Banana slicer: essential tool or stupid idea?
Julia Altshuler wrote:
> I'm not sure I'm picturing this device so I wonder, is this something
> that would make it easier for someone with only one working hand? I
> notice that many of the most useless kitchen tools are actually great
> for someone with a handicap. It could be use of only one hand, or
> arthritis that makes it hard to put normal pressure on a knife or
> grater, or shaky hands that make holding a sharp knife dangerous but
> easy to put the food item in the machine. The advertisers want to
> make the item sound fun or cool or time-saving, but the real target
> market is the elderly.
What a wonderful idea! I hadn't thought of that.
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