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Does anybody really?

>> No.15209495

is this cultural appropriation?

>> No.15209496
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>>15209485
Oh hi! I’m making melon!

>> No.15209503

>>15209485
>using a greasy afro pick on your red onions
no, thanks bro

>> No.15209814

>>15209485
But that doesn't help you do that horizontal slice. What a retarded product

>> No.15209870

I love snake oil threads. Post moar

>> No.15209882

>>15209496
what the fuck

>> No.15209889

>>15209485
I do because I always cut unevenly.

>> No.15209891

>>15209485
Imagine being such an idiot that you can't cut fucking shallots. KEK

>> No.15210003

>>15209891
You need to get your eyes checked. That's a red onion, not seafood.

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>>15210003

>> No.15210092

>>15210003
No he's talking about scaffolds. The things you use to build with.

>> No.15210118

>>15209485
You forget this shit is usually made for people with literally mental/physical disabilities that stop them from being able to use tools the way 'normal' people do. However since capitalism is a fucking bitch you need to market your shit to people who don't really need it or you're gonna be inventing a comfier cardboard box while living on the street.

>> No.15210136

>>15210118
>You forget this shit is usually made for people with literally mental/physical disabilities
That's the biggest cope in the world. None of this shit is made or marketed towards those people. They are made for faggots that just buy any gadget they can find or idiots that don't want to learn.

>> No.15210146

>>15209889
What peril does uneven onions deliver you to?

>> No.15210154

>>15210118
>because nobody needs your shit product you have to market it to people who don't
>fuck capitalism!!

>> No.15210866

>>15209814
>Keep end attached
>slice vertically, still keep on end
>Pick again and cut horizontally

>> No.15210869

>>15210136
>None of this shit is made or marketed towards those people.
You are wrong. A lot of it has to do with arthritis.

>> No.15210882

>>15209496
KEK
this is such a useless unitasker it's practically satire

>> No.15210887

>>15210866
Wouldn't it fall apart when you pick it to cut horizontally? It's way messier than using a knife and your hand

>> No.15210947

>>15209814
You noticed that onions have rings that fell apart anyways? Horizontal cutting is the most retarded shit ever. People just do it, because they saw it somewhere even though it's just stupid.

>> No.15211160

>>15209485
I have dyspraxia which means I have poor fine motor control and hand eye coordination. It takes me 10 minutes to tie my shoelaces, only for them to come undone 10 minutes later. It takes me a long time to chop an onion and I worry about cutting myself. My mum got me one of these and it helped a lot. They're dirt cheap.

These days I just use an electric chopper thing though.

>> No.15211167

>>15211160
It's a flea comb

>> No.15211176

>>15211167
No, it said it was for cutting onions on the packaging.

Even if it was a comb though, repurposing a tool to do something different that helps people with a disability seems like a good thing to me. It's not like it's a used comb covered in hair and fleas, so what's the difference?

>> No.15211444

>>15209485
My grandpa. He has arthritis but likes to stay active as possible. When you're 85, cooking your own meals in your own home is an achievement in itself. I'm happy as fuck for him.

>> No.15211463

>>15210003

Pffffft

>> No.15211489

>>15211444
Well, that's nice and understandable. Based gramps.

>> No.15211954

>>15210947
It does make the dice smaller. I only do it when I need fine dice, Most other times I don't bother

>> No.15211961

>>15211160
>>15211444
Wholesome.

>> No.15211966

>>15210003
Wait I thought we are talking about schofield? is this not /k/?

>> No.15212484

>>15211954
What do you think about MPW's method?
https://youtu.be/UBj9H6z6Uxw
It's pretty heckin fine

>> No.15213355
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I bought this for my gf
Totally useless

>> No.15213374

>>15213355
I've had on of these forever. It's been super blood back together soon many times cause it requires so much force to operate it breaks itself. It is good for finely mincing things, you just have to get them into slices first, not at all like pictures show

>> No.15213376 [DELETED] 

>>15209485
Yeah probably lazy ass Caucasians.

>> No.15213379

>>15213374
super glued*

>> No.15213428

>>15209485
A mandolin is only $20 and pays for itself the first time you make a potato gratin. Just be careful or lose a time of a finger.

>> No.15213481

>>15209485
might be good for the elderly or people with disabilities.

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>>15213355
commercial grade dicers are pretty great but that plastic piece of shit looks completely useless, that hinged press won't distribute force properly at all. You just need a big ass vertical smasher to get it done properly.

>> No.15213569

>>15209485
unitaskers are very useful for old people who are still mobile enough to move around on their own but lack good coordination for fine movements. they make excellent gifts for grandparents when you see them struggling to do the things they love

>> No.15213597

>>15209485
Nope

>> No.15213602

>>15209496
Retarded

>> No.15213609

>>15211160
Must be a lie

>> No.15213612

>>15213374
Bloody

>> No.15213681

>>15210869
Show me one advertisement for that.

