Don't Ya Hate It

[saute86]

You need to learn to tuck your thumb on the holding hand. When I use to train cooks I called it the eagles claw. I once was cutting cabbage and took a nice chunk off my thumb. It bled for 4 days. The chef I was working for said if it was still bleeding on the 5th day he was going to get me really drunk and take a smoking hot saute pan and cauterize it. You don't realize how much you use your thumb until you cut it. It sucks doesn't it.

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by saute86

You need to learn to tuck your thumb on the holding hand. When I use to train cooks I called it the eagles claw. I once was cutting cabbage and took a nice chunk off my thumb. It bled for 4 days. The chef I was working for said if it was still bleeding on the 5th day he was going to get me really drunk and take a smoking hot saute pan and cauterize it. You don't realize how much you use your thumb until you cut it. It sucks doesn't it.

I just got a Work Sharp a few weeks ago so all of my knifes are shaving sharp. I learned that lesson chopping onions for a salsa not long after! LOL