General Purpose Tools

Mini Pick and Hook Set

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Multi-purpose picks

These are well made, about 5 inches long, a nice bright safety orange, and sell for a couple of dollars. There are many companies that offer these sets, such as Tekton and GearWrench, and some have nicer rubberized grips (but these nicer sets cost more).

I have 4 sets of these, and I keep a set in the kitchen gadget drawer. They come in handy for kitchen tasks such as cleaning out the coffee grounds in my reusable K-cup. Sure I could use a butter knife, but the straight pick tool is so much easier and makes quick work of this simple and constant job. It gets all the coffee out of the nooks and crannies.

Out in the workshop/garage, they come in handy for grabbing and hooking small items like wires to pull through holes and removing electrical connectors. They are so small that they allow more precise positioning than other tools like pliers. And using the hook ended one means less chance of breaking delicate clips.

Also, they can be used to open packages and doing things like poking holes in the ends of certain sealants and glues. And they are great for cleaning out crud in between tight seams on things like appliances.

Once you own a set, you find a lot of uses for them.

-- Justin Lamar 04/28/16

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