Fishing out cork crumbs
Drying wine glasses
Makeshift rolling pin
Lifting hot lids
Warming dinner plates
Keeping beverages chilled
Impromptu ice bucket
Transporting fragile foods
Edible toothpicks
Finishing recipes for a party

Lifting Hot Lids
Rather than burning your fingers or searching for a potholder every time you want to lift a lid off a pot on the stove, try this tip. Before cooking, wedge a wine cork under the handle of the lid. The cork stays cool when the lid gets hot, giving you something safe to grab onto when lifting the lid.