I purchased a stainless steel ice tea spoon from Walmart for a dollar or less and drilled my own hole. Stainless steel is hard to drill. Use the correct drill bit.
One thing to obtain with the Opinel - make sure to not store it in a moist area - the handle will soak and expand and it will be hard to open . To prevent that you can fry it in oil to make it water resistant - there are plenty of tutorials online on youtube.
Fried wood 😂 Sounds ridiculous but I’ll investigate it as my wooden handled knives have been feeling stiff till I left some in the wood stove room and they dried up over time
Sea to summit long handled titanium spoon with polished bowl. I like it so much and found it so useful cooking in the field (back country), I even purchased an extra 2 and use them in my kitchen at home for cooking things like baked beans, even chilli or curry, as the flat end of the spoon ensures there is nothing stuck to the bottom of the pan when you are cooking. That's why I go with the spoon.
The Opinel is quite sharp and can stay that way if taken care of - as you pointed out. However, using them as a kitchen knife - or in a cook set (so to speak), cleaning them can be tedious. They have lots of groves, corners, slots, etc. 'Stuff' can get in them and then difficult to get out. I still like mine, but I have to say it's found its way into my day-hike drawer. After years, I have settled on a fixed blade knife for my cook-kit - Morakniv. Cheap. Strong. Easy to clean, multi-purpose. I selected a colorful one with a colorful sheath - easy to see at low light. Luke, I love your channel and wholely appreciate your independent stance. I'll take a closer look at the long handled spoon/spoke. I currently use a cheap long handled ice-cream/sundae spoon. But I have to admit the spoon portion is quite meager.
A thick knife is hard to cook with as it splits food instead of cutting through. Is it a thinner version that I’m unaware of? I bring both a small opinel and a 13cm bushcraft knife as a last ditch self defense tool (but also survival bc of my bushcraft addiction)
I have some old sets (fork, spoon & knife) from the Swedish army, it's a stainless steel set that are quite heavy but I take that extra weight. These are super quality and you stack them together to a small pack, I won't trade them for anything but I'm a little bit old school so why not. Keep up the good reviews and have a wonderful day out in the wild.
Spork, for sure. For my dedicated food processing knife, I use a small (d2) skeletonized fixed blade. It's light weight n VERY easy to clean. I never use a folder for food processing as food always finds it way into the folding mechanism making it unsanitary at some point. My small 2 sun skeletonized fixed blade keeps my food much more sanitary n no scales makes it easily hangable while I'm cooking; I never have to rest it on the ground etc. The opinel has a wooden handle so washing it after every use will ruin the handle. My little 2Sun knife is razor sharp n super light but it could process an animal if necessary.
I use a napkin as a layer in between pots to protect them, and use it to clean myself and swipe my blade dry most of the time. I wash them only at the hottest time of day as they’ll have time to dry. Focus on the blade. For sanitizing it, just like a lot of my cookware I have alcohol spray with me which serves as an emergency cooking fuel
I bring soooooo many pairs of chopsticks from Asian Take Out food orders, that I throw them into the campfire when done eating or use as stakes when needed
Hello Luke great review as always I can tell you if I ever need any kind of camping stuff you would be the first person that I would ask about it. You've been doing this quite a while and your opinion is very well valued to a lot of people cheers to you for that. Hope all is well with your family, stay safe stay well and as always God bless.
I use the sea to summit Alpha. I have the spoon and the spork and the spoon is polished. Because your cutlery looks EXACTLY like mine. Thanks to the coolest hand in the land
Just decided to purchase these thanks to you. Got a case of MREs, water filter sawyer thing, even got a dinner tray. Then I figured I'd get utensils too. Probably just spent about 200 dollars. LOL. Thanks for the suggestions.
I have a sporky type thing,.. it's a spoon on one end, and a fork with a serrated tyne at the other for cutting food. I'ts stainless, so not as light, but it was only £1, so I really can't complain. It is nice and long, for those pouch meals. Meanwhile, Opinel knives are great pieces of kit. There's more expensive and exotic mixes of steel available, etc etc, but there's something rewarding about the simplicity of Opinel. Excellent starter knife, and definitely one people come back to.
