safety tip
01 Jun 2005Important safety tip:
When using a mandolin to slice up squash, do not slice off the tip of your index finger.
If you must slice off the tip of your index finger, try to avoid the part of your finger that makes direct contact with the keyboard for about 50% of any given word.
Sounds like an unfortunate accident.
I used to work in kitchens (Caffe Milano, Cakewalk, The Trace, etc). I had a chef who would see mye trying to slice the last little part of a potato and he would ask what my fingertip was worth. He would then remind me that that small portion of the potato was worth less than a nickle.
I never forget that now when I am using a mandolin.