See that little red half circle on the tip of my thumb? OUCH! Just because your Pampered Chef mandolin works without the safety guard if you're shredding... use the safety guard. Seriously. I shredded 6 potatoes with the guard, no problem. I got lazy and skipped it to do half of an onion (now that everything is wet with potato juice), and on about the third swipe, YIKES! You know the stuff in onions that makes you cry? It apparently is the same stuff that makes a freshly grated thumb tip sting. So no joke, use the guard. I thought I could still go at mandolin-speed, but I was wrong. Now every time I have to use the space bar, I'm reminded.
HA HA HA!!!! I can't tell you how many times I have done the same thing. And for some strange reason I forget the excruciating pain and do it again.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one! And you're right - this probably won't be the last time.
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