Steak Knife
The Steak Knife is a common civilian knife 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, dig worms, shave, and store inside Assault Boots.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Steak Knife is a multipurpose bladed tool and melee weapon in DayZ. It has the same damage as the Kitchen Knife but a slightly shorter range. Its biggest advantage is that it can be stored inside Assault Boots, saving inventory space while still giving you a useful cutting tool.
In-game description
“A sharp table knife, used for cutting steak. Serrated blade cuts any meat with ease.”
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
- Dig up worms for fishing bait
- Shave facial hair
- Use as a small bladed melee weapon
- Store inside Assault Boots
- Repair with a Sharpening Stone
How to use this item
Cut rags
Use the Steak Knife to cut clothing into rags for bandaging or crafting.
- Place or equip the clothing item.
- Use the Steak Knife on the clothing.
- Choose the cut into rags action.
Open canned food
The Steak Knife can open canned food with low food loss.
- Hold the can or the Steak Knife.
- Use the Steak Knife to open the can.
- Expect around 10% to 20% food loss.
Cut sticks
Use the Steak Knife on bushes and shrubs to gather sticks.
- Equip the Steak Knife.
- Look at a shrub or bush.
- Use the cut sticks action.
- Collect the sticks.
Cut bark
Use the Steak Knife to gather bark from trees for fires and survival crafting.
- Equip the Steak Knife.
- Look at a tree.
- Use the cut bark action.
- Collect the bark.
Remove restraints
Use the Steak Knife to remove certain restraints from players.
- Approach the restrained player.
- Equip the Steak Knife.
- Use the remove restraints action if available.
Skinning
Use the Steak Knife to skin and quarter dead animals or players for meat, pelts, and other resources.
- Approach a dead animal or player body.
- Equip the Steak Knife.
- Use the skinning or quartering action.
Dig up worms
Use the Steak Knife to dig up earthworms for fishing bait.
- Equip the Steak Knife.
- Look at suitable ground.
- Use the dig up worms action.
- Collect the earthworms.
Shave
The Steak Knife can be used to shave facial hair.
- Equip the Steak Knife.
- Use the shave action when available.
Store in Assault Boots
The Steak Knife can be stored inside Assault Boots, saving inventory space.
- Have Assault Boots equipped or in your inventory.
- Move the Steak Knife into the boot knife slot if available.
Repair the Steak Knife
Repair the Steak Knife with a Sharpening Stone to restore condition.
- Place the Steak Knife in your hands or inventory.
- Combine it with a Sharpening Stone.
- Repair until the condition improves.
How to get Steak Knife
- Search towns.
- Search villages.
- Check houses, kitchens, restaurants, sheds, and residential loot areas.
- Loot players carrying basic civilian knife tools.
Spawn info
- • The Steak Knife is listed as a common town and village item.
- • It has the same damage as the Kitchen Knife but a slightly shorter range.
- • The Steak Knife can be stored inside Assault Boots.
Important notes
- The Steak Knife is a multipurpose tool and bladed melee weapon.
- 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 dig up earthworms from the ground.
- It can shave facial hair.
- It can be stored inside Assault Boots.
- The Steak Knife, Hunting Knife, and Combat Knife can be stored in boot knife slots.
- It has the same damage as the Kitchen Knife but a slightly shorter range.
- It can be repaired with a Sharpening Stone.