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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I might as well go first:

Scalpels!

They have a myriad of uses. And since they're sterile, they can be used for cooking. I use them for slicing the skin on pork bellys for that nicely diced crackling - It's almost like they were made for cutting skin, or something. Besides that, they're excellent for cleaning up 3d prints. Just remember that they're supposed to be single use. While your 3d print doesn't care, your food definitely does care about how much you use the same one.

I always make sure I have a 10 pack in my kitchen.

[–] emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 days ago

This is exceedingly wasteful... Just get a good knife (set) and learn to sharpen it

[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I didn't know a potato casserole could be used with such utility.

[–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No no, you're thinking of scallop.

A scalpel is the medical term for the shoulderblade bone.

[–] xorollo@leminal.space 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No no you're thinking of a scapula.

A scallop is when someone is unfairly blamed for something, with the purpose of deflecting attention or responsibility from the actual cause.

[–] Darohan@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, you're thinking of a scapegoat, a scallop is a person who buys up a large number of high-demand items in order to resell them at a higher price.

[–] nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 hours ago

no you're thinking of a scalper, a scapula is a tool used for flipping food in a pan

[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Haha, oh I know.

Years ago, a small joke at a friend's expense resulted in the dish being called scalpel potatoes. Occasionally I make reference to it amongst those that aren't aware and personally I find it all the more funny to make inside jokes to myself.

I wonder sometimes if I'm going a bit mad.

Cheers.

[–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

You should re-read the entirety of my comment. :-)

There's a 'game' that started on Reddit where people make a long comment chain where they correct the prior person, and then give an incorrect explanation of what the word actually means.

[–] zout@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

This is actually a good tip! An uncle of mine always used scalpels for wood carving.