Kitchen Knife

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Kitchen Knife

General

Category

Weapon

Encumbrance

0.3

Equipped

One-handed

Function

Weapon
Cooking

Properties

Max condition

10

Performance

Damage

0.3–0.6

Range

0.61–0.9

Knockback

0.3

Knockdown

0

Special ability

Jaw stab

Technical

Item ID

Base.KitchenKnife

A kitchen knife is a short blade melee weapon.

Usage

The kitchen knife is a common short blade weapon that can also be used in cooking.

Weapon

The kitchen knife has a 'Jaw Stab' attack which can kill a zombie instantly if close enough and timed correctly. The kitchen knife is a single attack weapon, and is best used when on a 1 on 1 fight with a zombie.

Breaking doors

It is mostly ineffective at bashing down doors, dealing just 1 damage per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.

Chopping trees

It is mostly ineffective at chopping trees, dealing 1 damage per hit. For comparison, an axe deals 35 damage.

Condition

The kitchen knife is a short blade weapon. It has a maximum condition of 10 and will be damaged depending on the player's maintenance skill. The chance of losing durability is: 1 in (2 + maintenance x 2)

Repairing

Materials that can be used to repair the kitchen knife, based on first time repairing.

Repair Kitchen Knife
Duct Tape Potentially repairs: 50% Chance of success: 95% Needs: Duct Tape (1 units)
Glue Potentially repairs: 20% Chance of success: 95% Needs: Glue (1 units)
Adhesive Tape Potentially repairs: 10% Chance of success: 95% Needs: Adhesive Tape (2 units)

Crafting

Survival

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Notched Wooden Plank	One of: Screwdriver ×1 Kitchen Knife ×1 Butter Knife ×1 Bread Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Chipped Stone ×1 Stone Knife ×1 One of: Plank ×1 Log ×1	none	none	none	none
Stake	One of: Stone Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Kitchen Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Tree Branch ×1	none	none	none	1.25 Carpentry
Crafted Spear	One of: Tree Branch ×1 Plank ×1 One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1	none	none	none	1.25 Carpentry
Spear with Knife	Crafted Spear ×1 Kitchen Knife ×1 Duct Tape ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	none
Kitchen Knife	Spear with Knife ×1	none	none	none	none
Fishing Rod	One of: Hunting Knife ×1 Kitchen Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 One of: Fishing Line ×1 Twine ×2 unit(s) One of: Nails ×1 Paperclip ×1 Each of: Sturdy Stick ×1	none	Angler USA Magazine Vol.1	none	none

Cooking

Main article: Cooking

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Bread Slices ×3	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Butter Knife ×1 Bread Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Bread ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Ham Slice ×6	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Ham ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Bacon Strips ×4	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Bacon ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Bacon Bits ×4	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Bacon Strips ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Fish Fillet ×2	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Sunfish ×1 Trout ×1	none	none	none	10 Cooking
Frog Meat	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Frog ×1	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Small Bird Meat	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Dead Bird ×1	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Rabbit Meat	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Dead Rabbit ×1	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Rodent Meat	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Squid Calamari (Uncooked) ×2	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Squid ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Jack-o'-lantern	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Butter Knife ×1 Bread Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Pumpkin ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Onion Slices	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Each of: Onion ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Baloney Slices ×6	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Baloney ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Salami Slices ×4	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Salami ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Watermelon Slice ×10	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Saw ×1 Axe ×1 Stone Axe ×1 Hand Axe ×1 Wood Axe ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Each of: Watermelon ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Cake Slice ×5	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Butter Knife ×1 Bread Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Cake (Cooked) ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Pie Slice ×5	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Butter Knife ×1 Bread Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Pie (Cooked) ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking
Pizza Slice ×6	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Stone Knife ×1 Machete ×1 Each of: Pizza (Cooked) ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

KitchenKnife distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
bakerykitchen	counter	15.1%
burgerkitchen	counter	15.1%
butcher	counter	23.28%
butcher	counter	41.14%
butcher	metal_shelves	23.28%
butcher	metal_shelves	41.14%
cafekitchen	counter	15.1%
cafeteria	counter	15.1%
cafeteriakitchen	counter	15.1%
chinesekitchen	counter	15.1%
deepfry_kitchen	counter	15.1%
departmentstorage	metal_shelves	15.1%
dinerbackroom	counter	15.1%
dinerkitchen	counter	15.1%
donut_kitchen	counter	15.1%
fishchipskitchen	counter	15.1%
generalstore	shelves	15.1%
generalstorestorage	shelves	15.1%
gigamart	shelves	15.1%
gigamartkitchen	counter	15.1%
housewarestore	shelves	15.1%
italiankitchen	counter	15.1%
jayschicken_kitchen	counter	15.1%
kitchen	counter	15.1%
kitchen	overhead	15.1%
kitchen	shelves	15.1%
kitchen_crepe	counter	15.1%
kitchenwares	shelves	15.1%
knifefactory	crate	23.28%
knifefactory	crate	41.14%
knifefactory	crate	76.55%
knifefactory	metal_shelf	23.28%
knifefactory	metal_shelf	41.14%
knifefactory	metal_shelf	76.55%
knifeshipping	crate	23.28%
knifeshipping	crate	41.14%
knifeshipping	crate	76.55%
knifestore	shelves	23.28%
knifestore	shelves	41.14%
knifestore	shelves	76.55%
livingroom	counter	15.1%
livingroom	overhead	15.1%
mexicankitchen	counter	15.1%
pizzakitchen	counter	15.1%
prisoncells	wardrobe	1.65%
restaurantkitchen	counter	15.1%
seafoodkitchen	counter	15.1%
spiffoskitchen	counter	15.1%
sushikitchen	counter	15.1%
westernkitchen	counter	15.1%

Code

Item

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Item
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item KitchenKnife
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Cooking,
		MaxRange	=	0.9,
		WeaponSprite	=	Knife,
		MinAngle	=	0.65,
		Type	=	Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	=	2,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
		Categories	=	SmallBlade,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	2,
		Weight	=	0.3,
		SplatNumber	=	4,
		PushBackMod	=	0.3,
		SubCategory	=	Stab,
		AimingMod	=	0.8,
		ConditionMax	=	10,
		MaxHitCount	=	1,
		IsAimedHandWeapon	=	TRUE,
		DoorDamage	=	1,
		SwingAnim	=	Stab,
		DisplayName	=	Kitchen Knife,
		MinRange	=	0.61,
		CloseKillMove = Jaw_Stab,
		SwingTime	=	2,
		KnockdownMod	=	0,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
		Icon	=	KnifeChopping,
		RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
        BreakSound  =   KitchenKnifeBreak,
        TreeDamage  =   1,
        EnduranceMod = 0.5,
        MetalValue = 10,
        CriticalChance	=	25,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 4,
        MinDamage	=	0.3,
        MaxDamage	=	0.7,
		WeaponLength = 0.19,
        DamageCategory = Slash,
        DamageMakeHole = TRUE,
        HitFloorSound	=	KitchenKnifeHit,
        ImpactSound	=	KitchenKnifeHit,
        DoorHitSound = KitchenKnifeHit,
		HitSound	=	KitchenKnifeHit,
		SwingSound = KitchenKnifeSwing,
		AttachmentType = Knife,
        Tags = CutPlant;SharpKnife,
 	}

Repair
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\fixing.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

fixing Fix Kitchen Knife
    {
       Require : KitchenKnife,

       Fixer : DuctTape,
       Fixer : Glue,
       Fixer : Scotchtape=2,
    }

See also

• Butter Knife
• Hunting Knife