Storing knives properly isn’t just a tenet of good kitchen organization practices—knives that have a proper home will stay sharper longer, extending their lifespan and saving you the hassle of constant sharpening. Knife blocks can also be limiting—unless your array of knives perfectly aligns with the number of slots your block has, you may end up with extra slots you have no use for, or find you don’t have enough slots to fit your entire knife collection. When we polled the Bon Appétit staff about the best way to store knives, we learned that this opinionated bunch can indeed agree on something: The best knife storage solutions for most kitchens include some sort of magnet.