blade coating and food safety

pepemrtnz

pepemrtnz

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What is the coating made out of on swamp rats (and Busses)? It worries me a little that as the coating starts to wear away and expose the blade underneath that the coating could be flaking off into my food and be unhealthy. I was thinking about stripping my knives anyway for good looks and slicing ability but I thought maybe this would be yet another reason to strip and satin my swampies.

Sorry if this has been covered already, but I searched and could not find anything.
 
I remember something about this a while back and it was determined that the coating is non toxic. But don't quote me on that.

Stripped blades look better anyhow. :)
 
I don't think you need to worry about it.

I have never had the coating flake or chip except for under very hard chopping.

Never from cutting normal stuff. I use my coated SarQ all the time.

Just think of it like non stick coating on your pans. As you use them and they get scratched up, they do flake a bit, but you still use them.

The coating is bonded to the blade very well. You would have to do something like chop cinderblocks over your food before cutting to get any flakes in it.
 
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Worn out blade coating, maintenance oil and other stuff left on the knife are not the best seasoning in your food. Although the amount of it will be minimal I do understand your health concern. That’s why I also carry a stainless mora with plastic handles for food preparation jobs only.
 
Thanks for the responses guys. Thats precisely the reason I dont use non-stick pans though.

Ill be sending all mine off for a satin job Ive decided. Patinas rule!
 
We don't use non stick either, for two reasons, one being the soft coating and the other is more and more studies showing the ill effects of exposure to aluminum. Hardening of the arteries (Alzheimers) being the one that worries me the most.
 
If I were you I would strip the paint and then use it on food or use 2 knives (1 for food pre & 1 for other use)

PS - Strip half of the paint on the blade :eek:

that way you'll get 50% for food pre. 50% for other useages :D
 
leatherman said:
We don't use non stick either, for two reasons, one being the soft coating and the other is more and more studies showing the ill effects of exposure to aluminum. Hardening of the arteries (Alzheimers) being the one that worries me the most.
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Don't quite follow you. As you are concerned about Aluminum exposure, it would be logical to not use bare, uncoated pans. But a non-stick coating would protect the pan, and prevent aluminum from leaching into the food, no?
 
Stainless and cast iron don't contain aluminum. :)
 
.....and they dont make a cheap beer in bottles either. :(
 
Bud Light's not cheap beer, Miller, now that's cheap beer, a 30 pack that costs 16.00 is my kind of pricing. :)

Got some Lone Star for 12.00 a case the other day, another good one.

Schlitz used to be cheap, 4.50 a twelve pack and was good! But now they're 7 and change.

Old Milwaukee is another good cheap one.

Bud looks like premium next to these.
 
I don't buy knives that have a coating. What is the coating for? For me-----knives work just fine without coatings. If they are stainless they don't need a coating, if not, let them patina. or keep a light coat of oil on them. just my thought.
 
amflud said:
My beer cans are aluminum:(.
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Not to worry. There is a coating inside the can; to protect the can from the beverage, and the beverage from the can. The coating supplier conducts tests to confirm that there is very minimal aluminum pickup in the beer.

From the point of protecting the beer, the aluminum can is actually a better package than a glass bottle.
 
All aluminum cans are now coated in some way. Are you doing food prep with a Swamp Rat every day? ;)
 
I saw this thread and though I would read it for fun.....well it has for sure been a fun read!! :)

You guys that don't like or don't want a coating would cringe at what I do for a side business!! :)
 
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