OMG, Penny! So glad you did not get hurt! Well, you just cured *me* of the notion of getting an electric knife! Jennifer
On 11/27/09, Judy Hansen <[email protected]> wrote: > Do they have a guide on them to enable you to make even slices? That would > make one worth buying, for me. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Penny Reeder > Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 10:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] electric knife > > Dear Paul, > > If I had responded to your e-mail even 6 weeks ago, I would have told > you how easy it is to use an electric knife, how safe it is, even for > a person who is blind, and how much I loved my electric knife. I > especially loved my electric knife for cutting homemade bread. > > Then, one night, about 6 weeks ago, I was slicing a pork > tenderloin. The amazing thing is that I was thinking to myself, I > have to be careful to keep the cord away from the blade. Then, I got > a phone call, and when I came back to the counter after hanging up > the phone, I just picked up the knife and began slicing -- right, as > it turned out, through the cord! There was this huge bang, and the > lights went out because when the current shorted out, the circuit > breaker tripped! > > After I had pulled myself together and flipped the circuit breaker > back and unplugged the now defunct knife, I realized that I was not > dead and all I was missing was the knife! > > Still, it was scary, and I have not replaced the electric knife. > > But, I do miss it whenever I make a loaf of bread, because I loved > having so much control when cutting evenly spaced slices! > > Penny > > > > > At 09:31 PM 11/27/2009, you wrote: >>can a totally blind person use an electric knife and are there any >>knife guides for them. i only ask because i see sighted people use >>them and they cut nice slices. i just thought it would be nice to >>get one but at the same time they can be dangerous if your not careful. >> any expierences with one good or bad welcomed. >> >>Paul and Pilot Dog Dazzle >>_______________________________________________ >>Cookinginthedark mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
