After spending last weekend surrounded by awesome pork shoulder at the Kentucky BBQ Festival, I was ready for some brisket this weekend.  So I was up and at it early on Saturday morning, trimming 3 packer cut briskets for the Backwoods cooker.

Just as I was finishing up the last one, the knife slipped and got into my left thumb.  Now I’m not saying that I “sliced” my thumb, it was really more of a chopping blow when the knife slipped.  I jumped up, said a few choice words, and thought, “I’m sure it’s just a flesh wound”.  But when I bent my thumb and saw the gaping wound, I knew I was headed for the hospital.

A quick double-check with my wife to confirm my own diagnosis and a panic text to my neighbor and fellow pitmaster to finish up the brisket, and I was off to the ER.  I walked into the ER slightly before 7:30 in the morning and by 9:00am, I had 4 stitches and a tetanus shot.

So here’s my advice to all you BBQ’ers.  Slice “away” from you when trimming your BBQ meats.  Here’s the proof that I know what I’m talking about.

Before treatmentDuring treatmentThe final result

 The good news is it was a sharp knife and a clean cut.  I should be healed up and ready to cook for Thanksgiving, but unfortunately my career as a hand model is over.

Cheers,
Braddog 

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