Customer Reviews

OXO Good Grips Clam Knife

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I'm a bit of a cooking geek, so I had bought the New Cooks Catalog at Barnes & Nobel. They suggested this knife for clams, and, I had a couple, but, I have clambakes every so often so I can always use an extra. And now I'm looking at the catalog and realizing the main reason I bought it was I liked the picture. But the truth is, this knife is MUCH better than the other ones I have, no contest. It's got great grip and is really quick-when you have a bunch of people over and there's some knife-sharing going on, that's especially helpful. It's so easy to use ... well, I don't want to recommend a baby using it, but I think a baby COULD use it if no one else was around to open the clams. I think that would be a good ad for Oxo ... there's a baby, and... no, maybe not.

Used to watch my father shuck Jersey clams all the time but was always afraid I'd cut my hands. But with this grip and the kevlar glove -- PRESTO! Much easier than I ever expected it to be. I can finally have clams on the half-shell in Tennessee :-) Blade is sturdy and sharp, opens clean, no shards or fragments. The Oxo grip was great (better than my Pop's old-faithful wooden one), and the glove put me at ease.

We live on the New England coast and often dig our own clams. My father has some difficulty using his hands, so I wanted to get a new knife that would be easier for him to use. The knife is well made and comfortable to hold. My only negative comment is that the blade is a bit thick to slide between the clam shells. I put the clams in the freezer for about 12 munites to help them open and it worked OK. I would recommend this.

too thick to actually be able to get in between the shells to pry open. Maybe I'm doing something wrong (but have been doing fine with other knives. The oyster shucker on the other hand is excellent!

I'VE USED THE CLAM KNIFE TWICE. I WASN'T ABLE TO OPEN ALL OF MY CLAMS. I WISH THE END WAS A LITTLE THINNER.

ALTHOUGH I LOVE CLAMS I DID NOT GET THIS ITEM TO OPEN CLAMS. I USE IT FOR REPOOTING ORCHIDS. IT IS A GREAT TOOL FOR SEPARATING THE ROOTS AND BARK FROM THE EDGES OF THE POT. THE HANDLE IS A PERFECT FIT FOR MY HAND AND THE BLADE NOT TOO SHARP TO DAMAGE THE ROOT NET WORK. WELL MADE IT WILL LAST A LONG TIME, EASY TO CLEAN SO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX