Best Picnic Knife?

In keeping with the French theme how about a Perceval L series knife



While it wont open wine bottles, I think it can handle any other task at a picnic.
 
Over here in Europe, the home of wine....:D bottles including quality stuff are increasingly screw-top so the corkscrew may not be too much needed.

Opinel is excellent of course but if you want or can spend more then check out Chambriard Le Compagnon. This is a really great picnic knife and a beautiful quality tool. Many handle choices in woods,bone,horn,stag. All stainless construction with filework. Easy to open hard to close, as it should be. I've used mine for outdoor meals, it slices bread, large cakes,tarts, sausage,cheese and its thin ground distal taper blade means you can carve a cold roast chicken or other cold joints. :thumbup:

Do check them,they're fine quality and have a large range of other styles.

Been checking, their 'Grand-Cru' knife is a Compagnon plus a corkscrew! Have a look at Forum member Schmalhaus for a lot of really interesting video reviews of this and other knives from around the world.
 
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Lol. But in all seriousness I'd go with the Opinel w/ corkscrew.

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Spyderco Resilience, big enough for most of your picnic work, stainless steel blade, well made and not too expensive, I have one in my glovebox.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
It's also available in a piggyback sheath with a companion knife called the Nitpicker. :D :D :D

The opportunity was there. Just had to say it. :p
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And can be quickly accessed, right or left handed, by the nose picker... :eek:

I had to, the opening was there and baronyx widened it just enough...
 
Fancier said:
Get an inox Opinel. They come in a wide variety of sizes, and they are priced low enough to have several stashed around where you might need one.
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Any Opinel would work great! I carry an Opinel No.8 with stainless steel, and olive wood handles, just for food prep.
 
The Buck "sandwich knife" is a good one too. Not very sexy, but a highly functional knife for the task and they have it in a polymer sheath with a fork/bottle opener on the front.
 
Gentleman's Personal Steak Knife, by Shun cutlery.

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Available from Mr Russell, and probably from Kershaw's site, as well, since Shun is part of Kershaw.

At $125.00, it's not cheap, but it is very appropriate, and backed up by Kershaw's quality control, and excellent warranty.
 
I vote for a SAK with corkscrew and can opener.

If you want to go the classier route, a Laguiole with corkscrew.
 
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