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Re: "Forcing" a patina
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:27 pm
by edge213
Reverand wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:31 am
I think everyone has covered this pretty well, but for me slicing tomatoes gives a good, natural patina. I would clean the blades after each use and wipe them with food-grade Mineral Oil. The color becomes more brown and varied, rather than the grey vinegar patina.
Slicing strawberries gave it a darker patina with shades if blue. Very lovely!
I don't know if applying oil every time helped or not, but it appeared to me that it gave the patina a better look.
One meal is enough to establish a good patina. One week of meal prep will make it perfect.
So true, I especially like the colors created cutting strawberries.
Re: "Forcing" a patina
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:58 am
by ThatWeirdKnifeGuy
edge213 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:27 pm
Reverand wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:31 am
I think everyone has covered this pretty well, but for me slicing tomatoes gives a good, natural patina. I would clean the blades after each use and wipe them with food-grade Mineral Oil. The color becomes more brown and varied, rather than the grey vinegar patina.
Slicing strawberries gave it a darker patina with shades if blue. Very lovely!
I don't know if applying oil every time helped or not, but it appeared to me that it gave the patina a better look.
One meal is enough to establish a good patina. One week of meal prep will make it perfect.
So true, I especially like the colors created cutting strawberries.
I like to shove the blade into a pear. If it goes through the core it can leave cool designs. I call it a peartina.
Re: "Forcing" a patina
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:15 am
by Mumbleypeg
Grump01 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:05 pm
Not sure, but thought I have seen someplace about forcing patina on stainless steel blades. Can't find anything on that now that I have a knife coming with stainless blades that I would like to put a patina on.
So what is the answer to this question about stainless steel patina? Anybody?
Ken
Re: "Forcing" a patina
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:22 pm
by just bob
Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:15 am
Grump01 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:05 pm
Not sure, but thought I have seen someplace about forcing patina on stainless steel blades. Can't find anything on that now that I have a knife coming with stainless blades that I would like to put a patina on.
So what is the answer to this question about stainless steel patina? Anybody?
Ken
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/how ... el.849823/
Re: "Forcing" a patina
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:14 pm
by Eustace
Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:15 am
So what is the answer to this question about stainless steel patina? Anybody?
Ken
Feric chloride.
Re: "Forcing" a patina
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:18 pm
by Eustace
Eustace wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:14 pm
Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:15 am
So what is the answer to this question about stainless steel patina? Anybody?
Ken
Feric chloride.