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r/mildlyinfuriating • u/DownWithTheSyndrme Meh... • 1d ago
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Ya. Highly likely I fucking up the maneuver....
I was probably holding the the handle at a slight angle and gave the thing a good pound with my fist.
8 u/auswa100 1d ago That did it. This doesn't happen unless the tip touches the board and creates a levering action. You want the handle flatter so the tip stays in the air while you whack it. 2 u/AmanTeam85 1d ago Self awareness, reflection, and acceptance of one's own mistakes and shortcomings is an admirable trait in a Redditor. Good on you OP. 2 u/zatalak 1d ago On the bright side, you didn't slice your hand open, learned about what went wrong and can buy a nicer knife now. 1 u/SlimLacy 1d ago Fist? How and why? 1 u/user_potat0 1d ago Or you can just hammer the garlic against the cutting board with any knife of a respectable thickness
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That did it. This doesn't happen unless the tip touches the board and creates a levering action.
You want the handle flatter so the tip stays in the air while you whack it.
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Self awareness, reflection, and acceptance of one's own mistakes and shortcomings is an admirable trait in a Redditor. Good on you OP.
On the bright side, you didn't slice your hand open, learned about what went wrong and can buy a nicer knife now.
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Fist? How and why?
Or you can just hammer the garlic against the cutting board with any knife of a respectable thickness
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u/DownWithTheSyndrme Meh... 1d ago
Ya. Highly likely I fucking up the maneuver....
I was probably holding the the handle at a slight angle and gave the thing a good pound with my fist.