Do you ever take along a knife specifically to use at table when attending a BBQ or visiting a steakhouse for a meal?

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I agree: The next funeral I attend will be my own...
And I'm wearing jeans and a totally inappropriate Tee-Shirt!
 
I take it that your plan to live forever is still going strong?
BRAVO!!!
 
I was in a cafe on the Mediterranean Sea. The meal was mussels. It is hard to open them. Some people use a shell, like the Russian at the next table. I simply smiled, pulled out a Leatherman Wave and went to work. Score one for the good guys and zero for the Russian.:thumbsup:
 
You could take the last bit of wine in your glass and pour it on your knife over a small bowl or plate. Then wipe it with your napkin and drink the remaining wine from said bowl or plate.
That sounds almost liturgical in nature. Are there ejaculatory prayers that go along with this process?
 
I was in a cafe on the Mediterranean Sea. The meal was mussels. It is hard to open them. Some people use a shell, like the Russian at the next table. I simply smiled, pulled out a Leatherman Wave and went to work. Score one for the good guys and zero for the Russian.:thumbsup:
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Amazing how long this thread has been on-going without addressing the following aspect:

So you watch her getting dressed, put on a suit yourself, and take her to a fancy restaurant. Say, you guys order a Chateaubriand Pour Deux. You discuss the wine with the Sommelier, you even hand him the correct bottle that you brought along to air the wine, to be ready in time with her being done with her 1st course.

When you arrive at the meat course, you use your favorite steak folder, be it the OP's Opinel, Cold Steel, whatever. Fine.

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When you are done with the meal, before taking her home Eric Clapton style ("Wonderful Tonight"), what do you do with the dirty knife ? Wipe it off on napkins or your pants and put it in your pocket ? .... Yuck ! 🤢

Cheers,

Roland.
I didn't ask about fine dining...

However, since you ask, one begins by discreetly opening an individually packed Ballistol wipe and uses it to clean/lube their knife. If it's not their EDC (and it really shouldn't be) they then return the knife to its scabbard, or wrap the freshly cleaned/lubed instrument in a 100% cotton bandana of a suitable color and pattern -- nothing too flashy. The bandana is then best retained by an antique ivory napkin ring. Gold or silver is also acceptable.

The parcel then goes in the right pocket of their suit coat or blazer, or better yet, their wife's purse.

If anyone should begin staring during this purification ceremony, it's best to give them a "you're the type that eats meat torn by dull serrated knives" look of disgust, while silently praying a Psalm of your own choosing.



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Sorry I didn’t mean to sound mysterious.

If I see death coming, I’ll walk into the wilderness, or into the ocean. I hope to end up being digested by a great white. Or becoming polar or grizzly bear scatt someday.

This thread took a strange turn somewhere.
 
I was in a cafe on the Mediterranean Sea. The meal was mussels. It is hard to open them. Some people use a shell, like the Russian at the next table. I simply smiled, pulled out a Leatherman Wave and went to work. Score one for the good guys and zero for the Russian.:thumbsup:

To expand on what Danke 42 correctly pointed out: The thing about mussels is they need to be closed before cooking - discard any open ones. After cooking, they need to be open - discard any that remained closed. Using an empty shell like a pair of "tweezers" to get the meat out the next one is pretty common usage.
 
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