Do NOT allow yourself to avoid knives!
I understand where this phobia comes from, as I recently cut my finger while cooking. But you must not fall into (kitchen) victim mentality. Lol. The more you avoid knives the worse the phobia will get. Cut things slower and cut them into bigger pieces than the recipe suggests but don’t avoid knives.
Also make sure your knife is a good quality. An extra sharp knife if safer than a dull one because you tend to use awkward force if the knife isn’t sharp enough and that is when people slip and accidentally cut themselves.
But I understand. I was so scared after I cut myself that I avoided even going into the kitchen for a few days (lol) and purchased no-cut kitchen gloves but otherwise I forced myself to face my fears and picked up a knife again and I’m better for it.
Fuck those hand guards. They trick you into thinking "this is inefficient and slow, I'll just be careful aaaaand my thumb is cut off." Cut gloves save the damn day
I have cut proof gloves that I got off of Amazon. They work, put them on the cutting board and ran the knife over them 4 or 5 times with a lot of pressure. Then I put them on and did a similar test to my palms. Then I tried 1 finger, and it also worked, but it freaked me out, so I didn't go any further.
It might cut if I did a stab+cut first, but I'm not gonna test it that way.
These are the gloves.
I think most people at home are using something like these.
> Made of food safe, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, nylon, polyester, glass fibre and spandex (for comfort), these gloves have been designed to resist cuts and nicks from even the sharpest blades.
I'm not sure what's more useful beskar or cut resistant gloves.
When I get a bag of leg quarters, I will debone them and put the meat in single layer in plastic bags. These get frozen for later use. The meat separates into individual pieces pretty easily.
The bones are pressure-cooked for stock, with vegetable scraps, etc.
After straining the stock, the cooked bones are fairly soft. I cut these into small pieces with garden shears (careful of fingers), and feed them to my chickens (we are allowed backyard hens in my city). Practically nothing ends up in the trash.
Pro Tip:
Invest in a cut-proof glove. It doesn't have to be actual chain mail. There are inexpensive ones that work fine. I have bled all over my chicken leg quarters so many times, when my cold fingers couldn't register the slice of the knife as I deboned a bag of partially-thawed legs. Using the glove makes it faster, safer, and easier to work with the meat.
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These chainmail gloves are pretty hardcore and great if he does a lot of his own butchering. For simpler stuff like chopping vegetables there are Kevlar-based cut resistant gloves that are machine washable (like these).
Yeah, you can even get cut resistant kitchen gloves, which are great if you own a mandoline, for fairly cheap. The ones I have were just $11.50. Whatever nylon crap they're using is obviously much cheaper than that, but clearly you could make an actual cut resistant safe for fairly cheap as well.
Love it! And my mandoline is why I own a pair of cut gloves. 😂
Hey Wunky ever thought about cut-resistant gloves? May help. https://www.amazon.com/NoCry-Cut-Resistant-Gloves-Performance/dp/B00MXUHHGK/ref=sr\_1\_15?dchild=1&keywords=rope+cut+multitool&qid=1622754549&sr=8-15
I got (but haven't yet used) a pair of these. Pretty affordable and better than lopping off the tip of my thumb (again).
Use nitrile gloves, with some no cry cut protection or standard cotton glove liners under them.
If you do Amazon, these are popular. Benriner is the go-to Mandolin. I have one and love it.
Kevlar sleeves are amazing anti-cat protection. I use them on the regular for grooming. Since you seem to have a lot of interactions with unhappy cats, I thought you might like to know.
As for your original question I use a cut glove at work sometimes, we get them from Amazon, they are pretty cheap and work well. The ones I get aren't available right now but this is the same kind, just more expensive lol. I think I pay $8/pair normally.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HPT0XFU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_yUMeFb8Y59CAP
Hey this is random but there are "cut proof gloves" you can buy on amazon. They have woven metal into them so they are harder to cut than regular gloves I think?
