Quick Alchemy: Actions & Hands

[Weirdo]

Quick Alchemy requires you to have alchemy tools (which require 2 hands to use) and a free hand.

Do you have to take the alchemy tools out (using an action) and manipulate them (with the 2 hands normally required), or does the quick alchemy ability include those things in its 1 action and free hand, requiring only that you own the tools?

[Zwordsman]

Seemingly this is a case of specific trumps general.

i.e. the quick alchemy's listing of "one hand free" trumps the need for the alchemist's kit's 2 hands.
techincally your kit could be stowed even I think

[Weirdo]

Good, thanks. Otherwise would be a pain to use.

[Zwordsman]

Just under impossible if you needed 3 hands~
It sort of like how the Formula book is..

as near as I can tell, you yourself know the formula. so you don't actually reference the book itself. and probably could leave it in your elsewhere bag at later levels.