Just got my Bespoke Post box for August, and I got a Opinel Green. Can't wait for my mosquito net to come in for my Osage River Twain Hammock so I can drift on on the property and Camp out and play some live music for myself and a plus one.
I have & use the Toaks FOLD-UP SPORK, after heating a meal in a pouch, I cut down the sides of the pouch & therefore, have no need for a long-handled eating utensil.
I prefer the long handled spoon/spork but I've done this also where I've cut the bag down on a freeze dried meal so I could keep my hands clean with a shorter spoon. It works fine.
@@denakelley4363 My preferred system is to take my Peak Refuel Freeze Dried pouch, open it at home & weigh out 2 equal portions into 1 QT Freezer baggies. I do this because there is simply too much food in one pouch for me to eat all at one time. I write on the ziplock baggie the name of the meal & how many oz of water I need to add. When I"m out on the trail & want a hot meal, I boil 20 oz of water with my Soto Windmaster stove inside a 750 ml Toaks Titanium cup/lid. Once I have a rolling boil, I pour 12 oz of water into a 450 ml Toaks Titanium cup/lid for COFFEE. I then pour the contents of the ziplock baggie into the 750 ml cup/lid with the remaining boiling water then put the cup into a Reflectix sleeve & bottom which I've custom made which helps to retain heat while the meal is rehydrating. Yes, I have a round reflectix cover for the lid. I'm a slow eater; the reflectix retains heat long enough for me to enjoy the entire contents of the meal while it is HOT HOT. I've never seen anyone else with a custom made Reflectix cover that they've made around their cup/pot/lid. Without the Reflectix sleeve my hot meal gets cold B4 I'm able to eat it in its entirety & I have to re-heat it. Reflectix around your cook pot/cup not only retains heat for a HOT meal it saves me from having to use more canister fuel. WIN-WIN. Greetings from Reno, Nevada.
The whole family from my 2 year old grandson to me have a opinel knives ( he’s not using his yet lol ) and everyone in between!! Great knives !! Spork !!
I've had a case of twelve Opinel knives I got from a food distributor in 1980. I've shared the knives over the years and still have I think 4 of them. You are correct the blades do discolor and rust but a little elbow grease brings them back to life. They are very easy to sharpen and hold an edge reasonably well.
I have a long handled Sea to Summit spoon ($8) I got from REI. Its made from Hard-anodized aluminum alloy. It has a squared off tip for getting all the food out of the corners of those packets. Recently I was in Walmart in NH and found plastic long handle spoons (ozark trail) for $.88 cents. They seem good although I haven't tried them, but the price is right.
Great choices. Only issue I have is I'm always carrying my utensils in my cook kit pot so they cant be that long. Always have to go with a folding or collapsible utensil for my system. Using the Jet Boil plastic orange handled collapsible fork spoon and spatula set. Working pretty good and they're decently long when extended. And for my knife I just use my Victorinox One Hand Trekker as it's always in my pocket and the blade is like a steak knife anyhow. Which works great since I Love to eat steak in the woods when I can🤤
i have an Opinel #10 (oak handle) knife. i bought it thinking it was just a cheap knife good for one camping trip maybe two. but it's actually a pretty good camp kitchen and utility knife to have around. it sits on my desk ready to open letters whatever else might come up. it's slow to deploy, but that's part of it's charm and i enjoy owning it very much. i can't see anything going wrong with it in the foreseeable future. i put a 20° polished edge on it, i don't recommend doing that though. the super sharp polished edge makes cutting 'slick' skinned fruits like tomatoes more difficult but for cutting meat/flesh or paper/cardboard... wow it's amazing. if you have need of a simple knife, get one. you won't be sorry.
@@avocadolovers8478 WHAT! why have i not seen this before? this is why i look in places sometimes that have nothing to do with what i happen to be doing. you find things like this! amazing! if it's sturdy enough for my pack i want one.
I use the "gsi kung foon" Spork and chopsticks where you can combine them and use as a long spork or separately as...well... a spork and some sticks. Instead of an Opinel I use a simple "victorinox Spartan" knife, it can do more things (open a bottle of wine for instance!) and it's always in my pocket anyway.
