Steak My Knife On It

Just occasionally we have steak - it's way cheaper to buy it and cook at home than go out to a fancy restaurant. We like the ones from Aldi, good value British meat. But our regular table knives aren't much good at cutting it.

So we splashed out on a set of four steak knives from Pro Cook. They came in a cardboard box and sleeve "Eradicating plastic packaging where possible" But eighteen months down the line, the box has split, and the cardboard sleeve flaps about, even with elastic bands round it. 

I made a simple roll using a spare tea towel.

It took most of Saturday morning. I used the length of the towel, and the pocket for the blades is double thickness- plus I stitched an extra strip inside the bottom for added protection for those sharp points.[Three rows of zigzag stitching too]  The top flap folds down over the handles, then it rolls up and ties.

This roll will slip neatly into the sideboard drawer, keeping knives together and protecting fingers. And whenever I use them, I shall think of Jim, our Ferndown neighbour, who passed on this pretty, vintage teatowel. I am on a roll!