Do you remember the good ol’ days in elementary school when you would celebrate Johnny Appleseed’s birthday? Well today is the day to sit back and reminisce about those grade school parties filled with yummy apple treats. Today is National Johnny Appleseed Day, a day that honors the life of a man who helped spread apple and pear trees throughout the Midwest in the late 1700s.
To help celebrate, grab your Fruit Knife and a juicy apple, and carve something creative!
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9 Questions You Should Ask Before Buying A Fruit Knife For Your Customers
So you want to have your company logo laser engraved on each fruit knife you give to your customers. What questions should you ask before placing that order?
- Are the knives resistant to citric acid?
- Are the blades stainless steel?
- Will your logo be laser engraved on the blade, or imprinted on the handle?
- Will your customers actually use the knives, and appreciate them?
- Will the knives arrive in time for your deadline?
- Will you have enough quantity for all your customers or employees?
- Do you want to order a few more for people that you may have overlooked?
- Have you chosen a reputable online knife company to do the job?
- Do you have a hi resolution art file to make your imprint look good?
If you have good answers to all of these questions, then your fruit knife promotion should go well. You may even decide to do it again next year.
3 Fruit Knife Tricks You Can Do
Here are some tricks anyone can do with fruit knives. You don’t need much experience in carving to get some interesting results. Just get a mango, orange, and an apple, and a fruit knife, and try to copy these gorgeous pictures.
A Fruit Knife Really Doesn’t Have To Fold, Does It?
The original fruit knife looks like this.. It is long and slender, and folds so you can put it in your pocket until you need it.
But what if you are testing cantaloupes all day long, in the same area of your storage building? This super sharp tomato slicer would be ideal for you.
Why The Fruit Knife is Perfect For All Menus
The fruit knife is not just for cutting up fruit. It can be used for:
- Slicing vegetables
- Making table decorations like this one
- Cutting up fish
- Cutting tender steaks
- Slicing cheeses for a cheese tray
- Slicing red potatoes for frying in a skillet
- Cutting up left-over chicken to make soup
- Cutting open clams
- Opening up shrimp
- Opening Pistachio nuts
- Cutting spaghetti on your plate
If you are feeling hungry by now, that makes two of us. Happy cutting!
What Is A Fruit Knife?
A fruit knife is a long slender folding knife that is used to sample or carve fruit or vegetables. It is often used by produce workers to cut a deep square plug in a cantaloupe or watermelon to inspect the innards. It’s a quick neat way to make an important test.
The average fruit & vegetable lover can use this tool to make interesting carvings like these.
Fun With A Fruit Knife
Carving with a fruit knife has become an art. It may have started in Thailand. If you have been on a cruise ship, you surely have seen some buffets decorated with carved fruit. It is time consuming, and requires great skill and patience. Here are some fine examples of the handiwork of the best fruit and vegetable carvers…..
Click here for more on the history of fruit carving.
Why A Fruit Knife Can Be The Perfect Gift
Imagine your company logo on a fruit knife, in your customers’ kitchens. Here are 5 reasons why a fruit knife can be the perfect gift:
- It will last forever, or almost forever, in the kitchen drawer.
- Your customer will remember who had the generosity to give it to them.
- It will make your customer happy every time they use it to decorate their table with geometric fruit designs.
- None of your competitors gave them a fruit knife. Your gift is unique.
- A fruit knife is one of a group of advertising methods that is really “appreciated”.
10 Neat Things You Can Do With a Fruit Knife
A Kutmaster fruit knife doesn’t cost much, but you can create a million pieces of delicious art with it. Here are some examples:
Strange Things You Can Do With A Fruit Knife During the Holidays
Here are some eye-popping crafts you can do with a fruit knife for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and all the other holidays this winter. Which one do you like the best?