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Gizmodo Loves Knives

So Top Chef’s coming back tonight, and that means food drama, food crying and food cutting — with knives. We like knives, and we figure you’re probably not strongly anti-knife yourself. So here are some great knives that we’d like to slice stuff with.

October 21, 2011
Gadgets

If There’s A Way To Improve Upon The Machete, This Is It

I don’t have any particular affinity towards blade wielding of any kind (I generally just gnaw on whole slabs of steak), but when I look at Gerber’s Gator Machete Pro, I have a strong desire to slice something in half.

September 22, 2011
Gadgets

Ka-Bar ZK-Pestilence Chopper Knife Review: Murders Plants And Zombies

Honestly, I was expecting a blade marketed for use in zombie killing — seriously, that’s what the ZK stands for — to be just a flimsy toy built more for show than for actual work. Boy, was I wrong.

September 1, 2011
Gadgets

Desired: Geeky Multi-Tool Clips To Your Belt Loop

I love my Leatherman, but it’s completely useless if right when I need a tool I don’t know where the heck I put it down five minutes before. The Guppie is always right by your side when you need it.

August 4, 2011
Gadgets

Man Up Your Gardening Regime With Victorinox’s Pruning Knife

I’m not too sure how many of you dabble in gardening or floristry, but if that’s your bag, then Victorinox has you covered with their new budding and pruning swiss army knife, which costs around $US40. [Victorinox via SubStudio]

July 28, 2011
Gadgets

Buck Flashpoint Knife: It’ll Do Way More Than Cut You

If you are one of the 11 per cent of the population with a dominant left hand, you can stop reading — this knife is of no use to you. For the other 89 per cent, the Buck Flashpoint is surprisingly versatile.

June 24, 2011
Gadgets

Ka-Bar ZK Knives: Don’t Leave Zombie-pocalypse Home Without Them

Obviously, close quarters combat is not the method of choice when dealing with the walking dead. But if you gotta cut their heads off, you’ll want one of these Ka-Bar ZKs in your hand while you do it.

Science

Water Gun Knife: How You Cut 4m Kilos Of French Fries a Day

McDonald’s sells about four million kilograms of fries a day worldwide. With that much demand, traditional spud cutting methods just aren’t enough. Instead, Lamb Weston, North America’s largest french fry producer, slices them at 117 fries per second.

June 21, 2011
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A Knife That Karate Chops Your Food

I’ve karate chopped meat and produce before hoping that my inner black belt would be able to slice it up. Sadly, it never does. But! With this Karate Chop Knife, I’ll never feel wimpily inadequate again. HI YA, you lettuce! $US12 [Core77]

June 16, 2011
Gadgets

James Franco Wants To Sell You A $US550 Switchblade

Do you want to buy a Brad Renfro Forever knife from James Franco? Of course you do! The Thing quarterly (which is a magazine that costs $US75 per issue) will sell you one for just $US550.

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