Not all of the tools in our kitchens were originally intended to actually be in the kitchen. Like these tweezers. Who would have thought a medicine cabinet transplant would come in so handy around food?!
The original job of these tweezers was as "cat hair removal device," and this continues to be their number one use to this day. If you live with pets, dealing with their hair in your food is just a reality. I bought an extra pair of tweezers when I realized how frustrated I was getting with trying to capture stray cat hairs with spoons and cooking utensils. They worked like a charm.
But these tweezers have proven handy for plenty more kitchen tasks. They're excellent at snagging broken bits of egg shell and recovering measuring spoons that fall down the garbage disposal. When ingredients jump from the pan while cooking, I use the tweezers to grab them from under the burner before they have time to incinerate. I also use them when taking food photographs to move small pieces of food without disturbing the rest of the plate.
These tweezers get washed right along with the rest of my dishes and have their own spot in my kitchen drawer. A surprising addition, to be sure, but definitely a keeper.
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I use them to remove bones from fish.
@seattleallie, that's an awesome idea!
In addition to the tweezers, I have a pair of small needle nose pliers in my drawer along with a rubber mallot I use for pounding chicken and meats. I kept borrowing my husbands rubber mallot from his shop and wrapping it in saran before I used it so one Christmas I got one of my very own!!!
Ditto on using them to remove the pin bones from fish. LOVE!
I use tweezers in the rest of my house sadly more than in the bathroom! I use them tons for applying dragees or small things to cakes, not to mention the zillion splinters or random things my husband has needed them for and I wont let him use my nice pair in the bathroom! (I wash them well when he gets done)
Ah, I like the photography application - clever! Will think about that next time.
Rub them with a good powered magnet and you can stick them directly to the fridge, oven or faucet.
Really great for pulling pin feathers out of the skin on a duck breast!
tweezers are very nice, but in a pinch, chopsticks will do.