Favorite "alternate use" for a kitchen tool?

[luisa_calif]

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[luisa_calif]

Monk's Pan for making "fire starters" (candle stubs & sawdust/woodchips)

 

[luisa_calif]

River rock for smashing garlic

 

[cheezz]

spatula for making chocolate curls; meat mallet for smashing/crushing anything

 

[cheezz]

oh, and a med-hole sieve for tossing chopped nuts to get the 'dusty bits' out.

 

[cheezz]

grapefruit spoon to scoop out avocado - pastry blender to moosh it; pizza cutter for chopping herbs

 

[erininny]

I'm not proud of it, but I usually use a big jar of whatever's handy to pound meat. Then wash it. smileys/smile.gif

 

[erininny]

*it = the jar

 

[marilynfl]

Perforating the score lines on a scone with a chocolate chipper

http://www.amazon.com/Lee-43198-Chocolate-Chipper/dp/B00005NUVX/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1251670470&sr=1-2

 

[marilynfl]

Grating cheeze with the microzester.

 

[marilynfl]

Crush nuts with a wine bottle.

 

[melissa-dallas]

Making refried beans with a potato masher

 

[elenor]

I use a heavy pot to pound chicken breasts (in plastic bag) to make flat and even.

 

[pat-nocal]

and graham crackers in a ziploc bag

 

[pat-nocal]

Opening rigid plastic clamshell pkgs with a rotary can opener.

http://www.wikihow.com/Open-Rigid-Plastic-Clamshell-Packages-Safely

 

[desertjean]

Not sure if it really counts for this post but my fave rolling pin used to be my sons bo.

As he got taller his bo got longer, so I cut off a length of his first one and it works amazingly well for pie crust.

 

[patbastrop]

I use one of my kid's wooden blocks (4 inch cylinder) to roll out dough for empanadas.

 

[patbastrop]

What's a "bo"?

 

[dawn_mo]

I use the stab repeatedly with a scissors

and then throw it at Bubba with a look of frustration, and he opens it up for me. I hate plastic. The bane of my existence these days. Give me glass any old day. I will have to give the can opener a try some time. Thanks Pat. smileys/wink.gif