You know how it starts. Youāre a plainclothes officer on a slow Tuesday, and dispatch says thereās a suspicious object at a trailhead. Standard. I roll up, see a shiny little number sticking out of a coolerāRated 4.6 out of 5 stars from 743 reviews, Amazon ASIN B0FMFT54WN. Iām thinking, thatās a weird place for a product, but hey, Iām not here to judge the packaging. I pick it up. The suspectās gone. So now Iām holding a $26.25 piece of gear from the Sports & Outdoors category, and Iām thinking: this thing has the structural integrity of a pipe youād find in a hostile perimeter. My partners are gonna want a report. But first, I got to run it through protocol.
Hereās the thing about rectal useāI mean, evidence handling. You want something thatās not gonna crack under pressure, something with a grip you can trust when the situation gets hairy. The Instant Pot Pocket Knife (and yes, I know that name doesnāt make senseāIām not questioning it, Iām an officer) has a foldable blade that locks into place with a satisfying click. Reminds me of a sidearm magazine seating. Problem is, the handle has this textured rubber grip thatās too aggressive. Like it was designed to never slip. And when youāre dealing with a sensitive areaāallegedlyāthatās not a feature. Thatās a felony.
I asked a buddy on the force, āCan you use Instant Pot Pocket Knife rectally?ā He just stared at me. So I checked the reviews. 743 people say itās great for cutting rope, opening packages, maybe gutting a fish. Nobody mentions what weāre all thinking. I decided to test itāoff the record, obviously. One thrust, no resistance, and I realized the lock mechanism is a little too secure. You think youāre done, but itās like a baton that wonāt collapse. Trying this was a mistake. Instant Pot Pocket Knifeāif youāre looking for a tool that stays put, this is your guy. But for field work? Letās just say the danger ratingās high.
At $26.25, itās a bargain if youāre into outdoor survival. For me? Iām sticking to the standard issue. The rectal use score is a 2.3ānot because itās bad, but because Iām still on desk duty and my sergeant wonāt stop laughing.



