2nd Food Prep Knife for EDC

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Looking for a 2nd Knife that will either be pocket or daypack/briefcase carried along with my current edc my Spyderco Nirvana. Occasionally will carry as sole knife for city edc in a suit. I need an uber slicer that is highly corrosion resistant, and holds a decent edge. Main usage would be food prep such as slicing apples, making chicken strips, cutting cheese etc.. Ideally the blade would not chip easily but would rather roll. Under 4in for legality and no automatics. Budget is under $300 although lower is better. A great advantage would be sheeple friendly since I spend time in a city.

Right now looking at Perceval Le Francais, Opinel No. 8, and PM2 in S110V.(Eclectic, right)

Any recommendations greatly appreciated.
 
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With those requirements, I would go with the Spyderco Salt in plain edge. People seem to hate on the PE Salts, but I really haven't had any problems keeping mine sharp. I put a Kahr tip on mine, which shortened it up a bit but still left it good for food prep. As a matter of fact, that's what I use it for about 90% of the time because of the super easy cleanup. I use it every day, usually on cheese, fruit, and food containers for my boys. If it gets gunked, I can put the whole thing in soap and water, rinse, and put it in my pocket wet if I have to. If you want bigger, go with the Pacific Salt, and the yellow handles are very sheeple friendly in my experience. The other half of my EDC right now is a blurple PM2, but no color on the handle is going to make a blade that size and shape less conspicuous. There are sexier knives, there are slicier knives, but if corrosion resistance and cleanup ease are your things, the H1 steel has been magic for me.
 
Benchmade 940 serie is a classic EDC for me (with a low carry contego clip)
Mini griptilian is nice too but its size may be too small for you

ZT0450 is nice and slim

Spyderco techno can be of interest also

On my side I am waiting for a spider monkey from southern grind

Concerning the PM2 it is a very good EDC but it is a little bit on the large side of EDCs
In addition, blade shape, large handle and limited options for low carry may make this model not so sheeple friendly as one may guess
 
I'd say, probably nothing too big or heavy if planning on wearing with a suit.

Can get a Spyderco Chaparral in cf with cts-xhp blade right now for just over $100

Pair that as an urban edc with a Spyderco Stretch in zdp-189 (or the pm2 in s110v) for your day pack, and you got 2 great slicers with solid edge holding, to cover both your needs seperately, for under your budget...
 
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I like an Opinel for a food prep secondary. Or you can go a little more upscale with a Le Thiers or a Laguiole.
 
For food prep you can't beat a case sodbuster Jr in cv, though it's not as slim and light as it could be.
Since you want a slim lightweight folder, I'd get a Victorinox day packer. It's a nice clip point single blade slipjoint that only costs about 12$ or so, my Gardner ( basically the same knife with a different blade ) is so slim and lightweight that you can forget it's even there, and they can easily be pinched open.
The problem with opinels is that they're so round and fat.
 
I looked at the following when I wanted such a blade that would fit in an executive dinner atmosphere.

KAI Personal Steak Knife $40 very nice slim locking Higo No Kami, 420 steel, plastic scales, no pocket clip but it does come with a leather pocket pouch

Shun Personal Steak Knife $100 same as above with wood scales, I liked the KAI version better, ymmv.

Boker Plus Urban Trapper $70, Slim Ti ball bearing flipper, SV10 steel, with wood, g10, CF, or no scales, deep carry clip.

I went with the Boker.

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T.L.E. Sharp said:
I like an Opinel for a food prep secondary. Or you can go a little more upscale with a Le Thiers or a Laguiole.
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Hickory n steel said:
For food prep you can't beat a case sodbuster Jr in cv,
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Actually I'd take anything but a sodbuster. Especially in CV. Carbon steel doesn't work nicely with acidic foods, imparting a metallic taste, especially with apples. There is no tip pretty much so a pierce cut (necessary for bread) is very difficult and the hollow grind does not a slicer make. Again especially for apples. I carried one for 6 months and the main use was for food and I was very glad to get something else instead.
 
Spyderco endura. My go to food folder. I have 1.5 year old daughter and thats what i use for food when we are out.
 
I would highly recommend Boker Plus Exskelibur I.
Thin blade stock at 0.11" (mine is 0.105") and thin behind the edge at 0.011".
Combined with hollow grind, it works really great in food prep.
I now use it regularly instead of kitchen knives because my wife uses them but not my Exskelibur :)

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Spyderco Endura! It's an excellent EDC and fantastic, maybe the best knife I have, at food prep. If you don't like the FRN handles I urge you to get past that.
 
2nd the Endura. If you're using it for food prep a full flat grind is a must, skinny saber grinds are really poorly suited to that sort of thing. With that kind of budget you can find one of the titanium handled damascus bladed enduras easily (usually go for 150ish)
 
Based on your criteria, I'd personally opt for the Boker Urban Trapper or a Victorinox Solo.
 
For the same purpose I originally got an Opinel 8 Inox, but eventually went for Opinel 10 with a corkscrew. 10cm blade is more useful for food prep than 8cm and the corkscrew is good if you happen to carry one of SAKs that dont have one.

On the other hand, this boker looks very tempting, at least visually.
 
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Actually I'd take anything but a sodbuster. Especially in CV. Carbon steel doesn't work nicely with acidic foods, imparting a metallic taste, especially with apples. There is no tip pretty much so a pierce cut (necessary for bread) is very difficult and the hollow grind does not a slicer make. Again especially for apples. I carried one for 6 months and the main use was for food and I was very glad to get something else instead.
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Victorinox makes a bread folder, that while serrated would work well for lots of food tasks and bring a vic it won't be expensive 👍. ( BTW I find my sodbuster Jr to be berry spicy, but I guess I cut different things with it and never bread )
 
I've found the large Case Sodbuster in Tru-Sharp stainless (420HC) to be an ideal food prep knife. The only down side is lack of a lock hinders separating frozen burgers.

The Opinel #9 Inox is also ideal.
 
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