Ralphie ★ Posted December 2, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 2, 2018 This thing always terrifies me! Used to halve a spaghetti squash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted December 2, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 2, 2018 I have to get my knives sharpened. I learned how to hold a knife (abit smaller than above) when I was a teenager, to shave a ginger root skin by holding the ginger root..in the air, not necessarily on the cutting board. My mother ensured the knife was slightly dull so it was safer for me to learn how to slice meat...against its grain, finer veggie cutting....Chinese cooking involves a lot more cutting of ingredients, paring the skin. We actually didn't use a paring knife until I was in my late teens. It's just habit that's all. My parents chose not to buy a cleaver which is a more traditional Asian kitchen cutting tool. I'm not sure why... They were of course, made sure one of them was around, whenever we used kitchen knife for cutting harder food/meat. I came from a very safety conscious family. My father was a restaurant cook...very aware. Though we were poor, they understood and bought a Henkel's knife which lasted for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 2, 2018 Share #3 Posted December 2, 2018 Is that a box of bullets ? Remington 44 mag's perhaps To go with the big knife of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted December 2, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Further said: Is that a box of bullets ? Remington 44 mag's perhaps Looks like Jello to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted December 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: Looks like Jello to me. Yup! For scale. Also, for colonoscopy prep. Can't have red, orange, or purple dye, and Jello is one of the few things you can eat, so green (yellow and blue dye) it is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 2, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 2, 2018 Bullets are more fun than jello....well if ya got a swimming pool full of jello..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted December 2, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Yup! For scale. Also, for colonoscopy prep. Can't have red, orange, or purple dye, and Jello is one of the few things you can eat, so green (yellow and blue dye) it is! I hope the knife isn't part of the colonoscopy prep. ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 2, 2018 Share #8 Posted December 2, 2018 17 minutes ago, Further said: Is that a box of bullets ? Remington 44 mag's perhaps To go with the big knife of course. 44 mag's have nutrition facts? Is that where eat lead came from? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted December 2, 2018 Share #9 Posted December 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: Looks like Jello to me. With nutrition information? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted December 2, 2018 Share #10 Posted December 2, 2018 I love knives. A big razor sharp chopper like yours is my go to. A dull knife is dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted December 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, jsharr said: I love knives. A big razor sharp chopper like yours is my go to. A dull knife is dangerous. I used to shudder when halving spaghetti squashes until I saw on the tv or internet that you should start the knife, then bang the squash down to force the knife though. That way feels much mo better than trying to push it through that rock hard squash because the fingers are far far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 2, 2018 Share #12 Posted December 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I used to shudder when halving spaghetti squashes until I saw on the tv or internet that you should start the knife, then bang the squash down to force the knife though. That way feels much mo better than trying to push it through that rock hard squash because the fingers are far far away. Once you put a grove on the top of the squash try sticking the point in and twisting. Pop.......all done. Don't use a small knife though..........pop, all done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 2, 2018 Share #13 Posted December 2, 2018 23 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: 44 mag's have nutrition facts? Is that where eat lead came from? Well...it was a green box.... In Hackier's memory.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Road Runner Posted December 2, 2018 Popular Post Share #14 Posted December 2, 2018 This is a great thread, anyway you slice it. Some cutting edge information here. You guys are pretty sharp. I think Ralph has a good handle on how to deal with unruly squash. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 3, 2018 Share #15 Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Road Runner said: This is a great thread, anyway you slice it. Some cutting edge information here. You guys are pretty sharp. I think Ralph has a good handle on how to deal with unruly squash. Excellent post. You cut right to the heart of the matter. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 3, 2018 Share #16 Posted December 3, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 3, 2018 Share #17 Posted December 3, 2018 16 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: This thing always terrifies me! Used to halve a spaghetti squash. Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share #18 Posted December 3, 2018 21 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. Especially not that little cutco pos! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted December 3, 2018 Share #19 Posted December 3, 2018 17 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: This thing always terrifies me! Used to halve a spaghetti squash. My brother-in-law gave me a big, thick chef's knife similar to the one in the picture. He likes to sharpen his knives to the point where they can split hairs, so I had to be so careful with it and eventually I ran the blade across the surface of a sharpening stone to dull it! I like my knives barely sharp enough to do the job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted December 3, 2018 Share #20 Posted December 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, MickinMD said: My brother-in-law gave me a big, thick chef's knife similar to the one in the picture. He likes to sharpen his knives to the point where they can split hairs, so I had to be so careful with it and eventually I ran the blade across the surface of a sharpening stone to dull it! I like my knives barely sharp enough to do the job! A dull knife is dangerous. You have to work harder, use more force to make the cut, increasing the likelihood of an accident. Secondly, a dull blade tears instead of cuts, leaving a jagged edge. This may not be important on an onion, but on your hand it is. Rough edged cuts lead to tissue death and scarring. Sharp knives leave a clean cut that is easier to close, has less tissue death and heals cleaner and faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 3, 2018 Share #21 Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Especially not that little cutco pos! Hey now, that's the one I use for coring strawberries. I could probably shave with it but I don't shave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted December 3, 2018 Share #22 Posted December 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Longjohn said: Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. You already know this, but other might not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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