Cerakote Food Safety?

I would not knowingly choose to ingest any coating that scraped / flaked or otherwise separated from a knife , pan or anything else .

Having said that , almost everything ,including essential nutrients, are carcinogenic /toxic ; at some level , in some form of exposure , in some preparation , in some animal or tissue , by some test protocol . 😇
 
cm_bushman said:
My wife preordered the GPknives exclusive mini-Grip as a birthday present to me, with an M4 blade with Cerakote coating. I'm not familiar with Cerakote personally and I was wondering if it's safe to use with food preparation, since . I googled a bit, but I received conflicting reports.

(P.S., If this is in the wrong forum, my apologies)
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Honestly......I wouldn't risk it. Better to be safe than sorry, man.
 
Romans were sure that their plumbing is a gift from The Gods
They died of plumb poisoning ...

All modern and not so modern additions aren't healthy AT ALL !!!
Chromium, nickel, copper, aluminum, teflon, all miracle coatings etc etc etc
Sorry

Only gold, platinum and silver are OK
Since Centuries
OK, palladium and irydium too
Be well ...
 
Zulus said:
Romans were sure that their plumbing is a gift from The Gods
They died of plumb poisoning ...

All modern and not so modern additions aren't healthy AT ALL !!!
Chromium, nickel, copper, aluminum, teflon, all miracle coatings etc etc etc
Sorry
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Romans used lead pipes and even put lead directly into their food.
This not only cause extreme pains and ailments, but also infertility, insanity, and death. It definitely contributed to their decline & fall.

Compared to the amount of lead the Romans ate, I'd gladly lick a cerakoated knife.
 
LMayer said:
Honestly......I wouldn't risk it. Better to be safe than sorry, man.
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Cetakote literally emailed me today saying: "Cerakote has not been through the FDA approval process to deem it safe for food." I emailed Benchmade with this same query first, 2 days ago... No reply yet. Confusing, though, if it's whack, with DLC in existence as a safe alternative---of course people are going to cut food.
 
CWL said:
Romans used lead pipes and even put lead directly into their food.
This not only cause extreme pains and ailments, but also infertility, insanity, and death. It definitely contributed to their decline & fall.

Compared to the amount of lead the Romans ate, I'd gladly lick a cerakoated knife.
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Lick whatever you are indoctrinated to, that's your Roman's choice :^D
But Chromium and Nickel are DEADLY poisons :^))))

Check data of your death in 2000 years ...
 
With enough ketchup, bacon, and hot sauce: anything can be on the menu...
I've got an M4 Mini-Grip: you're gonna love that knife!
 
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Unless laced with fentanyl the chances of a fatal dose of paint residue is minimal. Eat drink and be Mary.
 
Digging in a little to the SDS lined above, those may not be applicable to finished products with cerakote applied. Those seem to be specifically applicable to the product supplied by the cerakote manufacturer, which includes the solvent used in application, which is p-chlorobenzotrifluoride. Once applied and properly finished, there should be pretty much zero of that left.
 
MedusaMan said:
Cetakote literally emailed me today saying: "Cerakote has not been through the FDA approval process to deem it safe for food." I emailed Benchmade with this same query first, 2 days ago... No reply yet. Confusing, though, if it's whack, with DLC in existence as a safe alternative---of course people are going to cut food.
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Man, people make me lose faith in people.
 
To be fair, your health and the risks posed by lots of types of chemical exposure tend to probabilistic. In theory, regular exposure to certain levels of certain types of substances can increase your chances of developing various health maladies including but not limited to cancer. Our environments are full of bad stuff, from lead to benzene. Processed foods can contain all sorts of questionable substances, from preservatives like BHT to leftover residues from packaging such as BPA. I don't think it's a bad idea to take reasonable steps to reduce your exposure to known risks.

As far as cerakote on a knife, it's probably not a big deal. Just keep the knife clean and don't leave it stuck into food for extended periods of time. Chemical leeching from relatively stable materials usually takes time. For instance, wet acidic foods will leech BPA from a can lining or aluminum ions from foil but it takes time. (Ask me about the time my peach cobbler turned gray overnight.)
 
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