Blame it on the avocado toast. Apparently, people are injuring themselves at increasing rates, trying to get into their precious avocados.
It’s enough of an issue that it has a name: “avocado hand.” Joy Behar recently talked about her avocado-related injury on “The View,” and even our national treasure Meryl Streep fell victim to avocado hand back in 2012.
I have also accidentally grazed my hand with a knife while opening up an avocado, leading to a fainting spell in which my father in law had to catch me and help my unconscious body down to the floor of my kitchen. Thankfully, I didn’t need a trip to the emergency room. The only thing I needed to overcome was my embarrassment.
Since that incident, I learned to be especially careful cutting open my avocados, using a duller knife. But that doesn’t always get the job done, especially when it comes to removing the pit inside.
Then, my husband bought me one of the best kitchen gadgets I’ve ever used. I can now bid farewell to “avocado hand” forever. Continue reading “Look ma, no “avocado hand!””