my parents recently went on an alaskan cruise. one of the things they brought back for my brothers and i was an ulu knife.

i haven't used it yet, but i'm really excited about it. one side of the cutting board is flat; flip it over and a hollowed out bowl is there keeping roaming foods in place while you chop.

i've seen some cooks using similar tools like this recently, although not near as cool, and i have been wanting one. it's just so darn cute, and the wood is especially nice.

the test for me is to see how long it takes before i cut myself. i've got a problem with knives (landed in the emergency room after instead of slicing through a bagel i sliced off the tip of my ring finger about 6 years ago. and, still have no feeling in my pointer finger after i made a gash through it while chopping lettuce about 8 months ago.) hopefully the ulu will be much safer for me. we'll see...