I do not get the " Food Prep" people talk about knives

[James Y]

Don't say stuff like that unless you want to end up with UK knife laws.
It's surely no coincidence that knife restrictions start in the cities. Certainly enforcement is stricter there. There's "no need" for a knife in NYC, hence knife restrictions even more stringent than UK law.

Very true.

Most people "don't get it" that anyone even carries a pocketknife at all, period. I've heard that knife-carry laws are especially prohibitive in Japan (at least in the city) and Italy. There are places you can't even carry a Vic Classic; where one might as well live in an airport.

Jim

 

[Gadgetaholic]

I've tried my various knives in the kitchen to test how well they do the job, my Opinels and Moras work pretty well on pretty much any food prep tasks I've tried.
I've been at my mother's place for Xmas and she ran out of steak knives, I fished in my pocket and pulled out an Opinel #6 - it sliced up the steak better than Mum's cheap blunt steak knives do.

Normally at home in my kitchen I just use kitchen knives, most of the time my Victorinox 3 1/4 or 4 inch paring/utility knives are all I need. I keep 'em sharp and the thin blades are perfect for slicing tomatoes or cutting potatoes. They also work well as steak knives.

When camping I have a stainless Mora and my VG-10 Endura that work pretty well for food prep. I also have a SAK for can opening so that is never an issue.

 

[flatblackcapo]

Yes,I am that phyco that used what ever is in my pocket to cut what ever needs to be cut. , I used my Zt to shave the other day .