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Oh pshaw, on Wed 26 Dec 2007 12:30:12a, Blinky the Shark meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> Oh pshaw, on Tue 25 Dec 2007 11:14:50p, Blinky the Shark meant to say...
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> I believe you're referring to a perpendicular-bladed herb chopper.
>>>
>>>

>>
>> Well, yes, that's how you described it, but you also said you thought it
>> had another name. I've yet to find one of these in searches by any

name,
>> although I have seen one before.

>
> You seem to have me confused with someone else.
>


Uh, yes, I see it was Blake. Sorry.

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