In article , Buerste wrote:

"Michael Koblic" wrote in message
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http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.co.../bagel-danger/

Surely everyone knows that the proper tool to cut bagels is a bandsaw!

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Michael Koblic
Campbell River, BC

As a reminder not to cast stones etc. I just brought my wife home from
emergency where she received stitches to a nearly severed tip of her
finger. Aparently the last carrot had it in for her. With her favorite
knife and all. Has not had an accident like this last 20-odd years.

What impressed me most that after the carrots she bandaged her finger,
finished the rest of the massive prep, watched me put some of the stuff
together and only then admitted to the mishap. The power of a family
re-union!


I'll bet that knife is dull. A very sharp knife causes far fewer accidents.


Um, no. That's an old wives tale. If you've got your finger in the way,
you're going to get cut, sharp knife or dull. The only exception is a
knife so dull it slips off the carrot (or whatever). The OP didn't say
the knife slipped off the carrot (although he didn't say the opposite,
either). Any knife sharp enough to prep a bunch of carrots is not
likely to slip off the very last one.

Professional cooks, who keep their knives scary sharp, get cut far more
often than they admit, especially if they're cooking with wine

-Frank

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Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/