Do you like bagels?
I like bagels.
My kids looooooove bagels!
Who doesn’t love bagels?
What’s not to love?
Right?
I can tell you what’s not to love…
Cutting them!
Yup, I said it.
I hate cutting bagels…
HATE IT.
It actually terrifies me.
Which is pretty pathetic considering I’m pretty good with a knife.
But alas,
I have a mental block when it comes to these delectable delights…
And that cuts into my bagel and lox time.
I’ve tried all the tricks…
All the contraptions…
So when I heard this tip from my Stepmother last week…
Thanks, Susan…
I had to share it with all of you.
Wait til you hear how easy it is to cut a bagel.
Wait for it…
Wait for it…
Ok, here it is.
Grab a pair of tongs.
Yup, plain ol’ salad tongs…
Probably have ‘em in your kitchen right now.
Hold said bagel with tongs on a cutting board.
Use sharp serrated knife….
I’m a Cutco girl myself and I like this hearty slicer…
And voila…
You have a perfectly cut bagel with no trip to the ER for stitches!
Uh, yeah…
I know.
GENIUS!
Your welcome…
Enjoy!
Thanks to wikipedia & cutco for the use of some of these images.
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Alex, I wish I had read this tip 10 minutes ago when I was struggling to cut the breakfast bagel. What a great tip! I may need to have a bagel for lunch too just to try it out. haha
Thanks to you and to your stepmom for passing it along! Have a great Thursday!
Never thought to use tongs… I just make Chris cut them for me
Good advice about slicing bagels. It can be dangerous. Gimme an onion bagel with a schmear and a slice each of salmon and onion.
I’m glad someone else shares my irrational fear of cutting bagels. How do you feel about cheese graters? I’ve got an issue with those too.
Honored that my tip was included!!!
xoxo
My husband cant watch me cut bagels, because he is just sure Im going to cut myself someday soon.
I’m not that good with the knife and slicing a bagel is a challenge all the time. Thanks for the Alex!