I have to have my fork, with long tines. Spoon I use when absolutely necessary. Just a personal preference. As for Opinel - it really is the best* knife you can buy for that money. I have #9 carbon and it has been my EDC knife for past 8 years. The one and the same, and it has taken a lot of abuse over the years, and even been through a few laundry machine washes. It is ridiculously easy to bring back to razor sharp with basically anything and keeps the edge pretty well. No, it is not a bushcraft knife or a chopper but it doesn't pretend to be either. I have Spydercos and Gerbers with all sorts of "super steels*, most of which are at least ten times the price, and they all sit at home in the drawer while the Opinel is always on the belt. The only thing that comes close to the pure simplicity and practicality of Opinel but in small fixed blade version is Terävä's mini Skrama with 8cm blade
The Opinel No8 is also available as stainless steel (inox) hence no rust. Great Review Luke I’ve got the Opinel No8 Garden Knife inox. Myself. I prefer the shape of the handle and the blade profile. Will look at replacing sometime my standard titanium spork, but works just fine So no rush. 👍🏻 Strength and Honour Bud.
I have the exact set you reviewed, Luke, and both spoons came in bright orange sacks with black string for closure...sort of confirms your suspicions, huh? I love the Opinel 8 and I bought it mainly because of the olive green handle. Several of my knives have olive green handles or scales. The Opinel's are made in France and I believe they were designed by a chef. They are bloody sharp, too, as I found out quickly while figuring out the locking mechanism which is unique to Opinel's. I removed the small leather lanyard as it really served no purpose. I also have a UCO hard plastic set, spoon and fork, that "sleeve" together to a regular utensil length. You pull them apart , reverse one and slide them back together; the length is as long as a Toak's spork and depending on what you're eating you flip them as needed. Pretty unique, cheap (Walmart) and feather light. I love these short quick gear reviews. Like thousands of others I love to see what the "good guys" use in their respective load outs. Half of my heritage is oriental and I cook a lot of meals that my mom would consider it sacrilegious to eat with a fork and spoon so I carry a pair of aluminum chopsticks in my possibles bag. As for eating steak, in my humble opinion, the Mora Companion makes the best steak knife :)
Noice!! You don't see the non polished spork anymore. I have the toaks titanium long handled spork with polished bowl, love that thing! My mom actually bought me that for Christmas last year for $9.99 and it came with an orange pouch. She kinda took me by surprise with that gift. I have no idea how she even knew about it? Lol Moms know best! But i also carry my grey sea to summit plastic long handled spoon. I have had that one for years now and its served me well. I carry them both cause you just never know. You could lose one or break one and if somebody forgets their spoon when we hike i have a clean spare! UCO makes a spoon/knife/fork combo set thats pretty nice too! Hike on!!
Thank you for this video. I have one of the unpolished Toaks spoons, and I cannot stand the way it feels when using it. I never knew there was a polished version. I have now purchased the polished spoon. I no longer cringe at the texture against my lips and tongue.
You should check out the outdoor edge chowpal! Lil on the heavy side stainless steel but the slim factor is awesome and you get spoon fork and knife in one
My spork is from Tomshoo, 6,99 € and my Opinel No. 8 was 7,39 €. There are two versions of every Opinel size: stainless steel and "carbone". I prefere carbone, which is not stainless, but more easy to sharpen and you can do good sprarks out of a ferrorod with it.
You can pick up the the exact same design titanium spoons/sporks for $4.20 delivered on AliExpress. I guess these US retailers import in bulk from China and charge an extra $8-$10 for a logo on the product.
I have the same knife, it replaced a cheap crap Wal-Mart knife. Love that knife !!! I usually take shorter sporks and hand carved spoons which were a gift
Well I got an off brand set of two for $16. Great deal......then I was in Walmart and in the kitchen section they has a plastic long handled spoon for 89 cents. Plastic vs titanium BUT 89 cents !!!!!!!!!!
