I like to keep a handful of chopsticks in my kitchen at all times—they’re so useful:
- Slide a couple under a hot pot or pan instead of a trivet to protect your table or countertop.
- Use a chopstick to measure progress when reducing a sauce by cutting a line on the side of the chopstick to correspond to the sauce level.
- Slide one or two under the lid of a pot when you want it partially covered.
- Lay two chopsticks across the top of a pot of boiling pasta water while the pasta cooks. Place your serving bowl on top of the chopsticks for a few minutes, and then it’s warm and ready to use.
