Did you know that there is such a thing as a tomato slicer?

Really, truly, honest to goodness!

I never would have believed it if I hadn't just seen it. I was looking at some All-Clad beauties, drooling over the items on Stevo & Peekay's bridal listing, when I was diverted into the wonderful world of all things All-Clad.

While looking at the many marvels of cooking gadgetry and gizmos, I saw something intriguing labeled "tomato slicer" ... and even though you might think it's just a knife, it's not! They added a curlicue doo-dad at the join between handle and serrated blade. The all-clad tomato slicer reminds me overwhelmingly of a cheese knife.

Do you think manufacturers have run out of new ways to invent the wheel, so they start relabeling things to entice us to re-buy items we already have? This kind of power could be dangerous in the wrong hands! I can imagine Hitler starting like this: it begins innocently enough, with the simple application of labels to differentiate between your interchangeable, non-discriminating, kitchen tools; however, in all too brief a time it becomes a full-blown prejudice, casting a stigma on those who use a normal kitchen knife (and we won't even talk about how bad it will be for those who don't at least use a name brand block set!) instead of the tomato slicer for their salad garnishes!

That said, I MUST have a tomato slicer of my very own...

Oh those demonic All-Clad people! ;D