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>> No.15214741

>>15214053
>Stocking stuffer

>> No.15214863
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>> No.15214882 [DELETED] 

>>15209485
I use one of these to comb my sister's mound. Get the hair down there absolutely downy soft. Delicious.

>> No.15214922

>>15212484
Christ, the Irish are bloody insufferable

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>> No.15215031

>>15210882
>unitasker
excuse me?

I use one while grapefruiting my man all the time

>> No.15216426

>>15214971
>>15209485
>ITT people who doesn't activate their food

>> No.15216442

>>15213609
Why would I lie?

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>>15214863
that's so weird that it almost makes me angry

>> No.15216662

>>15209485
old people who watch daytime TV

>> No.15216707

>>15213355

Folks got me one, not useless but a pain to clean sometimes.

>> No.15216709

>>15209485
Do americans really???

>> No.15216713

>>15210003
anon I...

>> No.15216726

>>15210118
>You forget this shit is usually made for people with literally mental disabilities
Yes, such as watching TV and being gullible.

>> No.15216728

>>15213428
mandolins are fucking retarded just learn to use a knife

>> No.15216785

>>15214668

You can do that with any old plastic water bottle though.

>> No.15216800

>>15214971
Wtf do they mean "harmful substances".

Its a tomato?!

If they measure ripeness, then.. Why not just feel it?

People are retarded.

>> No.15216807

>>15216728

I use my mandolin for two things: Potatoes and pointed cabbage. I would never be able to slice so finely and fast as with my mandolin..

>> No.15216952

>>15216800
I'm guessing it's supposed to check for pesticide traces, which almost every tomato gets doused with
I also seriously doubt something this gadget looking would be able to check for every possible harmful substance

>> No.15217087

>>15214971
>greentesting outside of 4chan

>> No.15217091

>>15213355

get a different gf then

>> No.15217337

>>15209496
>melon
That's cantaloupe.

>> No.15217358

>>15213501
No lever seems like it would take a lot of effort to slice a couple of potatoes

>> No.15217385

>>15209496
Might feel good on your dick tho

>> No.15217403

>>15216800
Tomato is a nightshade.

>> No.15217424

>>15217087
Kek. Very good

>> No.15217426

>>15217337
Which is a kind of melon.

>> No.15217432

>>15211160
How long did it take to write that post? Or are you larping.

>> No.15217842

You might as well get a slap chop

>> No.15218239

>>15217432
I can type pretty fast, because I grew up using the computer most of the time and now use one all the time for work, so I've had plenty of practice. I struggle with tying knots, cooking, sports, video games, stuff like that. Dyspraxia isn't usually super debilitating but it can be a pain in the ass. They used to call it "clumsy child syndrome".

>> No.15218249

>>15218239
Also my handwriting is unreadable, even to me

>> No.15218748

>>15217358
Completely wrong. These are what professionals use. They go right through potatoes.

>> No.15219170

>>15211160
two words
>lock laces

>> No.15219199

>>15211167
Hi Ariel, enjoying your trip to the surface world? Flea combs have smaller gaps between the teeth, or else the fleas would just crawl out and it wouldn't catch the eggs. They also aren't sharp or strong enough metal to puncture things, because you don't want to injure your pet when removing the fleas.

>> No.15219218

>>15219170
I got one for you.
Velcro.

>> No.15220255

>>15213355

I have exactly the same thing. Anything harder than a boiled potato will require so much force that break the whole thing. Whoever designed this should be hanged.

>> No.15220383

This reminds me of black people so appetite is RUINED

>> No.15220416

>>15214053
is that how you transition?

>> No.15220502

>>15211444
>tfw your dad is over ninety and still cooks every day
JUST LET ME COOK JESUS CHRIST IM A GOOD COOK FUCK SAKE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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>>15210003

>> No.15220782

>>15220502
how fucking old are you?

>> No.15220820

>>15209485
>(((DA WRIST)))

>> No.15220826

>>15214971
People who think any of the nitrates absorbed by the tomato wind up as anything other than fucking tomato should neck themselves.

>> No.15220832

>>15213681
Just think about it for a second.
Old woman losing grip in her hands? Hurts a lot? Still cooks?
She can get that comb looking shit from OP and it’s lesss strain on the wrist.

>> No.15220839

>>15220820
What's wrong with the wrist?

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>> No.15220975

>>15220973
Those actually do work.

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>> No.15221036

>>15220975
Chewing gum while cutting works better

>> No.15221048

>>15221036
Chewing gum doesn’t work.

