Do You Use Kitchen Twine?

Trussing a big turkey may be the only time some of us use kitchen twine all year. But others use it frequently: tying vegetables so they stay upright in a steamer, trussing smaller chickens and pork roasts, and tying cheesecloth bags of dumplings together. Do you use kitchen twine very often, and if so, what for?

We hardly ever use kitchen twine in the kitchen itself - but we often use it for wrapping presents with butcher paper and dried flowers for a rustic Christmas look.

Also, that pretty twine holder above is from Williams-Sonoma:

• Acorn Twine Holder, $26 at Williams-Sonoma

(Image: Williams-Sonoma)

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Comments (5)

I found these silicone rubber bands at Target that act exactly like ktichen twine and are reuseable and washable. They have replaced kitchen twine in my kitchen

I don't use kitchen twine very often but when I do it's usually to tie up stuffed chicken breasts before panfrying them.

I use twine fairly regularly, yes. I like to truss my whole fryer chickens before roasting and I'll also tie up bouquet garni or other soup items that I want to be able to easily remove.

But I just buy twine from Lowes, instead of $26 it's $1.75. It's not like I need to flaunt my twine.

I frequently find myself needing twine in the kitchen.

I make a lot of homemade cheese that requires hanging. Hanging things to dry like herbs & spices is also handy. Making baked wraps of various sorts requires tying, as well as a few steamed foods like banana-leaf rice parcels.

My mother gave several of her friends pretty little twine dispensers for Christmas one year. I think it was shaped like a beehive?

Anyway! She is a huge fan of twine - in and outside the kitchen. She uses it a lot for various gardening-related projects.