chopping raw cranberries with a knife?

[HJ99]

Originally Posted by Cliffie

I cup anything that tends to roll in my dumb hand, so they stay put, and chop with the knife in the smart hand, moving towards the dumb hand. As the outer berries are chopped and suddenly have a flat side, they help hold the unchopped cranberries in place because they no longer roll.


If that makes sense.


Just keep your thumb on the cupped hand right out of the way.

No doubt that would work, much like my original idea of creating a holding area from chopped carrot and putting cranberries inside then rechopping whole pile.



Downside to cutting up anything with item in one hand and knife in other, first kinda dangerous if knife is sharp, second pretty slow unless you are just say slicing up few of something for a garnish. I cant criticize too much, way I used to cut up stuff before learning to use larger knife and cutting board. Rocking knife on cutting board whole lot faster and more efficient. Enough so it makes setting up food processor and then having to wash it, too big of a pain.

[historyfan]

I like to use an ulu.

[HJ99]

Originally Posted by historyfan

I like to use an ulu.

Do you have the custom fit chopping bowl for it? I have very old carbon steel one I got somewhere in my kitchen knife collection, but no bowl and never use it. Without bowl, its just a knife with an extreme belly. If you are used to regular knife, think it takes different technique, but I never spent lot time figuring it out.