots.