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I use turned wooden cups to keep my cooking/tasting/straining spoons on the counter. Also chopsticks
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I can also vouch for andiesenji’s use of the metal mesh pen cups from Staples, though as she notes, they’re a little on the light side and prone to tipping over. My wooden cups were an upgrade to those... got them on Etsy.
I use turned wooden cups to keep my cooking/tasting/straining spoons on the counter. Also chopsticks.
I can also vouch for Andiesenji’s use of the metal mesh pen cups from Staples, though as she notes, they’re a little on the light side and prone to tipping over. My wooden cups were an upgrade to those... got them on Etsy.
