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For cooking, I just think of chopsticks as spring-loaded tongs (a standard food service tool) but without the spring or hinge (which is implemented by your hand

by dekhn 4y ago

For cooking, I just think of chopsticks as spring-loaded tongs (a standard food service tool) but without the spring or hinge (which is implemented by your hand). The are great for delicate work although I prefer tongs due to their scalloped edges.

mastax 4y ago
Yeah. You can get very large cooking tweezers which can perform the same job, but easier for those of us who haven't been using chopsticks all our lives. (I can use chopsticks okay but I can't just pick them up and immediately grab stuff, I need to adjust my hand position usually. Tweezers it's just grab and go.)
- yamtaddle 4y ago
  > (I can use chopsticks okay but I can't just pick them up and immediately grab stuff, I need to adjust my hand position usually. Tweezers it's just grab and go.) I use them rarely enough that I have to re-learn it each time. By the end of my dish I'm usually, finally, approaching the level of skill with them that I suppose a normal Chinese 2-year-old has. And I can only do that much because at one point, years back, I spent some time deliberately practicing with them.
- OJFord 4y ago
  Do you mean like barbecue sausage flipping tongs, or actual tweezers like you might find in a chef's arm pocket? Just curious because I'd never have thought to use the former like I've seen chopsticks used in films, and the latter I'm surprised to hear anyone would use at home - seems like such a Michelin star-chasing presentational tool! (And don't get me wrong, I love cooking, probably put more thought into presentation even just for myself than the vast majority.)
  - mastax 4y ago
    They usually are Michelin star presentation tools. But "Alex French Guy Cooking" on YouTube showed them being really useful for a lot of things, basically how some people use chopsticks. I really like them. They're like tongs but more dextrous.
tonymet 4y ago
There are pros and cons. I prefer chopsticks in cases where tongs aren't needed, because they are easy to clean and don't scratch the surface. They also pivot to other uses like stirring, light beating, turning (e.g. a cutlet) . chopsticks can keep me from soiling 2-3 other hard-to-clean utensils

by dekhn 4y ago

mastax 4y ago

Yeah. You can get very large cooking tweezers which can perform the same job, but easier for those of us who haven't been using chopsticks all our lives. (I can use chopsticks okay but I can't just pick them up and immediately grab stuff, I need to adjust my hand position usually. Tweezers it's just grab and go.)

yamtaddle 4y ago
> (I can use chopsticks okay but I can't just pick them up and immediately grab stuff, I need to adjust my hand position usually. Tweezers it's just grab and go.) I use them rarely enough that I have to re-learn it each time. By the end of my dish I'm usually, finally, approaching the level of skill with them that I suppose a normal Chinese 2-year-old has. And I can only do that much because at one point, years back, I spent some time deliberately practicing with them.
OJFord 4y ago
Do you mean like barbecue sausage flipping tongs, or actual tweezers like you might find in a chef's arm pocket? Just curious because I'd never have thought to use the former like I've seen chopsticks used in films, and the latter I'm surprised to hear anyone would use at home - seems like such a Michelin star-chasing presentational tool! (And don't get me wrong, I love cooking, probably put more thought into presentation even just for myself than the vast majority.)
- mastax 4y ago
  They usually are Michelin star presentation tools. But "Alex French Guy Cooking" on YouTube showed them being really useful for a lot of things, basically how some people use chopsticks. I really like them. They're like tongs but more dextrous.

tonymet 4y ago

There are pros and cons. I prefer chopsticks in cases where tongs aren't needed, because they are easy to clean and don't scratch the surface. They also pivot to other uses like stirring, light beating, turning (e.g. a cutlet) . chopsticks can keep me from soiling 2-3 other hard-to-clean utensils