The cucumber salad trend has become one of the most viral food trends of 2024, even leading to a shortage of the vegetable and other ingredients in stores. But, one woman is warning viewers with a cautionary tale surrounding the trend that ended in her finger being chopped off. Logan Moffitt, also known on TikTok as the ‘cucumber guy,’ has become a sensation on the platform following his salad recipes.
He’s amassed over 6.5 million followers and 277 million likes on social media, with countless viewers attempting to recreate the cucumber-based recipes he makes in his videos. One woman, however, is not on board with the trend, having given herself “life-changing” injuries while attempting to recreate the viral cucumber salad.
TikToker Angie explained that things started to take a turn for the worse when she attempted to use a mandolin like Logan uses in his content. The mandolin is a cutting device consisting of a flat surface fitted with a sharp blade. It allows the user to cut vegetables at an increased pace.
Unfortunately, she managed to cut herself in the process: “I completely took off the entire side of my pinky,” she said. “They said they could not stitch it because it was so badly wounded that there was nothing that they could actually stitch together because the skin was completely gone.” Things proceeded to get worse and worse, and she eventually developed an infection as a result of the wound.
“I started to have sharp, extreme pains going up my e.