tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629766379507292568.post6336362021585702016..comments2011-12-16T21:32:44.001-05:00Comments on The Prep Cook Project: Wednesdays are for Self-Mutilation, or How Overconfidence Made Me Lose My FingertipJFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529211354988164303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629766379507292568.post-91187827138451952682011-06-17T09:53:19.536-04:002011-06-17T09:53:19.536-04:00I had to read this one in installments, because I ...I had to read this one in installments, because I kept wincing away from the screen once I got to the description of the sliced fingertip. RINGS IN THE WOOD, I can't even!Cassandra Mortmainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980440861507976453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629766379507292568.post-26051999300091242802011-06-16T22:48:58.882-04:002011-06-16T22:48:58.882-04:00At the risk of your being drummed out of the Benev...At the risk of your being drummed out of the Benevolent Order of Prep Chefs for lèse machismo, might I suggest a pair of mesh butcher's gloves when using a mandoline? I never use that infernal machine without them after having had the singularly grotesque experience of shaving a thin strip of skin off the length of my index finger. BTW-- your colleagues were right about lemon juice or vinegar. Yes, it stings like hell for a bit, but it does do the trick. So does alum (the active ingredient in a styptic pencil), if there happens to be any around the kitchen. Then apply some ice to help with the throbbing.<br /><br />Give yourself a Purple Heart with Borage Cluster & hang in there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com