Patent ID: 7743690

Claim:
A method of cutting, comprising the steps of: (a) mounting a cutting board utensil for protecting a digit of a hand onto a single digit of a hand, the hand-mountable cutting board utensil comprising, (i) a cutting board having an exposed cutting surface; and (ii) a retainer having two lateral sides and being configured to receive and releasably retain the digit along a longitudinal length of said retainer, said retainer being attached to said cutting board along a portion of said longitudinal length of said retainer, said longitudinal length of said retainer being greater than a majority of a longitudinal length of said cutting board; (iii) wherein said exposed cutting surface is uninterrupted for protection of the digit during cutting against said cutting surface; and (iv) wherein said cutting board includes first and second portions that extend transversely to a direction defined by said longitudinal length and that extend respectively beyond said two lateral sides of said retainer, each said portion having exposed, oppositely facing front and back surfaces; and (b) cutting against the cutting board of the hand-mountable cutting board utensil using a knife.