There’s a lot of talk of jobs getting chopped and savings being slashed. In the interest of spreading positivity, let’s focus on chopping and slashing vegetables, instead!

My awesome product designer friend Jeff Beene (nerveaction.com) and his business partner Chris Raia (christopherraia.net) have designed a new line of kitchen tools that I’m swooning over.

I do seem to spend a sizable chunk of my time dismembering vegetables, and the Cut & Prep System looks like it will make that process faster, safer, and more pleasurable. And isn’t that the ultimate goal of any thoughtful design?