Great video Luke, I use a set up similar the only real difference is I use the opinel garden knife just to keep it different from the opinels I use for outdoors !!!!
I like my Snow Peak set: spoon, fork, "knife" (really just for spreading peanut butter, its so dull) but its ti and made in Japan so the quality is there. I want to like sporks for their do it all nature but in the end...nope.
I have a ? Brand looks juuuust like that lol. As for a knife, I bought these really cheap plastic shethed vege knives. Light hold a edge well. I bought them for use in the picnic basket hot roast chicken etc pack of 3. One end3d up in the kitchen and I got the other in my pack. Sometimes that budget option works lol
For me , the Opinel folding pocket knife , is the GOAT.. Find me A knife 12euro {what I paid} , or 20 dollar that does this. Nice about a cheap {?} knife , I don't care if I F*** it up. The Carbone #8 is my choice.
Like you Luke I have both the spoon and spork in polished finish, I prefer the spork, also have the same knife. They are great items to have in my kit. Keep up the work on your channel.
Can you review the Full Windsor Splitter for others Luke. This is what I am currently using and highly recommend it, covers every base for cooking and eating.
I have the same thing from your previous review FinessCity, only the brand is TOAKS and the spoon are polished titanium which feels as good as stainless steel spoon I use daily at home.
Was that a stainless (Inox) or a Carbon Steel Opinel? I know there are big opinions out there on which should be used for food prep. As far as I am aware, all the basic models of Opinels can be had either way. They are great little knives as long as wood swell doesn't cause a problem.
Spork all the way, I've had a opinel knife for years, was given to me by my old staff sgt.
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I purchased a stainless steel ice tea spoon from Walmart for a dollar or less and drilled my own hole. Stainless steel is hard to drill. Use the correct drill bit.
Some things I have to have a fork for. Sometimes a spork just doesn’t cut it.
One thing to obtain with the Opinel - make sure to not store it in a moist area - the handle will soak and expand and it will be hard to open .
To prevent that you can fry it in oil to make it water resistant - there are plenty of tutorials online on youtube.
Fried wood 😂
Sounds ridiculous but I’ll investigate it as my wooden handled knives have been feeling stiff till I left some in the wood stove room and they dried up over time
Sea to summit long handled titanium spoon with polished bowl. I like it so much and found it so useful cooking in the field (back country), I even purchased an extra 2 and use them in my kitchen at home for cooking things like baked beans, even chilli or curry, as the flat end of the spoon ensures there is nothing stuck to the bottom of the pan when you are cooking. That's why I go with the spoon.
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The Opinel is quite sharp and can stay that way if taken care of - as you pointed out. However, using them as a kitchen knife - or in a cook set (so to speak), cleaning them can be tedious. They have lots of groves, corners, slots, etc. 'Stuff' can get in them and then difficult to get out. I still like mine, but I have to say it's found its way into my day-hike drawer. After years, I have settled on a fixed blade knife for my cook-kit - Morakniv. Cheap. Strong. Easy to clean, multi-purpose. I selected a colorful one with a colorful sheath - easy to see at low light. Luke, I love your channel and wholely appreciate your independent stance. I'll take a closer look at the long handled spoon/spoke. I currently use a cheap long handled ice-cream/sundae spoon. But I have to admit the spoon portion is quite meager.
A thick knife is hard to cook with as it splits food instead of cutting through. Is it a thinner version that I’m unaware of?
I bring both a small opinel and a 13cm bushcraft knife as a last ditch self defense tool (but also survival bc of my bushcraft addiction)
I have some old sets (fork, spoon & knife) from the Swedish army, it's a stainless steel set that are quite heavy but I take that extra weight. These are super quality and you stack them together to a small pack, I won't trade them for anything but I'm a little bit old school so why not. Keep up the good reviews and have a wonderful day out in the wild.
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Easily my favorite set. They're just fantastic. So many great things to say about them. I love the spoon, fork, and knife design. Amazing quality too.
