This is the worst prejudice of summer cooking.
Avoid these dangerously common mistakes, including beloved food that hurts 50,000 each year.
If you like to throw a goodPartyYou could admit: the preparation of the pulsating heart is half of the thrill. But as you approach these last moments before the scheduled meeting, a surgeon in hand warns you to pay attention to a few unexpectedcooking Injuries that usually occur in summer - including beloved food that, shocking, causing 50,000 wounds to Americans each year.
Ryan Rice, Mr.D., is a double-counseling surgeon in plastic and general surgery, as well as the President of Ambulatory Surgery at Pennsylvania, Penn Highlands Healthcare. One of the areas of rice specialization is hand surgeries, which account for about 25% of its practice. Recently, rice sensitized to the minorsummer Cooking errors that lead to unpleasant major consequences.
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Lawyer
The concept could arouse a laugh, but "the lawyer's hand" is a real thing - in fact, the rice says, the loved lawyer is the food that most often leads to wounds related to cooking. Last year, the regional newspaperTri-County Sunday (Going throughConnectradio.fm) The indicated rice sees "" a number of patients each year for hand injuries after stabbing themselves attempts to remove the attorney's pit. "" The report continued: "The trend is not unique, as the cite rice reported 50,000 lawyer in the United States each year. What happens often is that" the flexor tendon is stabbed, Which makes it difficult to fold the finger, "he explains."
If you are about to get your guac, do not get a restoration network with your knife, here is a way to prevent the lawyer, report: "Remember to place a kitchen towel in your hand before Use the lawyer, or give up the technique of fantasy and take out both the pit and the flesh with a tablespoon. "
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Melon errors
In addition to the lawyer, rice stated that melons are usually a source of injury to summer cooking. "The watermelon is a big," he said. Try not to be pressed when cutting in a straight skin. To mitigate the risk of melon injury, consider cutting a rounded end when you make your first cut. This gives the melon a flat end to stand while you cut the rest of the path. Once you are there, some benefits suggested using a solid dental silk to separate the flesh from the skin fruit and even slice individual parts using the same method.
In addition, to avoid the risk of bacterial contamination of the skin when you cut through the fruit, it is also wise to rinse your melon when you come home from the store or produce stand-corn Before you decide, make sure the fruit, your knife and the surface under both are carefully dry.
This same suggestion can go for pineapple, squash SpaGhetti or any food with a robust outer surface.
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Wounds that come from the glassware
Here is a cooking injury that can occur at any time of the year, Rice said: "Wash the dishes in a sink where there is soapy water, a glass can cut your finger and even cut a tendon." The port of gloves protects not only a pretty manicure and reduces the dryness of the skin, but is also an easy and practical way to reduce your chances of being cut when the dishes are stacked for a long day.
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A good flamboyant moment
This may seem obvious, but it is saying: when you work around the Live Flame, security is essential, just like your attention. It's good - and even wise - to ask the crowd to retreat when you are in grill while simultaneously carrying a conversation with the guests, the tourbillon of the activity or the children are around.
The same goes for fireworks, the rice says, noting that an injury to an explosion "does not even take a second".
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