"BOB" > wrote in message
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> Katra wrote:
>> I _hate_ slicing fresh carrots!!!
>> Dad likes them a lot tho' so it has to be done.
>> He prefers them in bite sized chunky slices.
>>
>> If I try to slice them on the cutting board with the chef's knife,
>> they are so crisp they tend to want to "pop" off as I slice them
>> and go all over the kitchen! Crispy beasts.
>>
>> So, I generally use a good sharp paring knife and hold them in my
>> hand, slicing them into a bowl by cutting thru them with my thumb as a
>> backstop. The drawback to that is that if my knife is sharp enough,
>> I end up with fine little slices in my thumb. Rarely deep enough to
>> be a real cut (unless the knife is REALLY sharp which has happened a
>> couple of times!) but it's really annoying!!!
>>
>> Is there such a thing as a thumb guard, or is there a better way
>> to slice carrots?
>>
>> --
>> K.
> http://www.chefscatalog.com/store/ca...Text=mandoline
Forget slicing --
put them in the oven whole or in a couple of pieces.
Dee