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When "una feta" in a Tuscan Picnic isn't eneough...

When "una feta" (one slice) in a Tuscan Picnic isn't eneough...you reach for your knife and cut some picnic foods. Who can tell me where I can buy a decent pocket knife in Venice so we can be ready for our Tuscan picnics before we arrive in Tuscano. Thanking you in advance,
Bob & Linda

Posted by
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I always head to a hardware store and buy a knife to use on my trip.
Then I toss it before returning home.
Inexpensive kitchen knives are usually only 1 or 2 euros.

Posted by
28 posts

Thanks for your input. Are there any hardware stores near the train station or Rialto Bridge area or any area you know of in Venice?

Posted by
11613 posts

Ratti at Castello 5824, in business since the 1880s.

Posted by
16551 posts

"Feta" is a Greek cheese. You don't need a good knife to cut feta. It's a soft cheese.

Slice requires 2 "T":
FETTA

Posted by
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Thanks, everyone for all of the help. We'll purchase the kitchen knife @ Ratti@Castello 5824 and be able to slice the "una fetta or due fetta" when we find a tree lined picnic area somewhere in the hills of Tuscany.

Thanks, again.
Bob & Linda

Posted by
2456 posts

Un etto di feta fa tre o quattro fette. Say it three times, fast!

Posted by
917 posts

Assuming that you are carrying-on since you could probably pack a butter knife in your checked luggage.

If memory serves, there are so many knickknack shops along the tourist road in Venice that you will probably be able to find one walking along and window shopping. I have also in the past borrowed one from our hotelier (after breakfast asked if I could keep the knife for the day). When I attempted to give it back at the end of the day, they let me keep it for the rest of the trip, so I guess you could try that as well. I found that a butter knife was plenty sharp to get the job done, and less stabby in my day bag.