Allday Goods (kitchen knives with plastic waste handles)
Allday Goods is a unique company that makes quality kitchen knives, with the handles made from waste plastic, to use up litter. Made from quality carbon steel, there are age restrictions for buying knives online. Sold at affordable prices, each knife has a care guide inside the box (you can buy sharpening stones on the site, please don’t buy the leather straps, as they come from animals).
These are quality knives created by a chef (not just ‘sticking a plastic handle’ on a blade, they need to be properly forged). Buy individual knives, or whole knife sets. You only really need three basic knives, for plant-based cooking:
- A chef’s knife for chopping hard vegetables
- A paring knife for peeling vegetables
- A serrated knife for cutting bread, tomatoes & peppers
Safety Tips for Using Kitchen Knives
- Keep knives away from children and pets.
- Choose brands with forged handles (and covers, or use a knife block).
- Keep knives sharp (never try to catch a falling knife).
- Don’t carry knives in pockets (or play with knives).
- Keep blades pointed away when washing knives (don’t put in the dishwasher). If you need to soak them, do so in a clear vase.
- Carry knives, with blades pointing downward (don’t leave on counters).
- Chop cantaloupe melon on a separate board (and store like meat, due to slight risk of salmonella poisoning).
Butter knives made from plastic waste too!
Read our post on food safety for people and pets. After slicing, just bin allium scraps (onion, garlic, leeks, shallots, chives) and tomato/citrus/rhubarb scraps, as acids could harm compost creatures (they are okay to go in food waste bins, as this is made into biogas).
For tinned foods, fully remove lids (or pop ring-pulls back over holes), to avoid wildlife getting trapped.
