Comments on: The Safest Way to Carve a Pumpkin

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:06:00 +0000

CC — Oh my. That post was hard to read. I winced while reading it and if I think about it, I can feel the knife go through my palm. Ow-ee. What a dreadful injury!

By: CC

CC — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:19:00 +0000

Yah, I’m not too good with knives either. My little sister spent her 10th birthday in hospital after a row over who got to cut the cake. I had the handle, she grabbed the blade, well you get the picture…

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:59:00 +0000

@ Mike – My husband wouldn’t consider it authentic to carve a pumpkin without a knife. I most likely wouldn’t even use a kit. I’d somehow figure out how to hurt myself with plastic. Better for me to use Jenny’s suggestion and paint a pumpkin. I might get a little messy, but at least I wouldn’t bleed

By: mike macgirvin

mike macgirvin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:55:00 +0000

You haven’t seen one of the ‘pumpkin carving kits’ at Safeway? Nobody uses knives anymore. They have little teeny hobby saws with plastic handles. You have to be pretty drunk or otherwise incapacitated to get injured. Granted the little saws work for about fifteen minutes before they get irreparably bent. Next year you’ve gotta’ get another one.

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:51:00 +0000

Cardiogirl — Luckily the handles on all the dropped knives have been heavier than the blade part. So when I drop them, they at least hit handle-side down first. Yes, there is always the risk of catching a toe with the blade, but at least it won’t be a full-on stab. It’ll be a graze.

By: cardiogirl

cardiogirl — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:33:00 +0000

This post made me curl my toes in fear. Never use a knife without shoes on!

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:08:00 +0000

Regan — It’s probably safer anyway. I wouldn’t trust your mother walkin’ around with knives. A no-blood Halloween is a fun Halloween.

By: regan

regan — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:03:00 +0000

Ugh. We don’t normally have pumpkins. Too messy and.. ugh.

We have other decorations.

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:35:00 +0000

@ Marie — It wasn’t the cut that bothered me the most. It didn’t even hurt. It was seeing the pink water and then having to get it cleaned and stitched. Odd, huh?

By: Marie

Marie — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:33:00 +0000

OMG this post made me wince. I always make my husband do the heavy cutting.

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:21:00 +0000

Jenny — Now THERE’S an idea. I could show my arty side -and- keep all my digits. Thanks for dropping by!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:54:00 +0000

Eek.

This is why our pumpkins are all painted.