Abstract: A storage receptacle including a receptacle portion rotatably mounted on a base portion, the receptacle portion including two sections for receiving knives and kitchen tools, utensils and gadgets therein, the two sections being fixedly secured together. One section includes a front portion having a downwardly inclined top wall with slots therein to receive knives with long blades having different lengths and widths, and a rectangular cut-out to receive kitchen shears therein. The other section includes a central portion to receive kitchen tools, utensils and gadgets having variable lengths, a rear partitioned portion to receive kitchen tools and utensils therein, and opposing side portions having top walls with slots therein to receive knives with short blades of the same length and width. Preferably, the receptacle portion is hollow and fabricated from a plastic material.

Abstract: A kitchen utensil for fruits, vegetables and the like, including a tool having a head portion for engaging a fruit, a vegetable and the like, a handle for gripping the tool, and a flexible portion disposed between the head portion and the handle portion for permitting the head portion to pivot relative to the handle. The flexible portion includes a serpentine section having one end thereof integrally connected to the handle, and an opposite end thereof integrally connected to the head portion to provide a one piece integral construction. The serpentine section provides a series of loops, where wedge-shaped reinforcement members are transversely disposed between the loops to maintain the loops in the serpentine configuration. A flexible web portion is provided in each of the loops to maintain the loop configuration thereof while permitting expansion and contraction of the loops under pressure.