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 |
|---|
 Potentially repairs: 50%
Chance of success: 95% Needs:
Duct Tape (1 units) |
 Potentially repairs: 20%
Chance of success: 95% Needs:
Glue (1 units) |
 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 ×1One 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 ×1Each 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 ×1Each of:  Sturdy Stick ×1
|
none |  Angler USA Magazine Vol. 1 |
none | none |
Cooking
- Main article: Cooking
Location
The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.
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.
| 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% |
| Outfit | Days survived | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| All | 10 | 10 |
| All | 10 | 10 |
| All | 10 | 10 |
| All | 10 | 10 |
| All | 10 | 10 |
| Bandit | 0 | 80 |
History
Base.KitchenKnife
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 0.2.0q | Released on or before this version. |
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Code
Item
Item
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt
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
fixing Fix Kitchen Knife
{
Require : KitchenKnife,
Fixer : DuctTape,
Fixer : Glue,
Fixer : Scotchtape=2,
}