Filed under: Feeding & Nutrition, Gear, Whining and Dining
Reader Andrea passed on a great tip about serving food quickly for kids. One of the time consuming parts of preparing a meal is cutting the food into appropriate sized portions. As Andrea says, "I think of Jon & Kate +8 as they cut with fork and knife each plate and cringe for them as kids demand their meals!!" Even with just our two, cutting their food into manageable pieces can take a while.Andrea's solution? The venerable pizza wheel. "When serving anything that needs to be cut up into small bites," she writes, "I use a pizza cutter. You know the sharp wheel. It helps when serving french toast, or pancakes, pizza, in quick strokes." I'll second that recommendation -- a pizza slicer works wonders with all kinds of foods.
My personal favorite -- and apparently Alton Brown's -- is the Zyliss Pizza Slicer. Unlike traditional, handled slicers, this model puts your hand directly above the wheel giving you more control and directing your energy straight down onto your target. You can, of course, find less expensive models, but the ease of use this one offers is well worth a few extra dollars.Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
