The F1 is an old friend that I have had for quite some time. As I plan to take it on my next hike, I thought I would give it some love and use it. It has been cold, wet and blustery. So soup was in order. We have been out in the rain and wind all weekend. The F1 did the kitchen prep. F69C4AA9-4BD9-4AC5-AE17-33CBE0A8BCDD by Hanzo posted Feb 10, 2019 at 19:12 DAB58E84-E85E-4AE9-9287-AB2437959080 by Hanzo posted Feb 10, 2019 at 19:12 3BD83B49-99A5-4496-AD7C-5D831DD4586E by Hanzo posted Feb 10, 2019 at 19:12 One of my students gave me a bag of marungay, so lots of extra vitamins for the soup. B9DFD93C-9B2F-4A37-AE3B-5B7D6FB9D749 by Hanzo posted Feb 10, 2019 at 19:12 Sauteed the garlic, onion and ginger. 15AB5D36-0808-4F94-B11E-4D27A34E9EA9 by Hanzo posted Feb 10, 2019 at 19:12 Added the pork. 07F26EB0-D21E-49BC-9188-28C7292AD62F by Hanzo posted Feb 10, 2019 at 19:12 Then green papayas, marungay and water. 66117A83-A1D8-474C-8FA6-09AE8C3A73F4 by Hanzo posted Feb 10, 2019 at 19:12 Brought it to a boil then simmer. 75F448D4-ACEB-4F2B-A4D2-1343BF2485F1 by Hanzo posted Feb 10, 2019 at 19:12 CB14AA96-CF6D-4915-85B2-D847AA947D97 by Hanzo posted Feb 10, 2019 at 19:12 Soup warmed me up twice (like chopping wood). The F1 is not a kitchen knife, but it is quite the slicer. Checked the edge, still shaving sharp. No need to touch up before our outing. The F1 is a great small knife. Awesome complemented with a saw and machete.
Thank you for sharing. While we always show the beautiful and exotic knives, paring knives, veggie peelers, chef type knives, the basic food prep and meat processing knives are the ones I actually use every day. While the modified Bowie fighting knife might be the best thing for fighting off Zombies, I use the veggie peeler almost every day on potatoes, squash, carrots, beets, etc, and a chef type knife for cutting up meats, veggies, etc into usable sized pieces. Never have bought one, but my grand mother had a knife like the Eskimo ulu, that she used for almost everything, had a wooden bowl that went with it, and used it instead of a chopping board for a lot of things. Not into the net enough to make a thread on it, but interesting reading on both the crooked knife and the ulu by native Americans on the net.
NOT a Mora style blade. It is a flat grind I think it is called with a convex edge. More robust than a Scandi edge. It is issued to the Swedish Air Force as a survival knife. I like it because it is small and light, especially in the plastic sheath. That is even though the spine is maybe three times thicker than a Mora's. I have beat on the F1 for years. Keeps an edge for a long time and is durable to me. Some folks have broken the tip. But I do not use it to pry by the tip. Rather use it to make a tool, like a wedge than overly abuse a knife. Right tool for the right job, right?
