could e worse...Every experienced butcher I’ve ever known has freaky looking fingers from “bobbing” them in the process of doing their jobs. I think its mostly just from not focusing on the task at hand...
With a mandolin you must use the pusher otherwise you will hurt yourself.
Short term solution could be a chef’s cutting glove. One of my sons worked in food prep some years ago and had a metal/mesh glove, like a knight’s mail, to wear while slicing and dicing. I’d think employers would insist on using something like that rather than end up with a fingertip in the salad.
My daughter caught much grief — real and playful — for being somewhat of a klutz.
All I could do was adore her. Still do.
could e worse...
she proceeded to cut the tip of a finger off,
I don't know why you're panicking, she's got nine more fer crissakes! You ever hear a cat complaining about losing one of its lives??????
Don’t harass her or tease her about it. She probably feels bad enough already.
If your mandolin does not have a gripper you can also use one of the grippers for an ear of corn with the mandolin. If the prongs are too long for the item you are slicing you can cut spacers out of a clean sponge and load them on to the corn holder so the tips are short enough to hold the item you want to slice and still allow you to slice it using the mandolin without holding on to the food with your hands. The sponge will also provide and extra cusion for your hand and fingers so they don’t even have to get close to the blade on the mandolin.
I would rather cut up a sponge than my hand or fingers!
Any mandolin, regardless of the price, in the wrong hands can be a lethal weapon.........Maybe you should have bought her a cheap set of drums.
I would lay the blame on the trainer....lack of clear instruction and poor communication. /sarc
I was watching a cooking show a while back and the famous chef(I forget who he was) sliced the end off of his finger. I think it was on Rachel Ray. So tell her it happens to the best of them.
What’s a “pickel”?
Does your daughter complain about your spelling?
She probably won’t visit you in the old age home.
At least not with pickles.
Restaurant supply probably has protective gloves she could wear.
Restaurant supply probably has protective gloves she could wear.
They make a cut resistant glove for clutzes like me.
Nearly lost the tip of one of mine.. bandaged it.. pulled on a glove to contain the blood and kept working.
I don't think the daughter is at fault. I think the mother is remiss in letting an inexperienced daughter use a dangerous tool. Oh, and if you think I'm some kind of wimp, I've been cooking since I was 12 and using power tools since I was 7, and I still have all of my appendages.
This is just a learning experience for her, but I hope she’s okay.