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Kitchen Knife

The Kitchen Knife is a common civilian blade in DayZ found in towns and villages. It can cut rags, open cans with 10% to 20% food loss, cut sticks, cut bark, remove restraints, skin animals or players, shave, and be repaired with a Sharpening Stone.

Quick item summary

CategoryWeapons
SubcategoryMelee Weapons
TypeBlade
Repair withSharpening Stone
Size1x3

Quick answer

The Kitchen Knife is a multipurpose tool and bladed melee weapon in DayZ. It is a common early-game knife that handles most basic survival tasks, including cutting clothing into rags, opening canned food, gathering bark and sticks, and skinning animals.

In-game description

“A sharp kitchen knife with broad blade and a sturdy handle. Can handle vegetable as well as meat.”

Main Uses

  • Cut clothing into rags
  • Open canned food with 10% to 20% food loss
  • Cut sticks from shrubs and bushes
  • Cut bark from trees
  • Remove certain restraints from players
  • Skin and quarter dead animals or players
  • Shave facial hair
  • Use as a bladed melee weapon
  • Repair with a Sharpening Stone

How to use this item

Cut rags

Use the Kitchen Knife to cut clothing into rags for bandaging or crafting.

  1. Place or equip the clothing item.
  2. Use the Kitchen Knife on the clothing.
  3. Choose the cut into rags action.
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Open canned food

The Kitchen Knife can open canned food with low food loss.

  1. Hold the can or the Kitchen Knife.
  2. Use the Kitchen Knife to open the can.
  3. Expect around 10% to 20% food loss.
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Cut sticks

Use the Kitchen Knife on bushes and shrubs to gather sticks.

  1. Equip the Kitchen Knife.
  2. Look at a shrub or bush.
  3. Use the cut sticks action.
  4. Collect the sticks.
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Cut bark

Use the Kitchen Knife to gather bark from trees for fires and survival crafting.

  1. Equip the Kitchen Knife.
  2. Look at a tree.
  3. Use the cut bark action.
  4. Collect the bark.
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Remove restraints

Use the Kitchen Knife to remove certain restraints from players.

  1. Approach the restrained player.
  2. Equip the Kitchen Knife.
  3. Use the remove restraints action if available.

Skinning

Use the Kitchen Knife to skin and quarter dead animals or players for meat, pelts, and other resources.

  1. Approach a dead animal or player body.
  2. Equip the Kitchen Knife.
  3. Use the skinning or quartering action.
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Shave

The Kitchen Knife can be used to shave facial hair.

  1. Equip the Kitchen Knife.
  2. Use the shave action when available.

Repair the Kitchen Knife

Repair the Kitchen Knife with a Sharpening Stone to restore condition.

  1. Place the Kitchen Knife in your hands or inventory.
  2. Combine it with a Sharpening Stone.
  3. Repair until the condition improves.
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How to get Kitchen Knife

  • Search towns.
  • Search villages.
  • Check houses, kitchens, restaurants, sheds, and residential loot areas.
  • Loot players carrying basic survival tools.

Spawn info

TownVillageCommon
  • • The Kitchen Knife is listed as a common town and village item.
  • • It is one of the most useful early-game tools because it handles many basic knife actions.

Important notes

  • The Kitchen Knife is a bladed melee weapon and multipurpose tool.
  • It can cut clothing into rags.
  • It can open canned food with 10% to 20% food loss.
  • It can cut sticks from shrubs and bushes.
  • It can cut bark from trees.
  • It can remove certain restraints from players.
  • It can skin and quarter dead animals or players.
  • It can shave facial hair.
  • It can be repaired with a Sharpening Stone.
  • The Kitchen Knife is common and easy to replace, but it is still one of the most useful early survival tools.