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Default Need name of tool

Oh pshaw, on Tue 25 Dec 2007 01:27:22p, blake murphy meant to say...

> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:21:52 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>Oh pshaw, on Mon 24 Dec 2007 08:57:11a, blake murphy meant to say...
>>
>>> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:30:03 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Oh pshaw, on Sun 23 Dec 2007 10:26:48a, theChas. meant to say...
>>>>
>>>>> A vegetable chopper that is a curved, two bladed tool, with vertical
>>>>> handles on each end. It appears to be approximately 7" long.
>>>>> It is rocked back and forth on the cutting board to dice veggies. Can
>>>>> also we be used to cut chunks of cheese off big wedges.
>>>>> Has a name something like 'gabazza' . It was just shown on 'Shopping
>>>>> with Chefs' on TV. I forgot to write it down.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>mezzaluna
>>>>
>>>>http://www.akitchen.com/store/friel0062.html
>>>
>>> o.k., what's the doodad with two half-moon blades perpendicular to
>>> each other with the knob handle?
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>>

>>
>>Same thing. Some have 3, 4, or 5 blades.

>
> no, the thing i'm thinking of has two blades at right angles to each
> other, not parallel. i've seen it referred to as an herb chopper, but
> i'm sure it has another name.
>
> your toolish pal,
> blake
>
>
>
>


Sorry, I missed "perpendicular" in your post. I've seen the one you
described but I don't know the specific name.

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Date: Sunday, December 23rd,2007

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