That and all the "propaganda bombs" that fell later gave knife makers the idea of putting all that scrap metal to use. They used the stainless steel from the shells as raw material in making knives, and Kinmen kitchen knives became famous in Taiwan and abroad.
加上後來大量的宣傳砲彈，金門菜刀業者遂興起「廢物利用」的點子，撿拾和收購不鏽鋼製的砲彈做材料，「金門菜刀」也因此名聞中外。