Spork, for sure. For my dedicated food processing knife, I use a small (d2) skeletonized fixed blade. It's light weight n VERY easy to clean. I never use a folder for food processing as food always finds it way into the folding mechanism making it unsanitary at some point. My small 2 sun skeletonized fixed blade keeps my food much more sanitary n no scales makes it easily hangable while I'm cooking; I never have to rest it on the ground etc. The opinel has a wooden handle so washing it after every use will ruin the handle. My little 2Sun knife is razor sharp n super light but it could process an animal if necessary.
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I use a napkin as a layer in between pots to protect them, and use it to clean myself and swipe my blade dry most of the time. I wash them only at the hottest time of day as they’ll have time to dry. Focus on the blade. For sanitizing it, just like a lot of my cookware I have alcohol spray with me which serves as an emergency cooking fuel
Polished bowl is sooo much more pleasant to eat with. Makes a big difference.
I use a long handled stainless steel BAR SPOON that I "stole" from work, and Bamboo Chopsticks from restaurant carry out
I bring soooooo many pairs of chopsticks from Asian Take Out food orders, that I throw them into the campfire when done eating or use as stakes when needed
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Hello Luke great review as always I can tell you if I ever need any kind of camping stuff you would be the first person that I would ask about it. You've been doing this quite a while and your opinion is very well valued to a lot of people cheers to you for that. Hope all is well with your family, stay safe stay well and as always God bless.
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I use the sea to summit Alpha. I have the spoon and the spork and the spoon is polished. Because your cutlery looks EXACTLY like mine. Thanks to the coolest hand in the land
Just decided to purchase these thanks to you. Got a case of MREs, water filter sawyer thing, even got a dinner tray. Then I figured I'd get utensils too. Probably just spent about 200 dollars. LOL. Thanks for the suggestions.
I have a sporky type thing,.. it's a spoon on one end, and a fork with a serrated tyne at the other for cutting food. I'ts stainless, so not as light, but it was only £1, so I really can't complain. It is nice and long, for those pouch meals. Meanwhile, Opinel knives are great pieces of kit. There's more expensive and exotic mixes of steel available, etc etc, but there's something rewarding about the simplicity of Opinel. Excellent starter knife, and definitely one people come back to.
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+1 for the polished spork/spoon.
Just got my Bespoke Post box for August, and I got a Opinel Green. Can't wait for my mosquito net to come in for my Osage River Twain Hammock so I can drift on on the property and Camp out and play some live music for myself and a plus one.
I have & use the Toaks FOLD-UP SPORK, after heating a meal in a pouch, I cut down the sides of the pouch & therefore, have no need for a long-handled eating utensil.
I prefer the long handled spoon/spork but I've done this also where I've cut the bag down on a freeze dried meal so I could keep my hands clean with a shorter spoon. It works fine.
@@denakelley4363 My preferred system is to take my Peak Refuel Freeze Dried pouch, open it at home & weigh out 2 equal portions into 1 QT Freezer baggies. I do this because there is simply too much food in one pouch for me to eat all at one time. I write on the ziplock baggie the name of the meal & how many oz of water I need to add. When I"m out on the trail & want a hot meal, I boil 20 oz of water with my Soto Windmaster stove inside a 750 ml Toaks Titanium cup/lid. Once I have a rolling boil, I pour 12 oz of water into a 450 ml Toaks Titanium cup/lid for COFFEE. I then pour the contents of the ziplock baggie into the 750 ml cup/lid with the remaining boiling water then put the cup into a Reflectix sleeve & bottom which I've custom made which helps to retain heat while the meal is rehydrating. Yes, I have a round reflectix cover for the lid. I'm a slow eater; the reflectix retains heat long enough for me to enjoy the entire contents of the meal while it is HOT HOT. I've never seen anyone else with a custom made Reflectix cover that they've made around their cup/pot/lid. Without the Reflectix sleeve my hot meal gets cold B4 I'm able to eat it in its entirety & I have to re-heat it. Reflectix around your cook pot/cup not only retains heat for a HOT meal it saves me from having to use more canister fuel. WIN-WIN.
Greetings from Reno, Nevada.
@@azclaimjumper Thanks - great ideas! I'll be camping this weekend, might have to try the Reflectix out!
