The humble chopstick has been used for over 3000 years across East Asia, and later, the world. While they’re most commonly used to pick up food (albeit with some difficulty with some particularly slippery foods), there are hundreds of alternative ways you can reuse disposable wooden chopsticks – here are some of the handiest:

大家再熟悉不过的筷子，其实在其他方面也大有用处！

Food skewers食物串儿

On the odd occasion you’re not eating out and decide to cook for yourself, try using chopsticks to poke through veggies, meats or even marshmallows for some easy grilled skewers at home.

在家想烤点自制烧烤没有签儿？筷子是很好的选择！串点儿蔬菜、肉类或者软糖，啊，我馋了。

Pit cherries 去樱桃核

Rather than awkwardly try and eat around a cherry without swallowing the stone, simply pierce a chopstick through to pop the pit out the other side.

想要体面地吃樱桃而不误吞果核，一筷子的事！

Prop up plants 支撑植物

If you’ve neglected your house plant parental duties and your plants are wilting, pop a chopstick in the soil to provide some much-needed stalk support.

植物若长得东倒西歪，可以插一根筷子来扶正。

Clean hard-to-reach places 清洁

This might not be the most glamorous end to your chopstick’s life, but its pointed tip can be helpful for scraping dirt out of hard-to-reach spots in the bathroom, or in grooves between your trainers. Just remember not to eat with this one afterwards.

对筷子来说这可能不太光彩…可以用来清洗浴室、鞋底或其他地方，记得用完后可别用来吃饭了…

Make portions in freezer bags 分离

Before you freeze food for later in a freezer bag, flatten the food and press the bag with a chopstick. This grid shape will make for easily breakable portions, and avoid trying to smash a block of frozen food on the table.

在将食物放在冰箱冷冻之前，将食物弄平用筷子划分，以后就不用往桌上砸冷冻物了。

Level off ingredients 精准控制

If you like following recipes to a tee, use a chopstick to level off ingredients – or the foam off your beer – from the top of a measuring cup.

想要控制食材的使用量或者抹平啤酒沫，筷子也能帮上忙。

Make coasters 完美杯垫

If you’ve amassed a small collection of chopsticks, chop them in half, tie them up with string, and you’ll have a trendy coaster to rest your coffee cup on.

将筷子成排绑起就成了时髦杯垫！谁不想拥有呢。