Gizmos for Cooks

I’m a bit of a germophobe, which means that I have bottles of hand sanitizer gel in the house, in the car and in my purse. So you can imagine my excitement when I discovered the Germ Eliminating Knife Block at SkyMall. Using the UV technology found in hospitals to kill surface bacteria, the block eliminates 99.99 percent of food bacteria (like listeria and salmonella) on knives up to 8.75 inches long – in only 20 seconds! After rinsing your knives off, just place them in the block and let it do the rest (including drying the blades). And because the five slots can handle chef’s, serrated, boning and pairing knives, you’ll be able to take care of your entire cutlery collection in a matter of minutes. That’s certainly nothing to sneeze at…

Price: $89.99 from SkyMall