We have all seen this nightmare unfold: you are at a party, maybe at an unfamiliar house.

Everyone is drinking wine, and you just want to open a bottle of beer.Somehowthere is no bottle opener.

Dont freak out: just grab a pair of kitchen tongs.

Enjoy your brew enthusiastically, grab another one, and repeat.

I keep a bottle opener on my key chain.)

3 Unusual Uses for Your Ordinary Kitchen Tongs| Cooks Illustrated

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