reesemoore•16d agoMost Upvoted

The day I figured out I was peeling potatoes wrong for 30 years

I always peeled potatoes toward my thumb, you know, holding the potato in my palm and dragging the peeler toward me. Last week my buddy's mom saw me doing it and just goes "you're gonna take a chunk out of yourself one day." She showed me to peel away from my body and hold the potato at the end, not cradled. Has anyone else had a kitchen habit they just assumed was right until someone called it out?

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grantschmidt16d ago

Wait, you were holding the potato in your palm the whole time? That's exactly how I used to do it too and I've got the scars to prove it. My dad finally showed me the away-from-your-thumb trick after I sliced open my hand pretty good one Thanksgiving.

king.andrew16d ago

Whoa hold on, you actually sliced your hand open? That's insane, I've been doing the palm-cradle thing for years and never even thought about how dangerous it is.

anthonymurray16d ago

Know someone who did the same thing mid-quarantine. ended up in urgent care getting six stitches, couldn't play guitar for three weeks.