Kitchen Knife

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Kitchen Knife
General
Category	Weapon
Weight	0.3
Function	Cooking
Equipped	One-handed
Condition max.	10
Damage
Type	Blade
Swing time	2
Range	0.61–0.9 tiles
Damage	0.3–0.6
Knockback	0.3
Knockdown	0
Execution	Jaw stab
Technical details
Base ID	Base.KitchenKnife

A kitchen knife is a blade melee weapon.

Usage

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, so it is best if used in single combat or if zombies are relatively spread out when attacking.

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 blade weapon, therefore being influenced by the blade skills: accuracy, guard and maintenance. It has a maximum condition of just 5 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

Product	Recipe	Description	Skill Level
Wooden Lance x1	+ Tree Branch x1 Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife or Chipped Stone x1 (consumed)	Can be used like Lance.	Level 0
Notched Wooden Plank x1	+ Screwdriver or Kitchen Knife or Butter Knife x1 or Hunting Knife or Chipped Stone x1 Wooden Plank x1 (consumed)	(No in-game description) Used to start campfires in place of a lighter.	Carpentry Level 0
Crafted Fishing Rod x1	+ + + Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 Sturdy stick x1 Fishing Line x2 Nails or Paperclip x1 (consumed) (consumed) (consumed)	Make Fishing Rod	Angler USA Magazine Vol.1
Crafted Fishing Rod with Twine Line x1	+ + + Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 Sturdy stick x1 Twine (2 units) Nails or Paperclip x1 (consumed) (consumed) (consumed)	Make Fishing Rod	Angler USA Magazine Vol.1

Cooking

Main article: Cooking

Product	Recipe	Description	Skill Level
Watermelon Slice x10	+ Watermelon x1 Saw or Axe or Kitchen Knife x1 (consumed)	Watermelon Slice.	Cooking Level 0
Bread Slices x3	+ Kitchen Knife or Butter Knife or Hunting Knife x1 Bread x1 (consumed)	Bread slices used to make sandwiches.	Cooking Level 0
Pie Slice x5	+ Pie x1 Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 (consumed)		Cooking Level 0
Cake Slice x5	+ Cake x1 Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 (consumed)		Cooking Level 0
Bacon Rashers x4	+ Bacon x1 Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 (consumed)		Cooking Level 0
Bacon Bits x3	+ Bacon Rashers x1 Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 (consumed)		Cooking Level 0
Fish Fillet x1	+ Fish x1 Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 (consumed)		Cooking Level 0
Rabbit Meat x1	+ Dead Rabbit x1 Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 (consumed)		Cooking Level 0
Small Animal Meat x1	+ Dead Mouse or Dead Rat or Dead Squirrel x1 Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 (consumed)		Cooking Level 0
Small Bird Meat x1	+ Dead Bird x1 Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 (consumed)		Cooking Level 0
Frog Meat x2	+ Kitchen Knife or Hunting Knife x1 Frog x1 (consumed)	Cut Frog	Cooking Level 0

Distribution

Kitchen Knives can be found in kitchen counters in houses and restaurants, along with general stores and male corpses.

Code

Item

From items.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)

Retrieved
Version 40.9

	item KitchenKnife
		MaxRange			= 0.9,
		WeaponSprite			= Knife,
		MinAngle			= 0,
		Type				= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime		= 2,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath		= FALSE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact		= 0.02,
		Categories			= Blade,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	= 2,
		Weight				= 0.3,
		SplatN.umber			= 0,
		PushBackMod			= 0.3,
		MaxDamage			= 0.6,
		SubCategory			= Stab,
		AimingMod			= 0.8,
		ConditionMax			= 10,
		MaxHitCount			= 1,
		IsAimedHandWeapon		= TRUE,
		DoorDamage			= 1,
		SwingAnim			= Stab,
		WeaponWeight			= 1.7,
		DisplayName			= Kitchen Knife,
		MinRange			= 0.61,
		CloseKillMove 			= Jaw_Stab,
		SwingTime			= 2,
		MinDamage			= 0.3,
		KnockdownMod	        	= 0,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath		= TRUE,
		Icon	        		= KnifeChopping,
		RunAnim	        		= Run_Weapon2,
        	IdleAnim	        	= Idle_Weapon2,
        	BreakSound          		= PZ_MetalSnap,
        	TreeDamage          		= 1,
        	EnduranceMod         		= 0.5,
        	MetalValue 			= 10,

Repair

From fixing.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)

Retrieved
Version 40.9

	fixing Fix Kitchen Knife
		Require : KitchenKnife,
		Fixer : DuctTape,
		Fixer : Glue,
		Fixer : Scotchtape=2,

See also

• Butter Knife
• Hunting Knife