663842 Sun Nov 01 05:55:38 -0800 2009 3 41 Cookware 0 5146432 Each year I use a jigsaw to carve my pumpkin. If I am into a fancy pattern the dremel comes out so I can carve reliefs. I am not alone in the use of tools like this am I? Anyone else drag out the hacksaw to get through something frozen or store their 5lb escalope hammer next to the pickaxe? Am I alone in having sliced up an oxtail with a reciprocating saw? There is a pair of pliers in the cutlery draw to remove pin bones and other tasks that need a little pluck. Beside it rests a box cutter. Does anyone else apply basic woodworking to their food? Sun Nov 01 05:55:38 -0800 2009 154622 Paulustrious 1 5146500 I used to use a Hand Saw in a few places when processing deer... Sun Nov 01 06:41:46 -0800 2009 5146432 65057 Uncle Bob 1 5146527 I use pliers to pull off chicken skin. (Try needle nose pliers on fish bones) Tin snips make good kitchen shears. Use an electric shaver cleaning brush to clean all kinds of little tight spots on hand-held appliances. It has a micro-mini bottle brush on one end. Oh, and one of those stiff bristled cleaning brushes with the slightly curved handles (used for cleaning up chipped or stripped wood furniture before refinishing--find them in the paint dept at the hardware store) they work for many kitchen cleaning jobs--including cleaning the above hardware tools before putting them away! Sun Nov 01 06:59:46 -0800 2009 5146432 11234 toodie jane 1 5150714 I have needle nose pliers, a small jaw plier, and a small screwdriver with interchangeable tips in the same drawer as my spatulas and whisks. I stop at the power tools. We only have a drill and an electric hedge trimmer. If there is ever a need for one of those, I wouldn't be afraid to try them. Mon Nov 02 17:39:07 -0800 2009 5146432 87837 RGC1982