>> No.15221085

>>15219199
Kys, jesus christ.

>> No.15221147

>>15221036
Just close your eyes when you peel the skin off, that's when most of the irritating stuff gets released. And use a sharp knife when cutting.

>> No.15221176

>>15221048
Chewing gum doesn't work.

What works is just wiping my eyes with a paper towel. You just wipe away the sprayed onion juice.

>> No.15221195

>>15210118
people with disabilities would just use a slap chopper or one of those automatic push powered mincers

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>> No.15221270

>>15221237
These thing are so fucking stupid.
If you wanna measure what you eat, just weigh it you dumbfuck.

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>>15213355
Got the Swedish 90s version of it.
Blade quality is significantly higher, and so is leverage and durability.
In a professional setting I only used one for extremely large batches of potato salad, for boiled potato.

That said, if I where cutting soft fruits, I think having the basket would make it easier.

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>> No.15221348

>>15209496
Why does the cantaloupe look like mango?

>> No.15221388

>>15221270
>weighing uncooked pasta

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>> No.15221862

>>15209889
how uneven are you cutting it to be noticeable?

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>>15210003

>> No.15221882

>>15214971
tomatoes now have to come with california prop 65 stickers on them now. Thanks nerds

>> No.15221909

>>15221882
>all tomatoes must be stamped with "may cause cancer in the state of California"
>50% increase in "well, it's a good thing we don't live in California!" jokes
I can dig it.

>> No.15221992

>>15221237
200 grams per adult, 125 per child

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>>15221992
How much spaghetti should I feed my horse?

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>> No.15222219

>>15221992
Holy fuck I hope you're kidding. It's 75g per serving, up to 120g if you're feeling really hungry and this is for any type of pasta. Do Americans really?!

>> No.15222240

>>15222219
You know, just because I am not from a starving shithole doesn't necessarily imply I am American, obsessed retard.

>> No.15222261

>>15222240
700 calories and that's just in the pasta. Then you'll need to scale up the sauce and any cheese you have with it. You'll eat your entire days worth of calories in one sitting.

>> No.15222273

>>15222261
>You'll eat your entire days worth of calories in one sitting.
I have literally only ever eaten one meal per day my entire fucking life.

>> No.15222277

>>15222261
Manlet detected

>> No.15222303

>>15222273
So you agree that 200g is more than one serving, you just have several servings in one day to get your OMAD. Why would you suggest that as a serving size here?

fucking retard

>> No.15222307

>>15222303
>So you agree that 200g is more than one serving
Nope, 200g is perfect for one adult.

>> No.15222344

>>15222307
I'm not that guy and if you're only having 1 meal a day 700 calories in pasta seems fine to me but 200g of pasta would definitely make me feel like shit afterwards. 75g is a modest portion, 100g is a better size imo, but 200? Nah. Portion control is magic because it means being able to eat great food and still feel great afterwards.

>> No.15222456

>>15221388
The nutritional information on the packaging is for uncooked pasta.

>> No.15222485

>>15210136
>None of this shit is made or marketed towards those people
That's because those people wouldn't buy it then.

>> No.15222511

>>15222273
That's weird as fuck, anon. Pretty sure it's unhealthy, too.

>> No.15222513

>>15222511
>eating one meal per day is weird as fuck now
Society is collapsing.

>> No.15222521

>>15222513
No, people were eating one meal per day for centuries.

In times when the average lifespan was of order of 38 years.

>> No.15222527

>>15222521
>In times when the average lifespan was of order of 38 years.
based retard

>> No.15222556

>>15220832
So you can prove that it was invented for it and marketed as such? Because all I see is 'THIS AMAZING TIME SAVING GADGET' crap aimed at people who think watching informericals is a good idea.

>> No.15222595

>>15221017
>Get your own KITCHEN-ROCK™. Order now and get it for only 39,99

>> No.15222599

>>15221426
>you have to french kiss a cow if you want to drink from the jug

>> No.15222817

>>15214053
Based and sausagemanpilled

>> No.15222826

>>15209496
Lets cut this melon with a knife first so we can take a picture of the melon machine in action.

>> No.15222837

>>15213355
you need to cut sliced out of the onion first. cant to entire thing

>> No.15223142

>>15209485
i do when i need really small onion cubes for a salad. the thing cost me like 150 cents and takes up barely any space so whatever.

>> No.15223574

>>15214863
3√egg

>> No.15223604

>>15222158
Its that a geoduck?

>> No.15223608

>>15209485
looks useful anon lmao

>> No.15223620

>>15222158
Mom found the cum thermos

>> No.15223662

>>15209485
Before I was comfortable with a sharp knife I used those.

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>>15222599

>> No.15223882

>>15222158
Whiskey dick