A video has gone viral after revealing some simple yet effective ways you can use a fork in everyday life – and it turns out, there’s a lot more to the humble utensil than meets the eye
A fork is something we use every day – but many of us don’t know what it’s capable of.
After all, eating is one of our favourite things to do, and we couldn’t carry out the task without a fork in hand. But, little you may know, the humble fork has many other uses – and you’ll be stunned to find out just how much it can do.
A video, shared by tipshacks. us, has gone viral on TikTok after amazing people with some pretty wild facts. It turns out you can use a fork for a lot more than eating your dinner with, and people can’t get over it.
In the clip, the presenter states you’d need to have lived for 300 years to know just how many different ways a fork can be used. For example, it can be used to fix a zipper if it comes off your jacket.
When you look at it, it seems simple, but many people never knew it was possible. It was the first trick the clever video revealed.
It can also be used as a bottle opener. If you twist a screw into the cork, you can then use a fork to pull out the wine stopper with ease.
Additionally, slicing spring onions can be made a lot easier by using a fork. If you run a fork along it, it will divide into strands, and make it easier to chop up.
As well as this, if you gently press a fork into a garlic clove, it will peel it away easily without any fuss. From here you can also use a fork to crush it down to smaller pieces.
It can also be used to pull leaves evenly off herbs and veggies when you’re cooking. When it comes to onions, you can also insert a fork either side to ensure you slice it evenly.
The little silver saviour can even double up as a cleaning tool. In the clip, the presenter covers a fork with a cloth and uses this improvised device to dust tricky spots in their car.
Since being posted, the video has racked up more than 200,000 likes and plenty of positive comments. The hacks have been hailed as “great”, and people are stunned by how much a simple fork can achieve.
One user exclaimed: “My fork’s been laying around in the drawer, sleeping for years, like it didn’t have a hundred jobs to do.”
Another chimed in with: “My fork’s just being lazy.” A third commented: “Somehow I feel my fork has been grossly underused.”
A fourth also added: “Thank you for sharing. Great ideas.”
Others declared “knowledge is power”, confessing they learn something new every day. They’re gobsmacked at all the tricks that had previously eluded them.
It turns out our humble kitchen forks might just be the unsung heroes of our homes.
