Originally Posted by Kaykaykay

Having fresh pineapple and papaya. Both are so good, but what a lot of work to get to. If all food took this much work, I'd starve.

LOL--I have my dad do it for me--he can cut open a pineapple or papaya in no time!! I wouldn't ever buy a pineapple to cut myself, just can never do it right!! I feel the same way as you do, but also with seafood: crabs, crab legs, shrimp. Anything that you have to peel which makes your hands all wet and grubby. It may be fun the first time, but than that novelty wears away!

Just had an open top chicken breast sandwich and a lemonade! For dessert, going to have a crunch white peach!!

Originally Posted by skimonkey

LOL--I have my dad do it for me--he can cut open a pineapple or papaya in no time!! I wouldn't ever buy a pineapple to cut myself, just can never do it right!! I feel the same way as you do, but also with seafood: crabs, crab legs, shrimp. Anything that you have to peel which makes your hands all wet and grubby. It may be fun the first time, but than that novelty wears away!

Just had an open top chicken breast sandwich and a lemonade! For dessert, going to have a crunch white peach!!

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who doesn't like to roll up my sleeves for food. My talent for food is in the eating of it, not the prepping, lol. I buy a pineapple once in a blue moon. And each time, I'm reminded of why I don't buy them more frequently.

I prefer to just open my mouth...:-)

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Originally Posted by mollysmom

I prefer to just open my mouth...:-)

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Am going dangerously against the flow here:-)...but I actually *enjoy* preparing things like pineapple, cooking apples & veg etc!

Think this peculiarity started when we bought a very big Sabatier knife, which just gets the cutting jobs done beautifully. Not all types of cutting of course, but those that need big, satisfying chomps. We actually fight over who gets it first:-)

This came home to me when my visiting sister chose a tiny serrated knife to cut big carrots--it made me shiver to watch her. Her take was that the big knife was "dangerous". It's the complete opposite!!! (IMHO)

What do you guys use?

(Or, for the Open Mouths among us, NOT use??:-):-):-))

I use my trusty "KitchenAid" can opener to tear off the lid on a tin of Dole (shameless brand name plug) pineapple.

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Originally Posted by AdmiralAdama

I use my trusty "KitchenAid" can opener to tear off the lid on a tin of Dole (shameless brand name plug) pineapple.

AA

That must be what they mean by "Being on the Dole":-)

Can it cope with square-cornered cans? As in, those with bully beef?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cor...iw=768&bih=900

Originally Posted by stranding

That must be what they mean by "Being on the Dole":-)

Can it cope with square-cornered cans? As in, those with bully beef?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cor...iw=768&bih=900

No for square cans I generally use a G.I. Tanto point blade, with quillion guard. The polypropylene handle scale prevents grip slip. Easy on the fingers.

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Originally Posted by AdmiralAdama

No for square cans I generally use a G.I. Tanto point blade, with quillion guard. The polypropylene handle scale prevents grip slip. Easy on the fingers.

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That's quite a blade! And so neatly safe with the quillion!

Does it open bully cans best when thrown by the blade or the handle?

I see that Amazon points out:
>>>"In a survival or self-defense situation, it can be quickly and easily be converted into a spear or war club."

Which must be a useful multi-tasking addition for such an intrepid explorer as yourself--who might have actually visited whatever the planet is where quillion is mined?

Originally Posted by stranding

Am going dangerously against the flow here:-)...but I actually *enjoy* preparing things like pineapple, cooking apples & veg etc!

Think this peculiarity started when we bought a very big Sabatier knife, which just gets the cutting jobs done beautifully. Not all types of cutting of course, but those that need big, satisfying chomps. We actually fight over who gets it first:-)

This came home to me when my visiting sister chose a tiny serrated knife to cut big carrots--it made me shiver to watch her. Her take was that the big knife was "dangerous". It's the complete opposite!!! (IMHO)

What do you guys use?

(Or, for the Open Mouths among us, NOT use??:-):-):-))

I'm inept in the kitchen. I can get the job done, but not with any skill. My husband is a foodie with good knives, but he could out-prep me even with a rusty spoon, lol.

He uses a bunch of knives, but he favors a Japanese brand: Professional Chef?s Knives & Japanese Kitchen Knives | Global Knives

His go-to knife is a cleaver, though.

Originally Posted by stranding

That's quite a blade! And so neatly safe with the quillion!

Does it open bully cans best when thrown by the blade or the handle?

I see that Amazon points out:
>>>"In a survival or self-defense situation, it can be quickly and easily be converted into a spear or war club."

Which must be a useful multi-tasking addition for such an intrepid explorer as yourself--who might have actually visited whatever the planet is where quillion is mined?

The only thing I mine is Tylium ore, usually found on asteroids and planetary moons.

The fleet started with two refinery ships but we lost the "Daru Mozu" during the debacle on New Caprica.

We rely solely on the "Hitei Kan" for our propulsion.

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