"N. Thornton" wrote:

Any other examples of DIY tools being good for cookery? I guess some
kind of saw would be good for boned meat, there's the blowtorch for
browning and caramelising, hammer and screwdriver for cutting up
frozen foods... any others?

Needle-nosed pliers for pulling bones out of fish. A hatchet/small ax for
chopping up bones for stock. Spackle blades for icing, fine paint brushes
for pastry.

Of course, it works the other way, too - muffin tins for sorting small
parts, roasting tins for catching oily drips, old liquidisers/blenders for
mixing garden stuff......

Sheila