What do you use yours for?

monster · 03-08-2012, 11:01 PM

Toothpicks/Cocktail Sticks.

Used for bloody evereything as far as I can tell -sometimes even for picking teeth and spearing olives.

They're great for applying epoxy to small areas, testing cake doneness and writing with food color.

Aliantha · 03-08-2012, 11:02 PM

I hardly ever use them at all. They're in the pantry, but they rarely make an appearance.

bluecuracao · 03-08-2012, 11:08 PM

I have bamboo skewers that I use for things that toothpicks could be used for...but no toothpicks.

Rrrraven · 03-08-2012, 11:57 PM

Very handy for helping to apply false eyelashes or to close up a stuffed chicken breast before cooking.

On our second date my boyfriend used a few to fix my bathroom door. It was then I decided he was a keeper.

Blueflare · 03-09-2012, 08:54 AM

I have never owned a cocktail stick.

glatt · 03-09-2012, 09:04 AM

I fixed a small coffee grinder with one. The plastic lid had an integrated tab that pressed down on a recessed button to turn the grinder on. The plastic tab eventually got fatigued and broke off, so I cut a saw kerf into the side of the lid and pressed a toothpick into the kerf. Now the toothpick pushes the recessed button and the grinder works perfectly. This fix was done about 15 years ago, and the grinder is still going strong.

BigV · 03-09-2012, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rrrraven

Very handy for helping to apply false eyelashes or to close up a stuffed chicken breast before cooking.

On our second date my boyfriend used a few to fix my bathroom door. It was then I decided he was a keeper.

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I fixed a small coffee grinder with one. The plastic lid had an integrated tab that pressed down on a recessed button to turn the grinder on. The plastic tab eventually got fatigued and broke off, so I cut a saw kerf into the side of the lid and pressed a toothpick into the kerf. Now the toothpick pushes the recessed button and the grinder works perfectly. This fix was done about 15 years ago, and the grinder is still going strong.

coincidence???

DanaC · 03-09-2012, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueflare

I have never owned a cocktail stick.

This.

I seem to recall there being a little tub of them in the cupboard when I was a kid. For baking and stuff. But mainly we used them for eating pomegranate seeds.

I have never had any as a grownup.

Pico and ME · 03-09-2012, 09:22 AM

I rarely, I mean hardly ever, use them. I forget I even have them. Then just the other night I used them to keep the foil off the top of the meatloaf, so that it wouldn't rub off the ketchup.

infinite monkey · 03-09-2012, 09:41 AM

They're great for cleaning under your nails.

Spexxvet · 03-09-2012, 09:53 AM

I use toothpicks to push out little screws from little screw holes, and to dig face cheese from out of the way places.

Clodfobble · 03-09-2012, 12:57 PM

I've often repaired stripped screw holes with them. Cram the toothpick in, break it off, fill the thin surrounding space with wood glue, then you can screw your thing back in.

I also once repaired the laminate flooring in our old house. Over time one line of boards began to slide along the whole length of the kitchen, and we'd left enough wiggle room under the baseboard trim that when the track slid all the way against the far wall, a gap appeared at the near wall. Removed the trim, kicked the length of boards back in the middle spot, jammed as many toothpicks as we could into the gap at both ends of the kitchen, and put the trim back on. It held until we sold the house, anyway.

Also, I use them to hold together rolled-up lunchmeat for my stepson.

limey · 03-09-2012, 01:47 PM

This.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I've often repaired stripped screw holes with them. Cram the toothpick in, break it off, fill the thin surrounding space with wood glue, then you can screw your thing back in.

And, of course, they are emergency sock knitting needles!

Gravdigr · 03-09-2012, 04:36 PM

I use toothpicks to pick my tooths. I refuse to use 'cocktail sticks'.

That's a slippery slope, man.

03-08-2012, 11:01 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	What do you use yours for? *Toothpicks/Cocktail Sticks.* Used for bloody evereything as far as I can tell -sometimes even for picking teeth and spearing olives. They're great for applying epoxy to small areas, testing cake doneness and writing with food color. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-08-2012, 11:02 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I hardly ever use them at all. They're in the pantry, but they rarely make an appearance. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-09-2012, 08:54 AM	#5
Blueflare Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 130	I have never owned a cocktail stick. __________________ "Never trust quotes you find on the internet." - Abraham Lincoln

03-09-2012, 09:22 AM	#9
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	I rarely, I mean hardly ever, use them. I forget I even have them. Then just the other night I used them to keep the foil off the top of the meatloaf, so that it wouldn't rub off the ketchup. __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi

03-09-2012, 09:53 AM	#11
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	I use toothpicks to push out little screws from little screw holes, and to dig face cheese from out of the way places. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

03-08-2012, 11:08 PM	#3
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I have bamboo skewers that I use for things that toothpicks could be used for...but no toothpicks.

03-08-2012, 11:57 PM	#4
Rrrraven Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 87	Very handy for helping to apply false eyelashes or to close up a stuffed chicken breast before cooking. On our second date my boyfriend used a few to fix my bathroom door. It was then I decided he was a keeper.

03-09-2012, 09:04 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I fixed a small coffee grinder with one. The plastic lid had an integrated tab that pressed down on a recessed button to turn the grinder on. The plastic tab eventually got fatigued and broke off, so I cut a saw kerf into the side of the lid and pressed a toothpick into the kerf. Now the toothpick pushes the recessed button and the grinder works perfectly. This fix was done about 15 years ago, and the grinder is still going strong.

03-09-2012, 09:41 AM	#10
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	They're great for cleaning under your nails.

03-09-2012, 12:57 PM	#12
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I've often repaired stripped screw holes with them. Cram the toothpick in, break it off, fill the thin surrounding space with wood glue, then you can screw your thing back in. I also once repaired the laminate flooring in our old house. Over time one line of boards began to slide along the whole length of the kitchen, and we'd left enough wiggle room under the baseboard trim that when the track slid all the way against the far wall, a gap appeared at the near wall. Removed the trim, kicked the length of boards back in the middle spot, jammed as many toothpicks as we could into the gap at both ends of the kitchen, and put the trim back on. It held until we sold the house, anyway. Also, I use them to hold together rolled-up lunchmeat for my stepson. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-09-2012, 04:36 PM	#14
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I use toothpicks to pick my tooths. I refuse to use 'cocktail sticks'. That's a slippery slope, man. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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