How do you use a butter knife?

Bullgrit

Adventurer

• Oct 25, 2013

• #1

When you use a butter knife to apply something, (butter, nutella, jelly, etc.), to a slice of bread, which side of the knife do you use?

Bullgrit

 

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Robin Hoodlum

Banned

Banned

• Oct 25, 2013

• #2

The side I'm not holding.

 

Ahnehnois

First Post

• Oct 25, 2013

• #3

Both, back and forth.

 

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Zombie_Babies

First Post

• Oct 25, 2013

• #4

Curved side. I b normal, mon.

 

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EscherEnigma

Adventurer

• Oct 25, 2013

• #5

I only use reproductions of historical medieval daggers to spread my butter. As such, they're edged and person-killing-sharp on both sides.

 

Bullgrit

Adventurer

• Oct 25, 2013

• #6

I use the curved/bladed side of the knife to spread, but I just saw a short video where a person used the flat side to spread peanut butter. It wasn't an instructional video in any way, but it did make me think, Hmm, the flat side matches the flat surface of the bread.

Bullgrit

 

Robin Hoodlum

Banned

Banned

• Oct 25, 2013

• #7

Amazing!

 

billd91

Not your screen monkey (he/him)

• Oct 25, 2013

• #8

Bullgrit said:

I use the curved/bladed side of the knife to spread, but I just saw a short video where a person used the flat side to spread peanut butter. It wasn't an instructional video in any way, but it did make me think, Hmm, the flat side matches the flat surface of the bread.

Bullgrit

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I dig into the peanut butter or Nutella with the curved side of the knife, that's where the bulk of the material is when I put it to the bread, and so that's the size I use to spread. Doing anything else strikes me as someone overthinking their technique.

 

Nellisir

Hero

• Oct 25, 2013

• #9

Bullgrit said:

I use the curved/bladed side of the knife to spread, but I just saw a short video where a person used the flat side to spread peanut butter. It wasn't an instructional video in any way, but it did make me think, Hmm, the flat side matches the flat surface of the bread.

Bullgrit

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The spreadable material typically isn't evenly distributed on the knife, and it is easier to manipulate the curved side into a smaller or larger spreading surface than the flat side, which typically utilizes either the entire length of the knife or just the tip.

Also, overthinking.

 

JediSoth

Voice Over Artist & Author

Epic

• Oct 25, 2013

• #10

The type of butter knife some people call a "butter knife" or the angled knife that really IS a butter knife and almost impossible for a lefty to use properly?

....stupid right-handed butter knives.