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c/chefsgrant478grant47817d agoProlific Poster

Heard a new hire at the place I do books for say 'a sharp knife is a safe knife' and it got me thinking about kitchen rules.

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reese_hayes71
Tell that to my thumb, which has the scars to prove it wrong. I get the idea, a dull knife needs more force and can slip, but a sharp one just makes the cut cleaner when you mess up. My kitchen rule is basically just assume everything is hot and everything can cut you. It's kept me alive so far, but my vegetable chopping still looks like a crime scene.
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irisowens
irisowens17d ago
Okay but have you actually tried a properly sharp knife on something like an onion or a tomato? The difference is wild because it goes through without you pushing down at all, so your hand isn't even in a position to slip into the blade. It's not about cleaner cuts when you mess up, it's about not messing up in the first place because you aren't fighting the thing you're cutting.
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john_fisher
Your thumb might disagree but a sharp knife is way safer.
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