For my birthday I was lucky enough to receive a lovely gift - namely a Nigella Lawson Mezzaluna and Mezzaluna board! Did I happen to mention I love Nigella? Anyway, the best presents are the items you would never buy for yourself, and I have to say I would never have thought to buy this - never thought I really needed it, or at least I could get by without it. This is not to say that I don't adore it - quite the contrary, and I was absolutely thrilled to receive it.
Each item comes boxed The mezzaluna is sheathed in a plastic wrapper with a button - very handy as that thing is seriously sharp! I must say it is quite a weighty implement, but that only serves to increase its chopping ability! I read in Nigella Kitchen that she liked the idea of a mezzaluna because it engages both of the user's hands, meaning they can't cut themselves.
The mezzaluna board is equally well designed, with its sloping, pool-like centre, which works in harmony with the curved mezzaluna blade, and means that whatever you are chopping (herbs, nuts, chocolate, chillis, anything) is less likely to escape from the board.
I like kitchen equipment that can routinely be used for more than one thing. I honestly don't think I would be comfortable with the idea of using this board and mezzaluna purely for chopping herbs. If that were the case, surely you would be better off using an ordinary knife, or a pair of scissors? Of course, there is always room for that, but the mezzaluna, at least in my house, will be utilised for all sorts of chopping scenarios. Chillies, especially. I hate chopping chillies with a knife because the heat gets onto my fingers, and being a forgetful sort of person, inevitably end up rubbing my eye. I also like the idea of using it to chop a large amount of ingredients for, say, a stir fry, which inevitably requires a lot of chopping.
The aforementioned mezzaluna and board can be purchased in the UK at Unique and Unity: http://www.uniqueandunity.co.uk/nigella-lawsons-living-kitchen/page/0/
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