On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:43:52 -0700, "Sharon" > wrote:

>I'm looking at purchasing a few of these knives to throw in our camping box.
>The sheath seems like a good idea for protecting the knife itself as well as
>fingers rummaging through utensils in the camping box.
>
>http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=564349
>
>Anyone have these and can you comment on the quality of the blade?
>Sharpness is a desired factor, but considering the carbon steel material I'm
>also wondering how resistent they are to rust. Does the non-stick coating
>help?

I picked an orange one up a couple of weeks ago for use in our travel/picnic
kit. It's very sharp, and very non-stick. It is not the old pure carbon steel
that rusts and discolors easily -- even the link you provided states "High
Carbon Stainless Steel with Nonstick Coating."

-- Larry