Knives Will Bite When They Can
Here are some of the "Food and Cooking of the Middle Kingdoms" props.
We're particularly glad to finally get a proper sheath for that crescent knife. It's a herb-chopper used in a rocking motion like a mezzaluna or ulu, but it also looks photogenically wicked. Not just photogenically - the blade curvature makes any careless contact a slice.
Back in September when we bought the knife, its sheath was out of stock and was only delivered in the first week of January.
Between times...
Well, you can guess why it was less than a week before I made this safety cover from the thickest card I could find.
Otherwise there was a real risk of paying Steel Fee every time.
Still and all, a sharp knife (all our kitchen knives are Scary Sharp) is actually less dangerous than a blunt one. Blunt knives need more effort to make a cut, so if they skip or jump, there's a lot more effort behind them when they finally hit something.
And That Can Be Bad.
(Hint: cooking or not, it's always wise to know where the Band-Aids are.)
