Re: Opinel knives

On 2008-07-04 20:28:53 -0400, zxcvbob <zxcvbob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:

> [reposted from rec.food.cooking]
> 
> What do y'all think about Opinel folding knives?  I've just recently 
> heard of them, and am intrigued.  Think I might order a couple off eBay.
> 
> If I get one for DD to take to college for her dorm room, should I get 
> get her a high-carbon steel or an "Inox"?  (I'm getting a high-carbon 
> OP8 for myself.)  I assume she'll never sharpen it, and I'll see it 
> twice a year, and I don't know which will hold its edge longer.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob


Get the high carbon blade. Slop a good coating of mayonnaise on it and 
let it set over night. Wash and dry it and you'll have a blade that 
will go rust free for a long time.


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