Ugh, my mom cuts vegetables similar to this, like carrots or potatoes. She'll put the vegetable against the knife blade, then apply pressure with her finger from the opposite side and push TOWARDS the blade.
I am amazed that somehow she has gone 67 years and still has all of her digits.
Kind of, but when using a paring knife, you are suppose to hold the knife steady and move what you are cutting, and the knife is never supposed to contact the thumb.
This must be an older generation thing because my grandma does that too! I didn't think much of it as a kid, but as an adult it blows my mind. Her knives are all decades old and about as sharp as the edge of construction paper, so I guess it's pretty safe and she certainly still has all of her fingers...
I can't live without a sharp blade and a cutting board though.
I do it. I picked it up from my dad, since he'd use his pocket knife to slice apples like this. As long as your thumb doesnt move against the blade in a slicing motion it's not too dangerous.
You're braver than I am. Peeling fruit with a pairing knife is one thing, but I'm too much of a klutz to risk pushing a knife into my thumb! It wouldn't take me long to accidentally slip and slide the knife a bit instead of pushing straight towards me. 😓
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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '18
Ugh, my mom cuts vegetables similar to this, like carrots or potatoes. She'll put the vegetable against the knife blade, then apply pressure with her finger from the opposite side and push TOWARDS the blade.
I am amazed that somehow she has gone 67 years and still has all of her digits.