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Small knives made from shell or horn, use?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:30 pm
by Joerg
I have these 6 small knives, 15 cm long. They are made of plastic, or tortoise shell, or maybe horn. The handle is very small and short, too small for my hands. The blade is weak.
What are they for?

Thank you
Jörg
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Re: Small knives made from shell or horn, use?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 4:28 pm
by dognose
Hi Jörg,

I believe they were made for spreading caviar. The thinking is that any contact with metal impairs the flavour.

Trev.

Re: Small knives made from shell or horn, use?

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:28 pm
by Joerg
Soory for being late...

Thank you, Trev, this makes sense.
Jörg