Food Prep with your EDC folder?

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Today, I was making a salad(laugh if you want) and none of the kitchen knives were clean and I was in a hurry. So i whipped out my zt 0200 and started cutting up lettuce, tomato, cucumber, etc and let me just say, it wasnt that great.

It was sharp enough to slice through(obviously) and I like recurve blades so im used to them, but it was too thick, so instead of slicing through the cucumber and tomatoes I kind of "split" them haha.

Also, juice from the veggies got into the handle, and clean up was no fun. I just thought id share my story with ya.

Anyways, do you use a folding knife for food prep? If so, what kind?
 
If I use a knife for food prep I prefer long fully flat ground blades like on the spyderco military. I think it's the perfect food prep knife. Your mileage may vary.
 
yeah, a longer blade is a help of course. but any of my Spyderco blades will slice veggies well.
 
I too like my millie for food prep, its great at push cutting tomatoes :)

OP, I'd probably sharpen that knife if I were you, edge geometry and sharpness mean more than thickness ;)
 
I'm glad this topic came up, as I've been wondering about it myself. I've never used a carry knife for that sort of food prep (opening plastic bags with food in them, sure), but I've heard of people using their knives in the way you described. I think I'm missing something, though.

The instructions that came with my ZT 121 say to occasionally oil the blade to guard against rust. I'm still pretty new to blades, and it hadn't occured to me before to oil the blades on any of my folders, but now I do it every month or so on my edc knives. That said, it seems like it would be a bad idea to prepare food with a blade that's been cleaned with oil or solvents, or even just been used for everyday tasks like opening parcels. Am I just overthinking this, or is there something I'm missing?
 
If I have to open a package or box, cut a string, or something else in a hurry, yes.

If I have to actually cut food, I use the proper kitchen knife.
 
Use mineral oil. It is food safe. :thumbup:


Grim Fandango said:
I'm glad this topic came up, as I've been wondering about it myself. I've never used a carry knife for that sort of food prep (opening plastic bags with food in them, sure), but I've heard of people using their knives in the way you described. I think I'm missing something, though.

The instructions that came with my ZT 121 say to occasionally oil the blade to guard against rust. I'm still pretty new to blades, and it hadn't occured to me before to oil the blades on any of my folders, but now I do it every month or so on my edc knives. That said, it seems like it would be a bad idea to prepare food with a blade that's been cleaned with oil or solvents, or even just been used for everyday tasks like opening parcels. Am I just overthinking this, or is there something I'm missing?
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I like to use my edcs for food prep once in a while. As CrimsonTideShooter said, the Spyderco FFG blades work well. I like using my Sage I and mini DejaVoo.

It's good to practice at home so that when you are out and about doing some food prep, you know how your knife will perform.

I regularly use my edc at my mother in laws. If I know I am going to be doing a lot of food prep, I'll take a couple of my kitchen knives. This Christmas, I'll be making most of Christmas dinner. So I will take a couple of my knives to make it a little more fun and efficient. Last year, I ended up slicing a whole lot of potatoes ~1/16 thick, at least a dozen of them. didn't use my edc for that. Used a little home made 01 slicer.


ric
 
I've been known to zip some things up in the kitchen with my EDC folder/multi-tool from time to time. :D
 
I slice up limes to squeeze in my club soda. Today it was my d2 paramilitary. It is razor sharp, and I just give it a quick rinse and blow it out with the air compressor.
 
Grim Fandango said:
I'm glad this topic came up, as I've been wondering about it myself. I've never used a carry knife for that sort of food prep (opening plastic bags with food in them, sure), but I've heard of people using their knives in the way you described. I think I'm missing something, though.

The instructions that came with my ZT 121 say to occasionally oil the blade to guard against rust. I'm still pretty new to blades, and it hadn't occured to me before to oil the blades on any of my folders, but now I do it every month or so on my edc knives. That said, it seems like it would be a bad idea to prepare food with a blade that's been cleaned with oil or solvents, or even just been used for everyday tasks like opening parcels. Am I just overthinking this, or is there something I'm missing?
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As was mentioned, some people suggest using mineral oil, but for me, food prep is a no go with my edc. I always have lint building up in my edc knives from carrying it around in the pockets. If the knife gets whatever food fluids or crumbs all in the pivot, that would bother me. The idea of using the same knife for random packages, cutting tasks, etc and food prep seems strange to me.
 
cj65 said:
I slice up limes to squeeze in my club soda. Today it was my d2 paramilitary. It is razor sharp, and I just give it a quick rinse and blow it out with the air compressor.
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Good point. I was going to say that I use only culinary knives for food prep, but I forgot all about cocktails.
Once I start drinking, out comes the edc. I need to get an air compressor.

pete
 
i use my opinel #8 sometimes and it is GREAT for slicing up just about anything. i can go straight through thick sandwiches like a laserbeam and i dont think twice about it.
 
i have been using my ZT200 for about 3 months to make my luch salad, chopping,slicing tomatoes,chillies,cucumber,tomato,ginger,chicken breasts,coriander,pineapple etc. the blade is not perfect but sharpsness makes up for it! i like the nice belly on the blade makes chipping great! i have been contemplating a "chef" fodler for food prep that wont break the bank. so far these ones seems best for my needs,and if i lose it it is alright :
http://www.boker.de/us/pocket-knife/magnum/hunting-outdoor-knife/01MB415.html
 
When I had an Endura 3, I used it for a lot of generic food prep tasks. It had quite a large blade compared to most of the folders I've owned, was a sh*t-simple design (therefore easy to clean), and was a great slicer, so I made sure I never used toxic lubricants on it and kept it clean enough for food prep. In addition to that, I use most of my EDC knives for simple things like cutting oranges on a regular basis. Still, I wouldn't use my EDC for prepping someone else's food...seems unsanitary to me, and I wouldn't want to put someone else at risk. I guess that's a remnant from working a few restaurant jobs...
 
I use a Case small toothpick for small tasks like slicing limes and cleaning strawberries. All my other carry knives are a little large to be using for food.
 
Charlie Mike said:
I use a Case small toothpick for small tasks like slicing limes and cleaning strawberries. All my other carry knives are a little large to be using for food.
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from some of your edc's ive seen it seems most of your steel is geared more toward SD than for edc tasks. whipping out an espada to slice a sandwich or apple would definitely bring unwanted attention lol
 
I use mine for food prep all the time, actually. The Ritter profile on my mini-grip is perfect for slicing vegetables in the kitchen or spreading mustard on sandwiches.
 
Pvt.snoballz said:
from some of your edc's ive seen it seems most of your steel is geared more toward SD than for edc tasks. whipping out an espada to slice a sandwich or apple would definitely bring unwanted attention lol
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That too. Not the kinda knife to be using at an Elks function :D
 
The last food prep type task my EDC did was when I cracked lobster tails with my Murray Carter. Mr. Carter himself had mentioned doing that once, so when the opportunity arose I gave it a try.

I am a restaurant professional, so I leave the food prep to my very nice knives that are designed for this task... ;)

JGON
 
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