I’m not a product tester, but sometimes I like to pass on some ideas if they work. I picked up a new product the other day called the iSlice(R). It’s a small ceramic cutting tool the size of an enlarged guitar pick, with a clear blue finger grip design and a silver tone cutter. The cutting part is a tiny nub the size of a crumb, and I wondered if it could work as well as the terroristic razor blade cutter I was hoping to replace. For about $5.00 it seemed like a reasonable investment.
The ironic thing about buying this product is that you have to get inside the package it’s in first (yes, you need a package opener to get out the package opener). Once I had tortured a pair of scissors on one edge of the flat packaging, I put the iSlice(R) to the test by trying it on the other side of the hard plastic shell.
It works beautifully. Simply hold the long edge parallel to your cutting surface and give a little swipe. The edge is cut cleanly, with no rough spots to injure your hands. In fact, the little nub does not seem to scratch your skin (I would recommend a little lotion on winter rough hands before you try any skin test, or you may get a dry skin white line). It also holds a magnet, so it will cling to your fridge (or in my case, inside my cosmetic bag to my tweezers).
I’m definitely into safety first, so anything like this product is welcome. Now if we can just find one that can replace knives in the kitchen.
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