Hi,

To remove blood, I often use BIZ enzyme presoak on the spot.

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:Hi,

To remove blood, I often use BIZ enzyme presoak on the spot.

Regards,

Thanks for the tip! Is this something normally found in the laundry aisle?

I feel like I should be taking notes in preparation for my multi-state crime spree.

Independent George wrote:Having just dropped a paring knife on my big toe, the topic is on my mind right now.

I did this once too, back in the days I thought it was a good idea to cook in flip flops. Bugger stuck straight into the bone and stood vertical.

As someone currently decorated with a deep mandoline cut on his right thumb, a 2" X 1/2" burn on his forearm and many little kisses from the hot sheet pan all over his left forearm, I can't resist bragging rights on this thread. All said, I am more prone to this stuff as an on-again, off-again professional. And I would say that for all my time spent in kitchens over the past fourteen years, I've kept myself fairly successfully in one piece.

Prior to recently the worst accident I'd had was due to another horrible kitchen no no- I'd spent the afternoon at an Oktoberfest, returned to work sloshy, and sliced right through my thumb's finger nail with my co-worker's cleaver on some leeks. This is why god invented Super Glue. That shit works, I'm telling ya, especially when you have to jump right back on the line.

But from the worstest accident I am still brandishing fresh scars. Never try to cram 6 guest chefs onto a concession trailer, too many cooks. We were running so many electric appliances that we fried half the wiring on the trailer. I had to set up a burner with a pot of water to boil in the prep area. One of my fellow cooks was frustrated by its placement, I grabbed for it without a pan grabber, it was screaming hot, the momentum of my jumping away from it caused the trailer to rock just enough to knock the pot of boiling water off the counter. The water splashed down my arm and leg, moving fast enough to not actually leave a burn, but scaring the shit out of me regardless. The pot dumped onto my foot. By the time I got my shoe and sock off, about 60% of the dermis on my left foot had pealed away with the sock. Got the foot in ice water, finished up the event, and fortunately was rescued by a nurse friend. Three weeks of incapacitating screaming pain and I got my skin back. Ouch.

About a month ago, while pounding out my detrempe/beurrage to make puff pastry, the butter was still a little too cold, so I gave it an extra-hard whack with my nice maple rolling pin, oblivious to the fact that my other hand was between the end of it and the granite counter top.

(pin + finger + counter) * force = broken finger.

Pastry-making is a more dangerous business than you may know.

earthlydesire wrote:Technically not a cooking incident as much as an equipment disaster.

I received my first Cusinart as a gift for my birthday many years ago and I was simply opening it and looking at all its marvelous parts when I pulled the blade out and promptly dropped it all down my leg to my anke.

Ever hear that those blades are sharp??? THEY ARE.

I sliced my hands pretty good with the blade assembly from my kitchen ninja. I barely touched the thing and was bleeding like a stuck pig.

I always tell people that I rate my cooking skills as emo. I know how to cut myself.

chgoeditor wrote:

Cathy2 wrote:Hi,

To remove blood, I often use BIZ enzyme presoak on the spot.

Regards,

Thanks for the tip! Is this something normally found in the laundry aisle?

Yes. A family member is prone to nosebleeds. I tossed clothing until I found this solution on the internet, of course!

Jefe wrote:Prior to recently the worst accident I'd had was due to another horrible kitchen no no- I'd spent the afternoon at an Oktoberfest, returned to work sloshy, and sliced right through my thumb's finger nail with my co-worker's cleaver on some leeks. This is why god invented Super Glue. That shit works, I'm telling ya, especially when you have to jump right back on the line.

Ouch! Having recently had the pleasure of splitting my forehead open (glued back together with Dermabond...the hospital equivalent of Super Glue), I'm wishing I'd gone that route instead. $2800 for the pleasure of sitting in the ER waiting room for 5 hours only to get treated & released in 15 minutes.

To keep from derailing the conversation, there was at least one guy in the ER who I'm fairly certain had sliced open his hand while working in the kitchen of high-profile restaurant on Randolph St., if his t-shirt was any indication. Poor guy waited almost as long as I did.

I have about a 3/4" diameter scar in the meat between thumb and forefinger. The first time I cooked polenta the heat was a little too high and it was puffing like a caldera. A mass ejected from the saucepan land landed right there on my hand. Ouch!

I've cut and burned myself more times than I care to think about, but 2 come to mind...

After the dishwasher had just finished I was unloading it and saw a fork had fallen out of the basket into the bottom of the washer so I decided to just reach in there and grab it. You know that heating element in the bottom of the dishwasher? It does exactly what it's designed to do...exceedingly well. That burn hurt like hell for a good week.

As for the other one, let's just say you should never pan fry breaded pork cutlets in an inch of hot oil - in your underwear.
Regardless of the fact that it's 2 in the morning, regardless of how hungry and drunk you are, this is not a good idea no matter what you may think at the time.

zoid wrote:As for the other one, let's just say you should never pan fry breaded pork cutlets in an inch of hot oil - in your underwear.
Regardless of the fact that it's 2 in the morning, regardless of how hungry and drunk you are, this is not a good idea no matter what you may think at the time.

Yes, cooking without being fully dressed is never a good idea. One very hot day I was committed to do some baking ... in an unairconditioned kitchen. So I was not wearing very much. A little clumsiness with a cookie sheet and I had a nice burn scar across my belly for years until it finally faded away.

What this thread needs is pics