Anyone overly cautious about sharp objects?

Knives and other kitchen stuff that are sharp, I’m overly careful around cause I know my mind isn’t as sharp (pun not intended) on the medications, I’m afraid of cutting myself and making mistakes. I never leave the knives in the sink with the other dirty plates and cutlery, I always leave them on the bench so I know where they are and hand wash them carefully.

Anyone else like this?

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I always put the sharp ends of the knives down when I put them in the dishwasher. Or the drying rack. Sometimes my dad leaves the sharpens up and I’m worried about getting cut.

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Me too, I worry about knife handling too.

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Yes, but because I was trained to be cautious with knives as part of my chef training. I also keep them as sharp as possible as you are actually less likely to injure yourself badly with a properly maintained knife. It is people who get desperate and hack at things with dull blades that can hurt themselves the most. I also own and use finger shields and cut-proof gloves as appropriate.

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Where do I you go for that college or something

Apprenticeship. Three years of learning in the kitchen with attending school for part of the year. I attended SAIT, the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology for the classroom portion.

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I’m not smart enough to do schooling as ive already discussed before but a apprenticeship sounds like fun so your a certified awesome chef

I’ve got my journeyman’s papers and read seal (interprovincial) but it is mostly for show now. I was half a year in when I was injured and my career cut short.

Sorry to hear that I’ve always considered you a good person chef degree usually means awesome cook

You can go to culinary arts school in the US. Some junior colleges have them, some are not part of a college.

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I wanna learn how to cook better a lot of people say I’m a good chef a lot of people lie to make me feel better

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@AwesomeFisherman , they’re most likely honestly liking your cooking skills

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I still cook a lot and it is bushcraft cooking season for me right now, but I’m not able to pull out counters to clean behind them or scrub down the walls of a cooler now thanks to the back injury. My professional cooking days are over. I can’t lift a lot or bend/crouch too much now.

My new folding wood stove and large aluminium table are supposed to arrive from Temu today. Kind of excited about that.

:blush:

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I’ve accidentally undercooked food yet never In my life have I ever overcooked ANYTHING I’m telling the truth too

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The good news is you can often check if it’s fully cooked and if not, you can cook it more

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Yeah I quit undercooking but I had to start cheating with a meat thermometer too make sure it’s cooked

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That is not cheating. That is properly using a necessary tool.

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That’s what you’re supposed to do! That’s not cheating. Don’t worry.

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Back when I was young and dumb. Like maybe 18 or 19, my cousin and I broke a small window on the from door of my house.

Me, being an idiot at the time and all, disposed of the shards in a large garbage bag with other stuff.

At some point, I held the top and spun the bag to close it and get ready for disposal. Unbeknownst to me a shard was poking out of the other side of the bag. So when I spun it , i cut a deep slice in my leg since i was wearing shorts.

It was gross. Deep enough to see the fat and everything. I still have the scar today.

Anyway, good lesson for a dumb teenager.

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When I was 3 years old i accidentally broke through a window and severed a artery now I have a scar forever I’m trying to figure out ways to get rid of it

I forget if I already posted this before

Does anybody have any ideas on how to get rid of a scar

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