james_nicoll ([info]james_nicoll) wrote,
@ 2008-05-15 15:16:00
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I'm doing it wrong
I appear to have accidentally grated the tip of one finger while cleaning the grater last night.

At least it is better to grate oneself after cooking than before, I guess.

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[info]yhlee
2008-05-15 07:20 pm UTC (link)
Ouch! Please not to be mutilating our [info]james_nicoll!

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[info]james_nicoll
2008-05-15 07:23 pm UTC (link)
I was at a gathering for people from my high school and when one of them finally got a good look at me she marveled out loud at the number of scars she could see. I don't think there are all that many but she did.

I will admit there's a chunk missing from my forehead that I can't account for. You would think a divot that size would be memorable but it isn't.

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(Anonymous)
2008-05-15 07:58 pm UTC (link)
If the divot is in your forehead, I think it is understandable that you would not remember how it got there, or the preceding few minutes, for that matter.

- Ken

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[info]micheinnz
2008-05-16 05:03 am UTC (link)
Too late.

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[info]jhetley
2008-05-15 07:24 pm UTC (link)
If you grate it during preparation, you get added protein in your meal...

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[info]james_nicoll
2008-05-15 07:27 pm UTC (link)
Autocannibalism is thermodynamically wrong-headed.

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[info]jhetley
2008-05-15 08:36 pm UTC (link)
Net energy loss, yes.

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[info]dd_b
2008-05-15 07:58 pm UTC (link)
Yes, Five Peppers DD-B With Pork was named on that basis.

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[info]j_larson
2008-05-15 07:30 pm UTC (link)
How to start an SF story:


When I woke up this morning, my <bodypart> was nowhere to be found.

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[info]kalmn
2008-05-15 07:58 pm UTC (link)
well, that was already a hit song.

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[info]nebogipfel
2008-05-15 07:51 pm UTC (link)
>appear ...last night.

So the blood all over the place did not irritate you at all ?

Andreas Morlok

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[info]james_nicoll
2008-05-15 07:55 pm UTC (link)
It is not a huge gouge. I guess there wasn't enough blood to be obvious in the wash water.

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[info]erinzdad
2008-05-15 08:14 pm UTC (link)
done that. like a porcupine - stroke WITH the grain

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[info]james_nicoll
2008-05-16 03:27 am UTC (link)
This was the annoying side that has no grain, just pointy holes.

It was also the side the owner of the grater never uses because it is pesky to clean.

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[info]zxhrue
2008-05-16 03:35 am UTC (link)

Have you tried using a hard bristle tooth brush for grater cleaning? My grater cleaner tool of choice these days, and a yet another good use for old tooth brushes.

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[info]micheinnz
2008-05-16 05:04 am UTC (link)
I was just about to say the very same thing.

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[info]movingfinger
2008-05-15 09:42 pm UTC (link)
If you were using a box grater for cheese, you might think about picking up a microplane grater. Comes in about three types, for different sizes of grated stuff. Does a nice job and it's harder to randomly mash a hand into it.

The Zyliss whirly graters are good for small amounts, too!

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[info]jkahane
2008-05-15 10:15 pm UTC (link)
I use two of the microplane graters. Don't help much with my fun when doing fresh ginger or onion. More's the pity.

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[info]derekl1963
2008-05-15 11:17 pm UTC (link)
"it's harder to randomly mash a hand into it"

Remember who we are talking about here...

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[info]jkahane
2008-05-15 10:14 pm UTC (link)
Oh, I know all about doing that on the cheese grater, but I do this when I'm grating onion or fresh ginger for an oriental salad chicken dish that I really like.

However, for me, the ultimate self-mutilation comes when I cut parts of my fingers when chopping up red peppers. Never any other kind of peppers, just the red ones. Sometimes, can't tell the blood for the pepper juice. :)

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[info]liveavatar
2008-05-15 11:49 pm UTC (link)
I think it's time for an "Operation"-style scar map with pointers. Unless that's already up on your Wikipedia page. :) (No, I am not checking now.)

But do preserve as much of your skull as possible. That's where a lot of the good stuff is.

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[info]lpetrazickis
2008-05-16 03:22 am UTC (link)
I did that last year. The fingerprint scanner on my laptop wasn't happy about recognizing my fingers afterwards. Alas.

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[info]mjlayman
2008-05-17 12:17 am UTC (link)
Ah, the FBI told me they could still match my fingerprints now that my hands are all wrinkly, like they're just out of the tub. They must be better than your laptop!

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[info]maruad
2008-05-16 01:11 pm UTC (link)
I bought the one sided large grater for that purpose. I never used the strange pointy side of the old box grater. I think that was popular during my grandmother's day.

Most people get food processor's or servants if they need something that finely minced. Being a peasant (or at least urban poor) at birth may explain why I learned to not be so fussy about the consistency of the food I ate.

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