@@denakelley4363 Please let us know the outcome of your experiment with Reflectix.
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Opinal No 8, one of the best penknives ever made. Sharp spine works well with a firesteel too,
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@@avocadolovers8478 I do have something like that with a folding knife, fork and spoon. 👍
Excellent review... I use my chopsticks and a spork.
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The whole family from my 2 year old grandson to me have a opinel knives ( he’s not using his yet lol ) and everyone in between!! Great knives !! Spork !!
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I've had a case of twelve Opinel knives I got from a food distributor in 1980. I've shared the knives over the years and still have I think 4 of them. You are correct the blades do discolor and rust but a little elbow grease brings them back to life. They are very easy to sharpen and hold an edge reasonably well.
Yes carbon steel. I try to leave a good patina it helps prevent rust a little bit.
Spoon for me! Mine is about 12 years old now and still good!
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I have a long handled Sea to Summit spoon ($8) I got from REI. Its made from Hard-anodized aluminum alloy. It has a squared off tip for getting all the food out of the corners of those packets. Recently I was in Walmart in NH and found plastic long handle spoons (ozark trail) for $.88 cents. They seem good although I haven't tried them, but the price is right.
Love my toaks spork thanks for review luke.
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Great choices. Only issue I have is I'm always carrying my utensils in my cook kit pot so they cant be that long. Always have to go with a folding or collapsible utensil for my system. Using the Jet Boil plastic orange handled collapsible fork spoon and spatula set. Working pretty good and they're decently long when extended. And for my knife I just use my Victorinox One Hand Trekker as it's always in my pocket and the blade is like a steak knife anyhow. Which works great since I Love to eat steak in the woods when I can🤤
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i have an Opinel #10 (oak handle) knife. i bought it thinking it was just a cheap knife good for one camping trip maybe two. but it's actually a pretty good camp kitchen and utility knife to have around. it sits on my desk ready to open letters whatever else might come up. it's slow to deploy, but that's part of it's charm and i enjoy owning it very much. i can't see anything going wrong with it in the foreseeable future. i put a 20° polished edge on it, i don't recommend doing that though. the super sharp polished edge makes cutting 'slick' skinned fruits like tomatoes more difficult but for cutting meat/flesh or paper/cardboard... wow it's amazing.
if you have need of a simple knife, get one. you won't be sorry.
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@@avocadolovers8478 WHAT! why have i not seen this before?
this is why i look in places sometimes that have nothing to do with what i happen to be doing. you find things like this! amazing!
if it's sturdy enough for my pack i want one.
I have the same setup but I add a set of titanium chopsticks 🥢 super handy.
I use a Ti spork for eating and bamboo utensils for cooking when needed.
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Good one Luke.
Big Fan of the Opinel!! Love this channel!!
I use the knife to cut the moutainhouse type bag down to size and use a regular ole spoon.
I use the "gsi kung foon" Spork and chopsticks where you can combine them and use as a long spork or separately as...well... a spork and some sticks.
Instead of an Opinel I use a simple "victorinox Spartan" knife, it can do more things (open a bottle of wine for instance!) and it's always in my pocket anyway.
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I have to have my fork, with long tines. Spoon I use when absolutely necessary. Just a personal preference.
As for Opinel - it really is the best* knife you can buy for that money. I have #9 carbon and it has been my EDC knife for past 8 years. The one and the same, and it has taken a lot of abuse over the years, and even been through a few laundry machine washes. It is ridiculously easy to bring back to razor sharp with basically anything and keeps the edge pretty well. No, it is not a bushcraft knife or a chopper but it doesn't pretend to be either. I have Spydercos and Gerbers with all sorts of "super steels*, most of which are at least ten times the price, and they all sit at home in the drawer while the Opinel is always on the belt. The only thing that comes close to the pure simplicity and practicality of Opinel but in small fixed blade version is Terävä's mini Skrama with 8cm blade
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Have both variants as well, but usually go with the spork.
The Opinel No8 is also available as stainless steel (inox) hence no rust.
Great Review Luke
I’ve got the Opinel No8 Garden Knife inox. Myself.
I prefer the shape of the handle and the blade profile.
