I love green onions (scallions), and I add them to many dishes as a garnish. I can cut them into smaller, circular pieces with my knife; however, I’ve been always wondering how to cut them into thin slices. If you’ve been to Asian restaurants or P.F. Chang’s that use thinly-sliced green onion as a garnish, you’ll know what I mean. They look like they’re surgically peeled and running them through a food processor didn’t give me enough thin slices. I went to a Japanese supermarket and found this ingenious kitchen tool. It’s called the Negi Cutter, Negi meaning green onions in Japanese.
The cutter has 7 blades, and the blades are narrowly-spaced, so they can slice green onions evenly and thinly. Using the negi cutter is similar to using any vegetable peeler. And the blades peel green onions, and I didn’t need to use much force. The cutter goes on smoothly and quickly gave me a bowl full of sliced green onions.
The blades are very sharp, so always get one with a blade protector or a cap. It keeps the blades from rusting and protects your fingers from accidentally getting cut. Nothing is more frustrating than rummaging through a drawer full of kitchen tools and accidentally getting your finger cut.
This is such a cool, functional tool that isn’t overly expensive or takes much drawer space.
I love green onions (scallions), and I add them to many dishes as a garnish. I can cut them into smaller, circular pieces with my knife; however, I’ve been always wondering how to cut them into thin slices. If you’ve been to Asian restaurants or P.F. Chang’s that use thinly-sliced green onion as a garnish, you’ll know what I mean. They look like they’re surgically peeled and running them through a food processor didn’t give me enough thin slices. I went to a Japanese supermarket and found this ingenious kitchen tool. It’s called the Negi Cutter, Negi meaning green onions in Japanese.
The cutter has 7 blades, and the blades are narrowly-spaced, so they can slice green onions evenly and thinly. Using the negi cutter is similar to using any vegetable peeler. And the blades peel green onions, and I didn’t need to use much force. The cutter goes on smoothly and quickly gave me a bowl full of sliced green onions.
The blades are very sharp, so always get one with a blade protector or a cap. It keeps the blades from rusting and protects your fingers from accidentally getting cut. Nothing is more frustrating than rummaging through a drawer full of kitchen tools and accidentally getting your finger cut.
This is such a cool, functional tool that isn’t overly expensive or takes much drawer space.