Opinel cutlery inserts

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Picnic+ Cutlery Insert Set

How do these work in real life? Are they a good utensil for camping and bushcrafty usage? Does the spoon work well for soups and is the fork large enough to be useful for normal meals?

I am thinking of adding them to a Number 9 sized Opinel but, I am open and receptive to other suggestions!

TIA,
Sid

 

[crosslandkelly]

I like the look of those and I have a birthday coming up soon.

 

[Morph]

Yes, they do look interesting. Not sure that they will fit your No. 9 Opinel though; the description does say "Picnic+ inserts are intended to be used ONLY on non-altered Opinel No.08 wood handle knives."

 

[Robbi]

I like the looks of those a lot, has anyone found a UK or European supplier.?

 

[crosslandkelly]

Here you go.

Opinel Picnic Set Accessories Pack - Fork and Spoon Inserts for Knife, Microfibre Towel

Opinel Picnic Set Accessories Pack - Fork and Spoon Inserts for Knife, Microfibre Towel Designed in collaboration with designer Franck Fontana, the kit consists of: A microfibre towel case that is both a storage and cleaning device Two insert

www.cyclaireshop.co.uk

 

[TLM]

Not a bad idea but wouldn't the German mystery tool serve the purpose as well.

 

[Robbi]

Here you go.

Opinel Picnic Set Accessories Pack - Fork and Spoon Inserts for Knife, Microfibre Towel

Opinel Picnic Set Accessories Pack - Fork and Spoon Inserts for Knife, Microfibre Towel Designed in collaboration with designer Franck Fontana, the kit consists of: A microfibre towel case that is both a storage and cleaning device Two insert

www.cyclaireshop.co.uk

Thanks for that but I don't seem to be able to place an order as they say my email address is invalid...... Very strange.

 

[Robbi]

Not a bad idea but wouldn't the German mystery tool serve the purpose as well.

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[Robson Valley]

Get busy and carve your own wooden utensils. Wood carving isn't rocket science. I suggest that you begin with a soft wood such as Linden or most green woods such as the fruit woods.

Metal utensils don't help hot food on a cold night. Then you get slopped up changing from one utensil to the other. OOOPS! Dang, dropped the fork unit in the dirt before I could lick it off.

There are some very good blade smiths in this parish. Or, Mora 162 or 163 will do fine. 164 is too tight a sweep and a chore to make carving sharp and keep it that way.

 

[Jared]

Whitby are the UK Opinel distributors IIRC

Opinel Picnic+ Accessories

These Opinel Picnic+ accessories will soon become your go-to for meals on the go! Designed in collaboration with designer Franck Fontana, the kit consists of: A microfibre towel case that is both a storage and cleaning device Two inserts, a fork and a spoon, that attach to a no. 08 knife The...

www.whitbyandco.co.uk

 

[TLM]

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Old German military spoon/fork combo was/is sometimes called that because of it's large size. One had to guess if it was meant for digging or eating.

 

[Robbi]

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Old German military spoon/fork combo was/is sometimes called that because of it's large size. One had to guess if it was meant for digging or eating.
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Ah, OK... I'll have to have a looksee at that.

 

[Stew]

They’re an interesting idea from a design point of view but if I’m carrying that much of a fork or a spoon, I don’t think I would really notice the Extra weight of a full handle.

 

[Tengu]

Looks like a solution looking for a problem

 

[sidpost]

Having them fit in a coffee cup or tea mug is the main attraction over having some of the Ti versions that fold in half.

 

[Tiley]

As I understand it, you can only use the knife or the fork or the spoon at any one time. Hmmmm. I wonder whether it's worth it - at all - when you've got the pleasure of producing your own in the woods along with the pride of using it for years afterwards?

As Tengu said, "It looks like a solution looking for a problem"...

 

[Robbi]

Good excuse to carry two opinal.

 

[sidpost]

If I'm out in the woods for a week or more, carving my own tools makes more sense. The woods around me though don't really have tree species that make a reasonable tool for me to use for food due to texture and density issues.

The Opinel set seems to be a good option for a picnic or a short weekend journey. And, I could see using it at work some when the flimsy plastic cutlery doesn't cut.

Being as short as it is, is attractive to me for throwing it in a coat pocket or even my pants pocket. If I'm at a weekend fair and want something reasonable to eat some random food without good plastic cutlery is another use case for myself.

For preplanned long camping weekends, I generally have some standard-sized Ti utensils and, my desk at work usually has some traditional 'silverware' waiting.

I have spent many a meal wishing I had a reasonable knife and fork or spoon that would not fold, collapse, twist, etc. on me. Something like this should carry a lot like a pocket knife which is a big "win" for me if it is there when plastic cutlery fails!

 

[Laurentius]

Notwithstanding the comments as to whether you really need these, they certainly have an appeal to the gadget freak.

 

[Herman30]

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