Can You Help Me with My Unique Cooking Question?!?!?

[jonessmj]

I am trying to figure out what to use for my food with a function need. I am looking for something edible that can be formed / cut to about the size of a toothpick. It needs to have strength similar to a toothpick when dry as well. I've been struggling with this for some time. I've had a couple of suggestions from people to use sweet potato (possibly dehydrated???) or some sort of caramel (I've tried this but it has been too brittle - I may not be preparing it properly). If you have other suggestions for what to use and how to prepare it I will be forever grateful. Thanks!

 

[Dawgluver]

Dry spaghetti noodles? You could break them in pieces and brown them in a bit of butter, then stick them in whatever you're going to spear.

 

[ShellyCooks]

I think the idea of using spaghetti is a great idea. Another idea ---- How about carrot, apple, or celery sticks? Would they work? Why do the sticks have to be so thin?

 

[Aunt Bea]

What are you trying to do?

The reason I'm asking is that maybe you could accomplish your goal in a different way by using a food for a scoop,a bundle, a glue, a string etc...

 

[Kayelle]

It's hard to understand what you want unless you tell us what it's used for.

 

[Dawgluver]

I'll bet he's building a hedgehog.

 

[jonessmj]

I am literally trying to make a toothpick which is edible. I will give the spaghetti a try. Any other ideas?

 

[Andy M.]

While dry spaghetti is edible and may work as a toothpick, it's certainly not pleasant to eat.

 

[Kayelle]

I am literally trying to make a toothpick which is edible. I will give the spaghetti a try. Any other ideas?

ohhhhhhhkaaaaaaaay. do we dare ask why?

 

[Dawgluver]

While dry spaghetti is edible and may work as a toothpick, it's certainly not pleasant to eat.

Unless you fry it in butter.

Personally, I find the old fashioned wooden toothpicks work just fine.

I'm curious too, why re-invent the toothpick?

 

[Andy M.]

Unless you fry it in butter...

It'll still be hard and crunchy and not in a good way.

 

[Dawgluver]

It'll still be hard and crunchy and not in a good way.

But so are wooden toothpicks!

 

[Aunt Bea]

I have seen people use pretzel sticks to spear pieces of fruit and cheese.

I also ran across these on the net when I googled edible toothpicks, too pricey for your old Aunt Bea!

Good luck!

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[Oldvine]

I think almost any food-pick would soften with the moisture in the mouth and get stuck between the teeth requiring a real tooth pick or dental floss to remove it from it's lodging. But if there is a real need, a noodle/pasta product might work for a fleeting few seconds.

 

[GotGarlic]

I think almost any food-pick would soften with the moisture in the mouth and get stuck between the teeth requiring a real tooth pick or dental floss to remove it from it's lodging. But if there is a real need, a noodle/pasta product might work for a fleeting few seconds.

Agreed.

 

[lyndalou]

Why the mystery? Please tell us how you are going to use these things..