Damn these sharp knives!

swedguy · 2005-01-21, 04:17 PM

Standing there all peaceful chopping onion with a freshly sharped knife. *SNIP* off goes a big piece of my finger tip. I never learnt how to "tuck in" my finger tips like chefs do. I guess I have to now

First it didn't bleed at all, but I put on a band aid just for protection. Then it never stopped bleeding and 1 minute later it had bleed through 4 band aids. The food still turned out pretty good though

Greenguy · 2005-01-21, 04:46 PM

I did that when I was cutting pickles at a restaurant that I worked at when I was a kid. I still cringe when I think about it.

T Pat · 2005-01-21, 05:31 PM

I feel your pain, All sharp knives should be banned (or kept away from Pat)
I stuck my finger with the tip of a knife a month or so ago and it still hurts

dareutwo · 2005-01-21, 06:05 PM

Finger tips grow back as long as you don't go past the knuckle.
Learned this from experience with a restaurant slicer.

Mishi · 2005-01-22, 03:55 AM

I did that once when I was salvaging home-grown corn that had been attacked by earworms. I was pissed and not paying proper attention. It kind of made a bad situation worse. I can laugh about it now...kind of...

venturi · 2005-01-22, 04:50 AM

OUCH! Been there and done that. Thanks to my chef niece and a year spent in Japan I have learned how to slice properly.

It's actually pretty easy. If you know baseball at all it's kind of like throwing a knuckle-ball. You merely curl your finger tips while still gripping the item you are slicing. Then you place the flat of the blade against your curled knuckles. With each slice you make you just edge a little more of the item out from under your grasp - never change your finger positions.

It takes a little practice to get good at it but I can slice a big fat potato now for making potato chips in less than 30 seconds.

Also, NEVER push the blade while slicing. Always pull the blade back to you as you slice through whatever. Most Saws cut by pushing, good knives slice while pulling.

EDIT: Ginsu knives may be great for slicing tomatos on a commercial - but NEVER use one in your kitchen unless you like scars. Use a Broad blade knive for any kind of slicing - 2" minimum in breadth and preferably made of either surgical steel or quality stainless. Anything less and you're going to be picking scabs...

swedguy · 2005-01-22, 07:24 AM

I've never understood baseball. I know there's a bat, ball and some guys in long johns involved, but that's about it

I will buy myself a bag of carrots and practice when ever my finger tip grows back. I have to learn the real way. Thanks venturi

Opti · 2005-01-22, 10:03 AM

on a Good Friday, when I was a teenager, I decided I would have a roast beef sandwich.. and no-one would know anyway.. apart from the knife that carved the end off my thumb

and I bled like a tap too!

I've never even thought about eating meat on a Good Friday again

Jim · 2005-01-22, 10:18 AM

Most times I cut myself with dull knives. Except for an unfortunate folding sharp knife incident, I don't think I have ever cut myself with a knife properly sharpened

2005-01-21, 04:17 PM	#1
swedguy Vagabond Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,374	Damn these sharp knives! Standing there all peaceful chopping onion with a freshly sharped knife. SNIP off goes a big piece of my finger tip. I never learnt how to "tuck in" my finger tips like chefs do. I guess I have to now First it didn't bleed at all, but I put on a band aid just for protection. Then it never stopped bleeding and 1 minute later it had bleed through 4 band aids. The food still turned out pretty good though

2005-01-21, 04:46 PM	#2
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	I did that when I was cutting pickles at a restaurant that I worked at when I was a kid. I still cringe when I think about it. __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2005-01-21, 05:31 PM	#3
T Pat You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Paridise Posts: 3,244	I feel your pain, All sharp knives should be banned (or kept away from Pat) I stuck my finger with the tip of a knife a month or so ago and it still hurts __________________ How To Keep An Asshole In Suspense I'll Tell You Later

2005-01-21, 06:05 PM	#4
dareutwo You can't disprove anything with evidence that doesn't exist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NW Minnesota - pop 865 +/- 1 Posts: 2,038	Finger tips grow back as long as you don't go past the knuckle. Learned this from experience with a restaurant slicer. __________________ This is me Mark's-Links

2005-01-22, 04:50 AM	#6
venturi No offence Apu, but when they were handing out religions you must have been out taking a whizz Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: An Oasis atop a High Desert Mesa Posts: 282	OUCH! Been there and done that. Thanks to my chef niece and a year spent in Japan I have learned how to slice properly. It's actually pretty easy. If you know baseball at all it's kind of like throwing a knuckle-ball. You merely curl your finger tips while still gripping the item you are slicing. Then you place the flat of the blade against your curled knuckles. With each slice you make you just edge a little more of the item out from under your grasp - never change your finger positions. It takes a little practice to get good at it but I can slice a big fat potato now for making potato chips in less than 30 seconds. Also, NEVER push the blade while slicing. Always pull the blade back to you as you slice through whatever. Most Saws cut by pushing, good knives slice while pulling. EDIT: Ginsu knives may be great for slicing tomatos on a commercial - but NEVER use one in your kitchen unless you like scars. Use a Broad blade knive for any kind of slicing - 2" minimum in breadth and preferably made of either surgical steel or quality stainless. Anything less and you're going to be picking scabs... __________________ Please Re-Read The Rules For Sig Files Last edited by venturi; 2005-01-22 at 05:03 AM..

2005-01-22, 03:55 AM	#5
Mishi I want to live. I want to experience the universe, and I want to eat pie. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain Posts: 661	I did that once when I was salvaging home-grown corn that had been attacked by earworms. I was pissed and not paying proper attention. It kind of made a bad situation worse. I can laugh about it now...kind of...

2005-01-22, 07:24 AM	#7
swedguy Vagabond Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,374	I've never understood baseball. I know there's a bat, ball and some guys in long johns involved, but that's about it I will buy myself a bag of carrots and practice when ever my finger tip grows back. I have to learn the real way. Thanks venturi

2005-01-22, 10:03 AM	#8
Opti I Didn't Do It Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: au Posts: 795	on a Good Friday, when I was a teenager, I decided I would have a roast beef sandwich.. and no-one would know anyway.. apart from the knife that carved the end off my thumb and I bled like a tap too! I've never even thought about eating meat on a Good Friday again

2005-01-22, 10:18 AM	#9
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	Most times I cut myself with dull knives. Except for an unfortunate folding sharp knife incident, I don't think I have ever cut myself with a knife properly sharpened