Hi! It might sound as dumb question but I recently got this knife and the only use I can think of giving it is to cut meat or vegetables.
I post this because it has that black coating which I don't know what it is made of and if is toxic. Also, I'm not sure about how to wash it, should I use soap and a sponge or will that ruin the grip?
Any tips and how to take care of the knife would be welcome
Thanks!
by Sephaniodes
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Looks like standard DLC coating to me. Perfectly safe for food prep.
Yeah, they make especially good kitchen knives. I tried a Kabar Big Brother thinking it would be a tough larger blade and that thing was maybe good for cutting onions. Fit and finish was as bad as I’ve seen in 10 years of buying fixed blades. Thin stock, shitty gaps, crap paint job, bad grind, looked Chinese. As far as I’ve seen, the old OKC and even CASE make a better combat style knife. You could strip the blade with something like citristrip if you wanted to. The type of mineral oil used on wood cutting boards will help recondition the leather and keep it saturated it it starts showing gaps or gets loose… I use mineral oil on my Stacked leather Buck Brahmas and slip joints. Works on loose wood handles too if they got wet and dried, like the old OKC Old Hickory line.
It’s definitely not ideal for food prep. I wouldn’t want to eat the black epoxy coating, the shape is inefficient for kitchen duty, and the leather stacked handle would absorb moisture, become a petri dish of bacteria.
Safety wise, you’re fine. The coating shouldn’t flake off or anything throughout regular food prep stuff.
The leather handle might cause some alarm, but KABAR seal them pretty well and it’s not likely to absorb much.
You can wash with soap and water with no issue – just dry it.
That said, it’s not ideal due to shape and guard. You can get down to the cutting board without knuckles touching or the guard getting in the way. You can do some draw cut, tip down style slicing though!
Yes.
Yes. And you can use a chef’s knife for fighting but each is better at its intended use than the other.
The internet has lead me to believe you can only chop nails and pry. Sorry, cooking not allowed
You’re under arrest, son. That’s it. Put your hands behind your back.