That's such a bummer, happened to me with a cactus once.

Honestly I've always gone deeper than that, like a third of the post height at least.

Man, I used to be that line cook. Got so used to the dull pull through a tomato skin it felt normal. Switched to a quick steel pass before my station setup every day, and suddenly I'm not sweating through a case of peppers. The onion dice actually look uniform for once. It's embarrassing how long I fought a blunt knife thinking I was just bad at my job.