Taking bread knives on european trains - Page 2

JonathanP · 18th May 2012, 18:37

If you don't need the knife to be especially sharp, there is a simple solution, get a plastic knife as sold for use with non-stick baking tins. I have taken one of these on Eurostar without problems, though I did have to explain what it was to the bag screener.

Mark_Lester · 18th May 2012, 19:24

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Originally Posted by JonathanP

If you don't need the knife to be especially sharp, there is a simple solution, get a plastic knife as sold for use with non-stick baking tins. I have taken one of these on Eurostar without problems, though I did have to explain what it was to the bag screener.

Well it's true (as I just discovered) such things do exist, but I don't fancy my chances of cutting nice thin slices of bread with one.
Eurostar claim that if we let them know in advance they can "store it in the hold", so I fully expect, despite being armed with a signed letter from Eurostar, that they'll just confiscate them and we'll have to repurchase in Blokker in Brussels.

Eagle · 18th May 2012, 19:40

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Originally Posted by Mark_Lester

Well it's true (as I just discovered) such things do exist, but I don't fancy my chances of cutting nice thin slices of bread with one.

If it's a baguette you can make a decent job of it with kitchen scissors.

Although my dad was once stopped from entering the Natural History Museum because he had a large pair of paper scissors in his bag (he keeps all sorts of random crap in there).

Chris999999 · 18th May 2012, 19:54

Have a look at the Batard Bread and Picnic knife. It is a folding knife with a 6 inch serrated blade and more importantly a corkscrew.

It won't look like a knife on an Xray.

Mark_Lester · 18th May 2012, 20:22

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Originally Posted by Chris999999

Have a look at the Batard Bread and Picnic knife. It is a folding knife with a 6 inch serrated blade and more importantly a corkscrew.

It won't look like a knife on an Xray.

Well actually, those do look rather good
http://www.amazon.co.uk/B%C3%A2tard-.../dp/B003I6LIBS
too good actually, do the homeland defence guys know about these ?

shinkansen1966 · 18th May 2012, 20:37

Here are a list of prohibited items on Eurostar
http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisur...ited_items.jsp

You can take a knife which is less than 75 mm.

And you can take a corkscrew for your bottle of wine, too. Grab some plastic vessels from the bar. I do.

18th May 2012, 18:37	#16
JonathanP Member Join Date: 1 Aug 2008 Posts: 11	If you don't need the knife to be especially sharp, there is a simple solution, get a plastic knife as sold for use with non-stick baking tins. I have taken one of these on Eurostar without problems, though I did have to explain what it was to the bag screener.

18th May 2012, 19:54	#19
Chris999999 Member Join Date: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 39	Have a look at the Batard Bread and Picnic knife. It is a folding knife with a 6 inch serrated blade and more importantly a corkscrew. It won't look like a knife on an Xray.

18th May 2012, 20:37	#21
shinkansen1966 Established Member Join Date: 2 Jun 2009 Location: North London Posts: 1,020	Here are a list of prohibited items on Eurostar http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisur...ited_items.jsp You can take a knife which is less than 75 mm. And you can take a corkscrew for your bottle of wine, too. Grab some plastic vessels from the bar. I do.