Using point of knife or a grapefruit spoon, remove any purple - tipped leaves from center of artichoke. (treehugger.com)
Compiled by Dave DeWitt «At the entrance of the market was planted a cohort of dealers in Paprika, who had sacks full of this red pepper, so violently pungent, that a little on the point of a knife was enough, to our taste, to spoil a dish, but of which astonishing quantities are eaten by the natives. (fieryfoodscentral.com)
You can test the turnips for doneness with the point of a knife. (cookingwithelise.com)