Hmm, if you make sure the knife cuts the portion of meat that starts close
to where the fork is embedded you should be able to just cut off a small
piece of meat.
Let's take a simple example. Let's say you have a long piece of meat that's
facing you from left to right. When you spear the fork into the meat, make
sure the knife is at the beginning of the piece you're cutting. So, try to
place the fork at the left most side of the meat with a bit of meat behind
the fork at the outer left hand side with the knife positioned a bit to the
right of the fork. Now when you cut, the knife should cut off the piece
speared by the fork only. you can use the knife edge to determine how large
the piece is and repeat the step above.
It's probably easier to show using hands on techniques than writing it all
out, but that's basically how I do it.
It does take practice and you might need to use more hands on when you do it
just to get an idea of what you're feeling and what information the knife
and fork are sending you.
Lisa
Lisa Belville
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----- Original Message -----
From: "jessica" <jessicabrown...@gmail.com>
To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [CnD] cutting food.
I mean that When I use the fork to hold the food from moving I end up
cutting the piece of food that the fork is holding and then the fork is no
longer holding the food from moving.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Rivard" <wee1s...@fidnet.com
To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
Date sent: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:32:33 -0600
Subject: Re: [CnD] cutting food.
I don't follow what you mean by the food that the fork is under. The fork
is stabbed down into the meat, then you use the fork as a guide for the
knife.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "jessica" <jessicabrown...@gmail.com
To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CnD] cutting food.
I mean that I try to use the fork to keep the food from moving around but
when I cut with the knife I cut the part that the fork is under and then
all of the food is free to move around. No! I do not want you to shut up.
You are being very helpful.
sent from my BrailleNote
----- Original Message -----
From: "Heidi Thomas" <heidi.thoma...@comcast.net
To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
Date sent: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:26:20 -0000
Subject: Re: [CnD] cutting food.
Hehehe, no offense taken ... Hope you're not either ... Eating with my
hands
is probably appalling to you and I'm sorry to offend you. ... So I
didn't
understand an do now, how do you mean cutting food out from under the
fork?
If you want me to shut up because I'm not being of any help, I will. Smile
just say so,
No, is the answer if it is no. I'm really sorry.
Heidi
-----Original Message-----
From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org
[mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of jessica
Sent: 23 January 2012 15:15
To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
Subject: Re: [CnD] cutting food.
Hi. I am trying to cut the food for myself but I do not like cutting one
bight at a time. That is why I want to learn how to do it all at once. Wen
I
try to cut from the edge in, Every time I make a cut a new edge is formed
and I can not tell what edge to cut from. I do not want to touch my food
because that makes my hands messy and other people do not like me touching
my food. I do not like touching my food either. When I try to hold the
food
from moving with the fork I end up cutting the food out from under the
fork
and then it moves around. I do not mean to offend you. That is just my
feelings around the situation. Sorry for the long email.
sent from my BrailleNote
----- Original Message -----
From: <ajackson...@att.net
To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
Date sent: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:05:24 -0500
Subject: [CnD] cutting food.
Hi, Jessica,
Learning to cut food takes some practice. It's always best to start from
the edge and work in; if you are cutting it for yourself, perhaps cutting
one bite at a time would be easier. If you are cutting it for some one
else, such as a young child, you may need the help of a very clean finger
to
touch the edge of the food and guide you to where to make the next cut.
Using a fork to hold the food in place also keeps it from sliding all over
the plate.
Hope this helps,
Alice
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