I had just cut up some nice, pink grapefruit into sections and juice,
so the curved, serrated grapefruit knife was already out. Next, a
pineapple faced me, which I'd been avoiding for 3 days. (Pineapple
was on sale for 2.99, so couldn't resist.)
After it'd been quartered into 'boats' and the hard core removed, I
sliced the quarters crosswise, (port to starboard), and lastly tried
the grapefruit knife. It did a dandy job of separating the meat from
that hard rind. I was moving the knife away from me, and felt a lot
safer than wielding a sharp knife as I used to do.

Hope this helps. Double use, at least, for an infrequently used tool.

> I eat grapefruit about 8 months in the year for breakfast and invariably
> partially release the sections with a grapefruit knife. A grapefruit
> knife is also quite good for deseeding cucumbers.
>

Even better for cucumbers, is a serrated-edge grapefruit spoon because
the bowl is a better shape for the center where the seeds are.

N.

On 12/7/2010 10:49 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>
> I eat grapefruit about 8 months in the year for breakfast and invariably
> partially release the sections with a grapefruit knife. A grapefruit
> knife is also quite good for deseeding cucumbers.

I love grapefruit. I got into the ritual of cutting the sections apart
then then using the grapefruit knife, eating the sections, and then
squishing out the juice. I hated it as a kid but loved it as an adult.
Then I found out that it interferes with my diabetes meds. Now, no more
grapefruit for me. It's sad.

>
> For pineapples as I said the other day, the Vacuvin pineapple carver
> works very well and is not dangerously sharp.
>

On 07/12/2010 5:16 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 12/7/2010 10:49 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>> I eat grapefruit about 8 months in the year for breakfast and invariably
>> partially release the sections with a grapefruit knife. A grapefruit
>> knife is also quite good for deseeding cucumbers.
>
> I love grapefruit. I got into the ritual of cutting the sections apart
> then then using the grapefruit knife, eating the sections, and then
> squishing out the juice. I hated it as a kid but loved it as an adult.
> Then I found out that it interferes with my diabetes meds. Now, no more
> grapefruit for me. It's sad.
>


I used to love grapefruit but I developed an aversion to it. Somewhere
along the way I discovered that grapefruit causes a lot of gastric
problems for me. The last time I had grapefruit I was so sick the next
day that I had leave work before noon.

Grapefruit alos interferes with some heart medications

On Dec 7, 5:16*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 12/7/2010 10:49 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>
>
>
> > I eat grapefruit about 8 months in the year for breakfast and invariably
> > partially release the sections with a grapefruit knife. A grapefruit
> > knife is also quite good for deseeding cucumbers.
>
> I love grapefruit. I got into the ritual of cutting the sections apart
> then then using the grapefruit knife, eating the sections, and then
> squishing out the juice. I hated it as a kid but loved it as an adult.
> Then I found out that it interferes with my diabetes meds. Now, no more
> grapefruit for me. It's sad.
>
>
>
>
>
> > For pineapples as I said the other day, the Vacuvin pineapple carver
> > works very well and is not dangerously sharp.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

James I have the same problem with a med I take, but asked DR and
he said just wait til 3 hours pass from med to grapefruit and there
will
be no interaction. Check with your DR. Could be the same situation.
Enjoying my graprfruit juice again now. Nanzi

On Dec 8, 11:45*am, Nan > wrote:

> James I have the same problem with a med I take, but asked DR and
> he said just wait til 3 hours pass from med to grapefruit and there
> will
> *be no interaction. Check with your DR. Could be the same situation.
> *Enjoying my graprfruit juice again now. *Nanzi

I was told by a registered nutritionist that if you take the meds at
night, a little grapefruit the next morning certainly won't hurt - the
meds are in your system by then. The nutrition from the grapefruit
will probably do ya lot more good than skipping it entirely.