cutco knife

[stewart]

I have a cutco fillet knife, which is great, but it smells. It is an adjustable knife, and the blade moves through a slot in the handle. Fish slime, guts, blood, whatever must have accumalated down there over time, even though I washed it often.

The opening is small, so how do you clean it well? I've let it soak, but the smell still lingers. Any suggestions?

[Mikey]

Bleach or tilex; Or, try the car wash. Have someone hold it that is not afraid to get wet, hit the small opening with the high pressure sprayer.

[Pitts]

Try the automatic dishwasher.


Pitts

[Scott]

Just wondering how you like your knife. I had mine about 4 years and sat down in my van with the knife in my back pocket. Sent it to cutco and they sent me a new knife and sheath. It was really nice to have a compony treat customers so well. The sheath is almost as handy as the adjustable blade.

[TONY ON ICE]

Stewart.
Try boiling the whole knife in salt water with lemon juice in it.
The lemon and salt usually break down the bacteria that causes the smell.

[Paul H]

water pic....
I'd stay away from dishwasher and other high heat stuff as might lose some of the temper.

Sold Cutco 20+ years ago...but haven't seen this one.

[stewart]

Thanks for the suggestions :)

Will boiling hurt the plastic?Or bleach? It's black plastic.
I tried soaking it in lemon and water a while ago, and that didn't help. Maybe it takes more heat?

Scott, love the knife, and it made my list of favourite things a post a while back. My Dad bought it for me, and when I first saw the case it honestly looked gimcky to me. I cut myself pretty good once when I didn't slide it back into the right part too, but now I'm more careful.I've had rapala knives before, but I could never go back.This knife stays sharp much longer.

[stewart]

I can take the blade out completely, or are you talking about the plastic becoming soft?