Ferrous! A question...

MacHete

MacHete

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Howdy all!

I have never spent so little time on BF as I have these last couple of months. I miss you guys! I've been having employment and housing issues in addition to getting ready to tie the knot with Peeps. (First two bad, last one good!) ;)

Anyway, I need to know the nature of the preservative goop on the Knuptial Knife so that I can effectively clean it for food service use. I do not wish to impart an unpleasant taste to the cake(s) or an unpleasant poisoning to the guests, so an appropriate, non-residual solvent is in order. :) In the absence of other instructions, I will use dish soap and really hot water.

I'm looking forward to more regular participation here after things are a bit more settled. Take care, everybody!
 
Naval jelly doesn't really taste like jelly.

Don't you find that out the hard way...
 
donutsrule said:
Naval jelly doesn't really taste like jelly.

Don't you find that out the hard way...
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Sort of the same reasoning that you don't put toe jam on toast. :barf:
 
It also doesn't taste like Naval...

There oughta be a law...
 
I concur with Bruise. Hooflex will leave your guests with minty fresh breath. Furthermore, it will give them the unique perspective of when a horse puts his foot in his mouth.
You could also use a DEET bug spray to coat the blade. It probably wouldn’t kill the guests and would numb up their tongue (you could use novocain as well, but where’s the fun in that, plus $$$$$). Then you wouldn’t have to spend so much money on a “good” cake. The money you save will help you out with your employment and housing problems. Man, pearls of wisdom I tell ya! ;)


Jake
 
Mac,

IIRC, Keith was going to put a coat of olive oil or mineral oil on it that could simply be wiped off (or rinsed off) the day of the wedding.

Better wait to hear from him first.....but that's what we talked about. It needed some oil on it so that the etch wouldn't "spread' while still fresh.....

Glad to hear from you.
 
It doesn't say anywhere on the HI site that they're not dishwasher safe :eek:
Good hearin' from ya :)
 
I've carried a damascus fixed blade for years. They rust easily, but I also often eat with it. Olive oil has done an excellent job for me as an anti rust and (most important) edible preservative. Doesn't taint the meat when used for field dressing. Nice to meet you all. :p Just wipe off the excess, and start eating
 
jurassicnarc44 said:
I've carried a damascus fixed blade for years. They rust easily, but I also often eat with it. Olive oil has done an excellent job for me as an anti rust and (most important) edible preservative. Doesn't taint the meat when used for field dressing. Nice to meet you all. :p Just wipe off the excess, and start eating
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Glad to see you made it here Mac!!!! :D Welcome aboard!!!!!
 
My thanks to Yvsa for solving a little technical problem which allows me to be here at all....Without Yvsa's council, I would be relagated to the ranks of the lurkers, all because of my apparent poor choice of internet servers :D
 
jurassicnarc44 said:
I've carried a damascus fixed blade for years. They rust easily, but I also often eat with it. Olive oil has done an excellent job for me as an anti rust and (most important) edible preservative. Doesn't taint the meat when used for field dressing. Nice to meet you all. :p Just wipe off the excess, and start eating
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Welcome jurassicnarc44!

I used olive oil on my khukuri blades for a while, but after a few months a gummy deposit started building up in the sheaths that made drawing and sheathing difficult. Mineral oil seems to give me no such problems.

Do you have this problem with gummy buildup over time?
 
I did experience the light buildup you speak of, when I reinvented the wheel (I'm sure) by using olive oil. Since I'm serious about eating with it, I take a tissue and a dab of alcohol, which instantly cuts the crud, then follow with a warm water and dish soap wash, then reapply a light coat of olive oil and wipe off the excess. This takes longer to read than to do, but I only do it once every several days after I have used it with food... kind of like doing the dishes but ofter hours or days later, depending on whether I'm home or traveling overseas.
 
Check out Mineral Oil.

It's not tasty like olive oil, etc. but doesn't have quite the problems with going bad/rancid. It's sold in drug stores as, um, a laxative. I guess that means it's safe to ingest but the residue you might ingest shouldn't have the, uh, therapeutic effects. It's also recommended as the stuff to use to treat/season butcher block cutting boards and butcher block tables.

You can buy b-block treatment, but it's pretty much mineral oil. You can also mix in some paraffin (also food-safe, from your grocery's canning section) to make something a bit thicker and stickier.
 
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