Kitchen Knife
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
Distribution
The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.
| Building / Room | Container | Rolls | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| bakerykitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| burgerkitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| butcher | counter | 4 | 10.0 |
| butcher | counter | 4 | 20.0 |
| cafeteriakitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| chinesekitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| deepfry_kitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| departmentstorage | metal_shelves | 4 | 6.0 |
| dinerbackroom | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| italiankitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| kitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| knifefactory | crate | 4 | 20.0 |
| knifefactory | crate | 4 | 10.0 |
| knifefactory | crate | 4 | 50.0 |
| mexicankitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| pizzakitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| prisoncells | wardrobe | 4 | 0.01 |
| seafoodkitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| sushikitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
| westernkitchen | counter | 4 | 6.0 |
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,
}