Clever household tricks with toothpicks

Toothpicks can do much more than just remove leftover food from your teeth. Whether for transporting cupcakes or as a storage aid for cucumbers - you can read four practical household tricks with the small wooden skewers here.

Toothpicks can do much more than just remove leftover food from the teeth.

Transporting the cupcakes

Insert a toothpick into the top of the cream and place cling film on top. The sticks prevent the cling film from crushing the cupcakes during transportation.

Saving cucumbers

To prevent them from drying out when cut, simply attach the removed ends to the rest with a toothpick to keep them fresh.

Resetting appliances

The reset button on electrical appliances is usually slightly recessed. If necessary, simply press it with a toothpick.

Pulling a tree

Make four punctures in the center of an avocado pit and then hang it halfway in a glass of water. After around four weeks, the pit will sprout. It can then be transplanted into a flower pot.