"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> "Omelet" > wrote in message
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>> In article >,
>> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:
>>
>>> Om wrote:
>>>
>>>> What "hardware" tools would you consider converting to kitchen
>>>> tools?
>>>>
>>>> For me, I already have a dedicated hacksaw for cooking, (it's
>>>> mainly for cutting bones) along with a blow torch. The torch has
>>>> been used for glazing and singing. (I find it amusing that singing
>>>> as in song is spelled the same as singing as in burning pinfeathers
>>>> off. <g>)
>>>>
>>>> I'm considering a drywall/spackling tool for spreading, or maybe a
>>>> small trowel. At the moment, I use a good rubber spatula but I'm
>>>> wondering if something metal might not be more efficient.
>>>>
>>>> A hardware store might be fertile ground for kitchen gadgets?
>>>
>>>
>>> I use a rubber mallet to help cut into hard vegetables (big
>>> rutabagas and hard-skinned squashes in particular).
>>
>> It's easier on the back of the knife than a hammer. <g>
>>
>>>
>>> Needle-nosed pliers are good for removing the pin bones from salmon.
>>
>> OH yes! I use fishing plyers.
>>
> I don't fish but I'd forgotten that use for needle-nosed pliers, not that
> I keep a special pair. Tweezers, even the large ones I use for electronic
> work, don't gripfirmly enough.
>
>
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> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland

I use a heavy hunting knife for cutting into large fruits and for cracking
coconut.