Seriously. Stand too close to the blade at an inopportune time, and things could get nasty.

Meet my newest friend in the kitchen! This is the ‘Mezzaluna’ knife from Food Network celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis. It’s super fab and fun to slice and dice with (Oh, gosh–I sound like an infomercial… if the TV personality were, like, a total, like, valley girl), it’s divinely affordable (around $20), and anybody can pick one up at a local Target. Ahhhhhh… Tar-jay!

Note the curvature of the knife, which allows the user to rock the the tool back-and-forth quickly like a pro.

Like Giada.

Just, be sure your fingers aren’t in the way. (Ahem.) Seriously.

‘The Giada’ herself (ah, the intensive pronoun–strong, proud) uses it often on her show “Giada at Home,” which features an insane home nestled in the heart of Malibu Beach, but from what I’ve read, is NOT the boobalicious (seriously–those shirts!) boobie-clad Italiano’s home with her clothing designer hubby Todd–gotta love a guy who works for Anthropologie. Sigh.

And some said she had a fling with John Mayer. Puh-lease! Think about how much (clothing–and a happy home) she’d have to lose! Never.

I just wrote ‘boobalicious boobie-clad’ and “Anthropologie’ in the same sentence. That’s gotta be SOME kind of a gift, no?

No?

No.

Anywho, I’m finding the dandier the kitchen tools utilized, the less monotonous the prep for a weeknight dinner.

Me likey.

Me thinks you might, too.

Me no clue why cave-speak just snuck in there.

Chop on!

(Shout-out for Guster’s “Do You Love Me,” the choice soundtrack to this here short little post. And by the way, I do. I do love this knife. Even though it’s scary and I walked out of Target with it in my hand. Do you think they let just anybody buy one? Now I sound like I’m talking about gun control/celebrity-chef-inspired-line-knife-control… Which I’m totally NOT. Must stop while ahead.)