I love KitchenAid products but I was shocked at the enormous size of the carousel. It's on my counter but I have to pull it out from under my cabinet to take one of the longer knives out. I expected smaller & sturdier from the name KitchenAid, not this plastic monstrosity. I would've preferred smaller. The knives are sharp & look great though. There was a slight difference in the color of the knife handles & the carousel but who cares, it goes with my other KitchenAid stuff,LOL. I plan to get a block to put them in. To sum it all up, I love the knives but the carousel sucks.