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With their tough skin and their odd shapes most home cooks will have struggled
to chop vegetables like pumpkins and swedes.
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So it will come as no surprise that root foods have topped a poll of the most
dangerous vegetables.
A survey found two-thirds of injuries in the kitchen come from preparing fresh
vegetables like squash and turnip that are too difficult to cut.
Almost a quarter said pumpkins were the toughest vegetable to skin and chop
while a fifth said swedes were the most dangerous.
Two in five participants said they had injured themselves trying to imitate TV
chefs when slicing vegetables, the research found.
The poll of more than two thousand customers was carried out by online
takeaway service Just-Eat to coincide with National Food Safety Week.
Sheila Merrill, public health adviser at the Royal Society for the Prevention
of Accidents (RoSPA), said: “The kitchen is where some of the most serious
home accidents occur and cuts are among the most common types of injury to
happen, with tens of thousands of people attending A&E as a result each
year.
"Good preparation is crucial when it comes to preventing kitchen
accidents such as severe cuts, so make sure your knives are sharp and in a
good condition, use a vegetable peeler where appropriate and do not rush
chopping.
"Keep knives out of the reach of children and, if you’re involving young
children in food preparation, supervise them at all times and help them to
develop good skills in the kitchen.”
David Buttress, managing director UK for Just-Eat, added: “Our research shows
that cooking at home can be a dangerous game. When it comes to food
preparation, it’s the usual suspects that crop up time and time again.
"Preparing hard root vegetables is something better left to the professionals.
If it’s a choice between laying down the potato peeler for a night and a
trip to the hospital waiting room – I know which I’d choose.”
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Source - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9329923/Pumpkin-turnips-and-swedes-the-most-dangerous-vegetables-revealed.html
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