20 Other Uses for Toothpicks

Here are 20 Other Uses For Toothpicks. I know there are some people who still use them, though I generally use dental floss because toothpicks only shove food particles further between my teeth.

And cleaning food particles from between your teeth is the reason they were invented back in 1887 by a man named of Charles Forster. He started the first factory in the United States that made toothpicks from wood.

They have always been made from white birch, but you wouldn't think a little piece of wood used for picking teeth could be famous. But apparently in November 1993, a toothpick that had been chewed up by baseball great, Tom Seaver, was auctioned and sold for $440 dollars.

20 Uses For Toothpicks:

Repair Garden Hose
If you garden hose springs a leak, just insert a toothpick in the hole, if the hole is small enough, then break it off even with the outside of the hose. Wrap it with mailing tape or duck tape. The toothpick swells and absorbs the water, while sealing the hole.

Cooking Steaks
Insert a toothpick to determine if your steaks are well done, rare or medium.

Avocados And Potatoes
If you are your child want to root an avocado or a potato, just insert four toothpicks , equally spaced around them, then put them inside a jar filled with water, and sit on your window sill in the sunlight. Whenever roots appear, take them outside and plant in your garden.

Dog Brush
To clean a dog brush, just run the toothpick down each row of bristles, pulling up the dog hair as you go.

Repair Scratches In Paint
For hard to reach or awkward places where paint doesn't reach. Dip a toothpick in the paint and touch up the scratches.

Support Plants
If you should break the stem of a plant or flower, just make a splint with two toothpicks on the broken stem and tape in place.

Cake Baking
Want to know if your cake is done. Stick a toothpick into the center of the cake. If it comes out dry, the cake is done. If it comes out wet or damp, the cake is not done.

Garlic Gloves
If you happen to have garlic cloves in your marinade, try sticking toothpicks in them so you can remove them easily.

Decorate Cakes
Draw or write what you want on the cake first, then run a line of frosting along the lines.

Sewing Fabric
If fabric gets caught under the pressure while you're sewing, use a toothpick to push the fabric free.

Cleaning Tight Spaces
Need to clean a space that's hard to reach. Use a toothpick dipped in alcohol to clean the space.

Plug Holes in Walls Or Wood
If you have holes in wood that need plugging, insert a toothpick into the hole, then cut it off even with the area you're working on. Sand the area and refinish. If you wall need holes plugged, then do the same before painting.

Tighten Screws
If the area where you're trying to put the screw is too loose, insert a toothpick in the hole, break it even with surface, then put the screw back, this should make the hole more secure, and the screw tighter.

Masking Or Duck Tape
To make it easier to know where to start on a roll of tape, place a toothpick under the edge, or roll the edge around the toothpick so the tape won't stick to the roll.

Book Marker
Place a toothpick on the last page you read.

Cooking Sausages
When cooking sausages, why not skewer at least three or four together so it will be easier to turn them over at the same time.

Repair Eyeglasses
If you should loose the screw from your eyeglasses, try using the tip a toothpick in place of the screw until you get them repaired.

Applying Glue
If you need to put glue in a tight spot, or a narrow spot, dip a toothpick in the glue, then apply using the tip of the toothpick.

Clean Nails
Got a lot of dirt and grime under your finger nails? Use a toothpick to clean them before using your nail brush.

Fruit Bouquet
If you're making a center piece of fruit or vegetables, use toothpicks to hold the pieces of fruit and vegetables in place.

I sincerely hope you enjoyed this article, and that you are able to use some of the information I presented on the 20 Other Uses For Toothpicks