Multi-Tasking Gone Wrong: A Story of an Unfortunate Cooking Accident

[nikkijo]

So I'm trying to multitask...key word trying...talking on my cell phone while getting supper ready. I'm trying the recipe that was posted earlier this week with apples sprinkled with cinnamon toped with pork chops then more apples and cinnamon. So I'm talking on the phone cutting the apples (first time using the wedger) and I'm trying to get the core out and all of a sudden I have this nice gash in my middle finger. This is a bleeder, I hadn't realized how sharp that thing this!

Just thought of this, should I call my dr and get a tetanus shot tomorrow? I can't remember the last time I had one.

 

[chefkristin]

So I'm trying to multitask...key word trying...talking on my cell phone while getting supper ready. I'm trying the recipe that was posted earlier this week with apples sprinkled with cinnamon toped with pork chops then more apples and cinnamon. So I'm talking on the phone cutting the apples (first time using the wedger) and I'm trying to get the core out and all of a sudden I have this nice gash in my middle finger. This is a bleeder, I hadn't realized how sharp that thing this!

Just thought of this, should I call my dr and get a tetanus shot tomorrow? I can't remember the last time I had one.

Yeah-I sliced my finger open on the apple wedger too. It hurt!!!!

 

[freddydress]

Same here. After I got mine, I tossed it into the dish water to clean it--it had flipped over, I got distracted and when I put my hands into the water, my thumb ran along one of the blades (like, razor blades!). Yow! I thought it would never stop bleeding. I'm learning the hard way that there are protective covers on products for good reasons!

 

[cmdtrgd]

Can you believe they used to sell it without the cover?!?

 

[Chef Kearns]

Unless your apple wedger was rusty you shouldn't need a tetanus shot. With my pre-PC apple wedger I had to press so hard just to get it to go through the apple then I could flip it over to shoot out the core. Not with ours!! It is so much easier to cut with, but popping out the core is like a suicide attempt! I've started just using a butter knife or something else nearby to pop it out.

 

[nikkijo]

Can you believe they used to sell it without the cover?!?

I know it's so hard to believe! I wonder how many people hurt themselves before they made a cover for it.

 

[Tara1021]

I know it's so hard to believe! I wonder how many people hurt themselves before they made a cover for it.

Yea....Kinda like the Ultimate slice and grate???

 

[nikked]

Apple Wedger Tip...slice the bottom off the apple first. That way, the blades go all the way to the bottom, and it's MUCH easier to remove.

I learned this from my AD, and I went from being leery of the thing, to absolutely loving it. It's something I share whenever I show the wedger.

BTW, did you know it's great for onions too? Perfect wedges for fajitas or stews!

 

[BethCooks4U]

Apple Wedger Tip...slice the bottom off the apple first. That way, the blades go all the way to the bottom, and it's MUCH easier to remove.

I learned this from my AD, and I went from being leery of the thing, to absolutely loving it. It's something I share whenever I show the wedger.

BTW, did you know it's great for onions too? Perfect wedges for fajitas or stews!

That tip works for every sharp item. Cut your food so that there is a flat surface and then slice it - makes the knives, ultimate mandoline, wedger... safer!

 

[chefkristin]

Apple Wedger Tip...slice the bottom off the apple first. That way, the blades go all the way to the bottom, and it's MUCH easier to remove.

I learned this from my AD, and I went from being leery of the thing, to absolutely loving it. It's something I share whenever I show the wedger.

BTW, did you know it's great for onions too? Perfect wedges for fajitas or stews!

That is a great tip!! I have to remember to tell customers that!!!

 

[kisrae]

I'm glad it wasn't just me. I was at a school fundraiser where we were making carmel apples and i brougt my Apple Wedger and cut my finger in front of a parent who was waiting for her apple. Grosss!!!

 

[nikkijo]

I'm glad it wasn't just me. I was at a school fundraiser where we were making carmel apples and i brougt my Apple Wedger and cut my finger in front of a parent who was waiting for her apple. Grosss!!!

I've learned my lesson that I'm a clutz...at one show I cut myself..luckily I had plastic gloves that I could wear after I put the bandaid on...now I also carry bandaids.

 

[raebates]

I always warn my customers to PULL the core through. (Just twist a little. It comes right out.) Pushing it through can be really dangerous. Sorry you gals found out the hard way.

 

[alotamoose]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. Thanks for the tips! I knew there had to be a better way! Great ideas!

 

[Teresa Lynn]

It's great for making steak fries too!

 

[jenniferlynne]

Ok, the older one must not be nearly as sharp as the new one. I have the one that doesn't have a cover, and I can't imagine it cutting me. As a matter of fact, I have to get on my tip toes and put all my weight on it to get it to cut an apple (and I'm talking a lot of weight here).