re: #156 Vicious Babushka
The worst injury that I ever sustained from a kitchen tool was when I attempted to peel a raw butternut squash, and the peeler took off the tip of my thumb. I live-blogged about that here at LGF so that’s probably what you remember.
I have always feared & respected the evil mandoline & use it rarely, always geared up with cutproof gloves.
We had roasted squash tonight:
Here’s a tutorial on peeling one from Serious Eats: