Awesome Chopsticks

Chopsticks are among the world’s highest-production items, with estimates as high as 80 billion pairs per year. This brief video shows one part of the chopstick production process. A machine is loaded with skinny lengths of wood and uses a moving circular saw to slice through the entire pile. This other video shows how a factory in Thailand makes them.

Full Windsor’s reusable metal chopsticks will last a lifetime. They’re made from lightweight titanium and have embedded magnets to hold them together when they’re not in use. The chopsticks are dishwasher safe and won’t corrode over time. Each pair includes a carrying case made from recycled PET plastic bottles.

These reusable chopsticks feature half of a spoon on their back ends, so you can turn them around and use them to sip soup or scoop up other slippery foods. They can also be used like tongs to pick items up. They’re made from food-safe resin and tested with temperatures up to 390ºF.

PLEI Design’s reusable titanium chopsticks double as a small set of nunchucks. While we’re not suggesting you use them to play with your food, you’re welcome to enjoy some action before and after meals. Just unscrew their tips and store them inside for nunchuck fun. Choose from a polished or stonewashed finish.

ChopValue recycles bamboo chopsticks into decor and furniture. Their collection includes coasters, serving boards, shelving, standing desks, and even a block-stacking game, with pattern created by stacking and laminating the wood utensils. The company also empowers community-level recycling with microfactories.

Created by Plei Design, these collapsible and reusable titanium chopsticks double as a tiny set of nunchucks. So when you’re not picking up individual grains of rice with them, you can improve your manual dexterity by flinging them around like a martial arts master.

These reusable, washable chopsticks from Ippinka feature anti-slip silicone tips, which make gripping food easier. They’re heat-resistant up to 392ºF/200ºC so you can use them to stir or grab items straight from a hot pan. They’re available in two lengths (9.8″ or 11.8″) with either red or yellow tips. Save when you buy two pair.

This unique modular shelving system features boards made entirely from recycled chopsticks. The sustainably-made shelves come in three widths and attach securely to metal wall frames to provide height flexibility. Mix and match components to make exactly the shelving unit you want.

These beautifully-crafted metal chopsticks offer substance and permanence, while nodding to tradition with their bamboo-inspired form. Each one is molded from pure titanium, which won’t rust, and is resistant to germs. Available in black, silver, grey, or gold.

If you’ve ever taken a close look at the instructions on a pack of chopsticks, there’s a good chance that it ends with the rather silly statement “Now You Can Pick Up Anything!” We always imagined a bowling ball would be a good test of our newfound lifting skills. We guess Corridor has had similar thoughts.

These pocketable chopsticks are made from one of the world’s strongest metals. The titanium makes the chopsticks suited for picking up even the hottest of food, and is tough as nails as well. The chopsticks come with a clipped cap that doubles as a rest.

Altgalley’s Hover Chopsticks get their name from their angled design, which prevents the tips from touching the table when you set them down. Their carbon fiber grip has a cuboid shape to prevent them from rolling.

Some of Nendo and Hashikura Matsukan’s chopstick concepts. The Rassen have helical grooves so they make a single unit, while the Kamiai have magnets that hold them together. More on Nendo. Images by Akihiro Yoshida.

We like to think we’ve got the whole chopstick thing down to a science. And we pick up our sushi with our fingers. But for those of you who must eat à la Américain, these combo utensils should help you eat (and cheat) just fine.

A third pair to add to your arsenal of chopsticks. The nunchuck handle details also help grip food, and the metal chain means you’ll always have a complete pair (or lose both at once).

Ever gotten chopsticks that say “now you can pick up anything” on the wrapper? While these light-up chopsticks might not be able to lift an X-wing from the Dagobah swamp, they’ll do fine with sushi.