Question: A “B.R.I.” is a kitchen accident that sends 2,000 people a year to the emergency room. What is it?
Answer: It’s a Bagel Related Injury, and it causes more trips to the ER than burns from overheated coffee. It’s caused by people slicing their hands and fingers while trying to cut a bagel. The link above has safety tips for wanna-be bagel-cutters, and the first one is: Don’t cut frozen bagels.