I love mine. My hands get weak when I cut things and I slip and after the bad cut I had that didn't seal I got these.
edit: not metal woven, it's something else
>The combination of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and glass fibre keeps these gloves light and flexible, makin’ them perfect for all kinds of precision work. If you’re looking for a glove-of-all trades, you’ve found it.
>Our gloves also have an EN388 Level 5 protection rating - the highest resistance rating there is. Outside of wearing chain mail on your hands, these gloves are the simplest way to keep your fingers cut free.
Nothing expensive. No matter if you buy $7 gloves or $35 gloves, they are going to get destroyed in a month, maybe 2. I prefer DexFit. They come in a multipack, are on amazon prime so when I am on my last pair I can order more easily, and have multiple sizes because I like them to fit snug to my hang (so the ring scanner doesn’t slide around).
DEX FIT Lightweight Nitrile Work... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076P2M7MS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I wear these DEX FIT gloves a lot of the time (scrub plane, pull saw, lifting larger pieces of wood, etc.). I take them off when doing precision chiseling or measuring though:
https://www.amazon.com/DEX-FIT-Resistant-Comfort-Washable/dp/B074DV268M
I hope this will be a top level comment so a lot of people will see it. Gloves like thisare an absolute lifesaver in the kitchen. I got them to use with my extra-sharp grater and food processor blades.
They are not expensive and totally washable.
Properly constructed chainmail will absolutely stop a stab. If you have riveted or welded links of sufficient wire gauge, no knife wielded by any human is going to make it through.
Note that the modern "slash resistant" mail e.g. of the type commonly found in butcher's gloves and so forth does not have sufficient wire diameter to be effective against a sufficiently motivated stab. That's an entirely different animal from medieval style chainmail, though.
Source: I have constructed several suits of real mail and tested them thoroughly. (And I spot weld my links.)
That’s why I got one of these metal gloves thingies! It works great and I just toss it in the dishwasher to clean it. You can also soak it in hot soapy water.
I use it specifically for shredding cheese, using a microplane to zest or even to use a mandolin.
I eat a LOT of cheese, so it was definitely worth it so I can use up all the little cheese odds and ends. But I would always end up shredding my fingers even if I wasn’t down to the end🤦♀️
Just wear cloth gloves that can get wet. You want something that has rigidity to hold, but not too much to remove scales or slime coat. I suggest these cut proof gloves or just garden gloves.
They're all somewhat uncomfortable, especially if you have larger hands. The steel mesh ones for oyster shucking are pretty clumsy, but effective. Maybe look at the Kevlar one. Amazon has some at a decent price - this one looks pretty nice, definitely able to handle more dexterous tasks.
My mom was very afraid ocknives too — until I go oh r her some cut resistant gloves like these. Conquered her fears almost immediately! There are several brands in a wide variety of price ranges, but these really helped.
This is what I use with a mandolin and my sharp grater, and a rotary cutter for sewing:
They are comfortable and washable.
I got a pair of these gloves to use with a mandolin and fabric rotary cutter. I had a close call when the rotary cutter slipped.
Hope your hand heals up fast!
it's woven metal so it's cut resistant, but not stab resistant. it works really well for kitchen tasks
Most inexpensive cut resistant gloves are effective. I've only ever bought them once, so I have no brand loyalty. I would just pick any with a decent user rating within my price range. These look fine.
https://www.amazon.com/Dowellife-Resistant-Protection-Shucking-Processing/dp/B06XBGR2L9/ref=sr_1_5
Dowellife Cut Resistant Gloves Food Grade Level 5 Protection, Safety Kitchen Cuts Gloves for Oyster Shucking, Fish Fillet Processing, Mandolin Slicing, Meat Cutting and Wood Carving, 1 Pair (Large) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XBGR2L9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_5BNN7Y1QA2Z43Q36HTER?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 you need glove liners mg guy