"Wayne Boatwright" schrieb :
> Oh pshaw, on Sun 23 Dec 2007 10:09:00p, meant to say...
>
>> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:23:46 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>>Oh pshaw, on Sun 23 Dec 2007 09:21:01p, 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
>>>>
>>>> Mine is just a single blade but they sure make quick work of chopping
>>>> herbs.
>>>>
>>>Do you use a wooden bowl with yours, or a cutting board?
>>
>> Cutting board. I've had mine for probably 17 yrs and I have never used
>> it with a bowl. I see where some come with one, mine didn't.
>>
>
> I was just curious. I don't have a mezzaluma nor have I used one. I would
> have assumed that a bowl might help keep the ingredients focused toward the
> middle and under the blade.
>
Nope. The wooden bowl would defeat the purpose of the "Wiegemesser",
as we call it.
You put the herbs in a heap in the middle of the cutting board and then
"walk" over the herbs with this knife.
After each "rocking horse" motion, you turn the blades a little bit and "walk"
the knife over the board. Then you inverse the turns and "walk" it back.
There's no faster way to finely chop herbs.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner