On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:35:06 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:05:05 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:31:38 +0100, "Ophelia" ku>
>>wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>> > I did look this up. Apparently at least for the Chef's knife, which is
>>> > the large one, you are supposed to put your thumb and finger on either
>>> > side of the blade itself. I will try this. Not sure this will work on a
>>> > smaller knife though. But that woman chef did not do that. She had all
>>> > of the fingers and thumb wrapped around the handle. And that just didn't
>>> > work for me.
>>>
>>> I guess everyone will do what suits them best.
>>> --
>>
>>Just keep your knife sharp enough that you don't need to use your left
>>hand to apply pressure when cutting, please.
>>Accidents happen that way.
>
>An accident, so that's how you happened... what a moroon... there are
>many chores where both hands on a knife is advantageous and much
>safer... there are even knives designed to be used with both hands,
>and there are helper gadgets that one places on a blade so as to use
>both hands.
>
Agreed. The smart person keeps their fingers and thumbs up out of the
way.
Janet US