Will look at replacing sometime my standard titanium spork, but works just fine
So no rush. 👍🏻
Strength and Honour Bud.
I have the exact set you reviewed, Luke, and both spoons came in bright orange sacks with black string for closure...sort of confirms your suspicions, huh? I love the Opinel 8 and I bought it mainly because of the olive green handle. Several of my knives have olive green handles or scales. The Opinel's are made in France and I believe they were designed by a chef. They are bloody sharp, too, as I found out quickly while figuring out the locking mechanism which is unique to Opinel's. I removed the small leather lanyard as it really served no purpose. I also have a UCO hard plastic set, spoon and fork, that "sleeve" together to a regular utensil length. You pull them apart , reverse one and slide them back together; the length is as long as a Toak's spork and depending on what you're eating you flip them as needed. Pretty unique, cheap (Walmart) and feather light. I love these short quick gear reviews. Like thousands of others I love to see what the "good guys" use in their respective load outs. Half of my heritage is oriental and I cook a lot of meals that my mom would consider it sacrilegious to eat with a fork and spoon so I carry a pair of aluminum chopsticks in my possibles bag. As for eating steak, in my humble opinion, the Mora Companion makes the best steak knife :)
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I have all three items also. I love my knife. I love my Toaks spoon better because you can get down in the corners of freeze dried meals better.
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Use exactly the same, as you say light weight and good quality.
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3:07 that’s what she said. Lol
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Got a titanium spork from AliExpress was only £3-4 and an Opinel No7. It makes chopping hot dog buns a dream :)
I love my Opinel knife. I always have it in my pack.
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I prefer my long handled spork.
Great review, as always.
Great Info, Thx Luke Like the knife spork
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Noice!! You don't see the non polished spork anymore. I have the toaks titanium long handled spork with polished bowl, love that thing! My mom actually bought me that for Christmas last year for $9.99 and it came with an orange pouch. She kinda took me by surprise with that gift. I have no idea how she even knew about it? Lol Moms know best! But i also carry my grey sea to summit plastic long handled spoon. I have had that one for years now and its served me well. I carry them both cause you just never know. You could lose one or break one and if somebody forgets their spoon when we hike i have a clean spare! UCO makes a spoon/knife/fork combo set thats pretty nice too! Hike on!!
Try this,you would love it.
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Opinel makes some of the best simple blades on a the market and are great options for food prep!!
I like that style of cutlery. This has been very helpful in making a decision. Thanks for another great outdoor gear review Luke!
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Opinel knives last for ever or until you lose it. I'll give a try to the spork. Thanks for the review
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I have one of those double ended sporks , seems to work fine as long as you don't want to eat from a bag
A spork is just so useful. Definitely I need to get one of those opinel knives, it's a beauty. 👍
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Have to spork two in one can’t go wrong
Thank you for this video. I have one of the unpolished Toaks spoons, and I cannot stand the way it feels when using it. I never knew there was a polished version. I have now purchased the polished spoon. I no longer cringe at the texture against my lips and tongue.
You should check out the outdoor edge chowpal! Lil on the heavy side stainless steel but the slim factor is awesome and you get spoon fork and knife in one
My spork is from Tomshoo, 6,99 € and my Opinel No. 8 was 7,39 €. There are two versions of every Opinel size: stainless steel and "carbone". I prefere carbone, which is not stainless, but more easy to sharpen and you can do good sprarks out of a ferrorod with it.
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Excellent
I have the same spoon and spork, and I love em'.
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Personally I love my pitchfork, shovel and machete
slingshot and trebuchet for parties 🤣
@@tjellis1479 what a party that would be..... 😂
Spork every time, Opinel for the win on food prep.
You can pick up the the exact same design titanium spoons/sporks for $4.20 delivered on AliExpress. I guess these US retailers import in bulk from China and charge an extra $8-$10 for a logo on the product.
I have the same knife, it replaced a cheap crap Wal-Mart knife. Love that knife !!! I usually take shorter sporks and hand carved spoons which were a gift
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Love opinels one day I will own the walnut box set
Well I got an off brand set of two for $16. Great deal......then I was in Walmart and in the kitchen section they has a plastic long handled spoon for 89 cents. Plastic vs titanium BUT 89 cents !!!!!!!!!!
