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Old 05-11-2008, 06:35 PM
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My mom used to have old carbon steel butcher's knives that she used. They would rust pretty readily in humid weather. They were quite often used to cut up salted meats..........which made the rusting even worse.

Her solution was to rub a thin layer of lard(pig fat) on the blade........worked pretty well.
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