It's taken me years to eat meat (with many caveats) on a regular basis, and even now it's an achievement for me to chop a slice of frozen salami into tiny pieces to distribute more evenly across a pizza. I just Do Not Want to tangle with stuff like that, so you have my sympathy.

Also: ZOMG THANK YOU!!!! THE BOOK ARRIVED THIS MORNING AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE AWESOME!!! :D