favorite food prep spyder

mikerestivo · #21

I have found that my new Schempp Rock is a fantastic knife for cutting up fresh pineapple.

dj moonbat · #22

There's no doubt in my mind that when the Junior arrives, it will be the ultimate food prep folder. I won't be carrying it, because I live in a *&%$$ sub-3" jurisdiction, but it's got that wide FFG blade in VG-10. Just perfect.

Pneumothorax · #23

I've used my G10 Endura to cut sandwiches while picnicing because it was the longest blade I had. I plan to start using my Damascas Mule at home just to get some use out of it and to see how the VG10 stands up to my Wustofs.

Texas guy · #24

I enjoy using my Shun Santoku and Henkels chef knives in the kitchen, but while camping my Pacific Salt does food prep because it's length handles most food prep duties and I can hose it off, soak in water, swish in lake or pretty much any cleaning method without corrosion worry. When I go out for steak, I use my serrated, stainles handled, Delica; it makes an excellent steak knife!

Wdr65 · #25

I've been trying out my new Moran slicing up fresh garden cucumbers and potatoes. I've been impressed with it so far and it might end up on semi-permanent kitchen duty.

.357 mag · #26

FFG endura for me.

dbcad · #27

Using a nice sharp :spyder: in the kitchen or when visiting is quite enjoyable :) Usually I try to have the Super Blue mule on me somewhere. Despite it's thicker blade it makes a pretty good kitchen utility knife. It also does real well for soft stuff like ripe tomatoes, and handles citrus well also. Really fun to cut cooked meat or butcher a chicken with a very sharp edge :)

For folders, the Chinese Lums, large and small, seem to work well. I do take care to keep whatever I'm cutting out of the innards of the pivot. I'm also not scared to wash them thouroghly afterwards either. VG-10 is good stuff that way.

Might try butchering a chicken with the Rock this weekend, just for giggles :)

Blade thickness in this duty is always a limiting factor for cutting harder fruits and veggies. Interesting to experience how much of a factor that becomes :)

gunnut35 · #28

I don't use my spyderco folders for prep work but do use the mules and the Aqua salt to slice tomatoes. I used my rock this last weekend to chop blue crabs and corn in half for a crab boil and it worked great.
I use my para2 alot as a steak knife.

J32A2 · #29

Temperance 2.

DeathBySnooSnoo · #30

I was at my mom's over the weekend and was making dinner for father's day. I was trying to chop onions with her horribly cheap and dull kitchen knives. Pulled out my dp ukpk and that chopped onions far far better than anything in her kitchen.

Spider bite · #31

I use the proper Spyderco for food prep... my Yang

tonydahose · #32

i just used my santoku to cut up some pineapple and cantaloupe.
(Sprint run please with a better handle Sal) we need a begging smiley :D

Edit: i just did a search on a thread i remembered starting over 5 years ago proclaiming my love of the :spyder: Santoku. Link

djinnzfree · #33

Always in the kitchen MuleTeam S90V... cheese, carott, apple, shalot, steak, chicken, pelling pataoes... etc...

bh49 · #34

tonydahose wrote:i just used my santoku to cut up some pineapple and cantaloupe.
(Sprint run please with a better handle Sal) we need a begging smiley :D

+1
I am in for Japanese made :spyder: Santoku (especially with better handle :) )

JT · #35

All black Pacific salt, and ATR.

Bill1170 · #36

Chinese Mule Team with seamless cork handles. Short, but oh my! Like Deacon, the Stretch is my favorite folder for food prep away from home.

cckw · #37

I put my Para2 in the kitchen and my Shun Chef's knife in my pocket.... then decided to switch back

SQSAR · #38

I don't typically use folders in the kitchen, but when I do, I always got to the Stretch in ZPD. It takes and keeps a wicked sweet edge, and the high-polish FFG edge cuts effortlessly through anything I throw at it.

razorsharp · #39

out of folder, (and if i had this), the resilience probs

phillipsted · #40

Wow. What luck! I bought four of the Pro Culinaire when they came out originally and use them as go-to kitchen knives. For some reason, I missed out on the Yin/Yang pair back in the day.

This thread prompted me to step up my Google-foo and find a set to purchase. Surely there is a shop out there that still had some on the shelf...

To my luck, I found a new Yang online for a modest $50. Now my search for a Yin intensifies! :-)

TedP