D.Currie wrote:

>I was just thinking about some of the things that I use regularly that I
>thought at first were stupid, useless, or gimmicky, but now I'd have a hard
>time living without.
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>So...what things to you have that you found out were really wonderful and/or
>terrible?
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I've got a mezzaluna, one of those curved blades with a handle at each
end that is used for chopping herbs. My mother gave it to me. You can
chop one-handed, which I find very helpful. Likewise my one-handed
pepper-grinder which has two levers that you squeeze.

It's not really a gadget, but I really couldn't do without my Bamix
stick blender.

Christine

Old Mother Ashby wrote:

> I've got a mezzaluna, one of those curved blades with a handle at each
> end that is used for chopping herbs. My mother gave it to me. You can
> chop one-handed, which I find very helpful.

What's your opinion of the mezzaluna? Is it better/faster/easier
than using a chef's knife? I noticed Nigella Lawson uses one.

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Reg

Reg wrote:

> Old Mother Ashby wrote:
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>> I've got a mezzaluna, one of those curved blades with a handle at
>> each end that is used for chopping herbs. My mother gave it to me.
>> You can chop one-handed, which I find very helpful.
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> What's your opinion of the mezzaluna? Is it better/faster/easier
> than using a chef's knife? I noticed Nigella Lawson uses one.
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I like it because my right hand isn't all that functional so I'm always
on the lookout for things that can be used one-handed. I think that you
probably have more control chopping herbs the traditional way, which I
think might also be faster if you've mastered the technique. You've only
got to compare Nigella and Jamie in action.

Christine