Do you have a bunch of takeout chopsticks in a drawer? They have so many uses! And it is a good practice to repurpose them if we can. Try using them for:

1. Use as plant stakes for new seedlings or orchids.

2. Pit cherries with them. Some people set the cherry on top of a soda or wine bottle, push from the top with the chopstick, and the pit falls into the bottle.

3. Level dry ingredients. I keep one in my flour canister to level off flour in a measuring cup.

4. Use as a paint stirrer.

5. Clean the crevices of your shoe or boot sole.

6. Use as skewers for grilling hot dogs, marshmallows, etc. (Soak in water for 15-20 minutes first)

7. Stir while cooking. Chopsticks are especially useful for stirring and separating noodles.

8. Something stuck in your funnel or narrow-neck bottle? Chopstick to the rescue.

9. Use as sticks for homemade popsicles.

10. If your dish drainer is full, lay plates on top of the chopsticks so they don't just sit on the countertop.

11. Stand one or more in a jar and use to dry mittens, socks, or plastic bags.

12. If you are freezing ground beef, flatten it in a freezer bag, then use chopsticks, pressed into it horizontally to make break-apart portions.

13. Clean narrow spaces like air vents or keyboards.

14. Use one to apply small dabs of glue.

15. Use as a back-scratcher. This one may be a bit far out, but sometimes, well, whatever works.

16. Make a toy for your cat. Many cats love to bat lightweight chopsticks around on the floor. Or, you could make an interactive cat toy with a toy on a string and the chopstick as a wand to hold it. (Note: Put this away when you are not there, so kitties do not chew and ingest the string.)

17. Aerate the soil gently in your potted plants.

18. I recently saw a friend use a pair to pick up a dead spider and throw it outside.

19. Wrap a paper towel securely around the end of one to clean the bottom of a bottle or jar.

20. And finally, of course, you can use them to eat with if you make your own Asian dishes.

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The cheapest gadget - and you don't even have to spend a dime - is chopsticks from a Chinese restaurant. I use them for everything: to toss salads, to turn a piece of meat in the pan, to flip croquettes in the Fryolator, to whisk eggs for omelets, to stir eggs into fried rice when I make that for my daughters. --Jose Andres

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