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5 hours ago, KennethT said:@liuzhou What is the difference between cooking and eating chopsticks? I assume they're longer - but a different material? What about tongs?
Yes, length. The cooking chopstics below are 16½ inches / 42 cm long, as opposed to the regular eating chopsticks at 9½ / 24.
I do have tongs but never use them in the wok for some reason. More used in skillets.
15 minutes ago, KennethT said:@liuzhou What is the difference between cooking and eating chopsticks? I assume they're longer - but a different material? What about tongs?
Yes, length. The cooking chopstics below are 16½ inches / 42 cm long, as oppsed to the regular eating chopsticks at 9½ / 24.
I do have tongs but never use them in the wok for some reason. More used in skillets.
10 minutes ago, KennethT said:@liuzhou What is the difference between cooking and eating chopsticks? I assume they're longer - but a different material? What about tongs?
Yes, length. The cooking chopstics below are 16½ inches / 42 cm long, as oppsed to the regular eating chopsticks at 9½ /24.
I do have tongs but never use them in the wok for some reason. More used in skillets.