I ended up getting the Tapirus Long spoon & spork. Titanium and polished scoop. Have a wonderful day my friend.
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I have several Opinel knives. I keep one in my pocket most days.
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Love my Opinel knife.
Spork. Polished.
The Morakniv would be the fixed blade equivalent I think. Unless I know I will need a spork, the spoon typically works for me...
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SPORK is definitely my preferred utensil
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Great video Luke, I use a set up similar the only real difference is I use the opinel garden knife just to keep it different from the opinels I use for outdoors !!!!
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@@avocadolovers8478 that's a pretty cool little tool !!
LOVE the garden knife for food prep!
@@Mastermindyoung14 it's a great little knife and just different enough from my regulars for quick i.d. as my food prep knife !!!
@@wooki_in-the-wild I love the ergonomics of it, also
I know its a kitchen knife, but the Victorinox 6.7831 Steam & tomato knife its $7 bux (australian) and it is stupid sharp for a long time.
I have a set of these and I love them.
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Thank you for sharing brother
I like the spork and the spoon, but if I had to choose I suppose the spork would be most useful.
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I like my Snow Peak set: spoon, fork, "knife" (really just for spreading peanut butter, its so dull) but its ti and made in Japan so the quality is there.
I want to like sporks for their do it all nature but in the end...nope.
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Opinel knife is best to prep food
My husband always keeps an opinel knife. I think they are ugly but he loves them.
Spoon and fork for me, hate using the spork.
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Nice kit and good review!
Not familiar with the knife so no comments there.
Spork is my choice.
Thanks for your reviews.
Helped me several times.
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I Love my Opinel !
I have a ? Brand looks juuuust like that lol. As for a knife, I bought these really cheap plastic shethed vege knives. Light hold a edge well. I bought them for use in the picnic basket hot roast chicken etc pack of 3. One end3d up in the kitchen and I got the other in my pack. Sometimes that budget option works lol
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For me , the Opinel folding pocket knife , is the GOAT.. Find me A knife 12euro {what I paid} , or 20 dollar that does this. Nice about a cheap {?} knife , I don't care if I F*** it up. The Carbone #8 is my choice.
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I like your video. But I'm sticking with my MRE spoon.
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My EDC Knife is a Opinel Nr. 12 Explore. I use a Light My Fire Spork Titanium, but I will change to a long handled Spork.
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...simple tools often work the best, good one.. stay safe...
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Love the opinel, but use a u.s.g.i. Knife fork spoon combo.
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Like you Luke I have both the spoon and spork in polished finish, I prefer the spork, also have the same knife. They are great items to have in my kit. Keep up the work on your channel.
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Go for Snow Peak. They are Made in Japan.
Can you review the Full Windsor Splitter for others Luke. This is what I am currently using and highly recommend it, covers every base for cooking and eating.
Very impressive so far i got to stick with the uco switch
I'll go with the spork. It is more versatile
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Also looks identical to my Sea to Summit titanium spork!
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I have given up on Opinal because when the locking mechanism gets dirty with grit, it is difficult to work.
Love my Toaks long handled spoon. Polished for me and got rid of non polished folfing spork as mouth feel means a lot to me.
A quick 10 min on the dremel and that spoon would be polished 🤘
Yes it’s that easy.
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might I suggest just folding down or cutting down the freeze dried bag to reach the food?
I was surprised that you didn't just cut the fly in half.
I have the same thing from your previous review FinessCity, only the brand is TOAKS and the spoon are polished titanium which feels as good as stainless steel spoon I use daily at home.
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Was that a stainless (Inox) or a Carbon Steel Opinel? I know there are big opinions out there on which should be used for food prep. As far as I am aware, all the basic models of Opinels can be had either way. They are great little knives as long as wood swell doesn't cause a problem.
I find that normally I buy fancy kit but end up never using it again. Usually less is more.
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I use Gobites/Humangear, and a red Opinel #8
yeah