On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:56:59 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:

>aem wrote:
>> On Jan 19, 11:04 pm, notbob > wrote:
>>> Do you use them? For what?
>>
>> Yes, for eating and for cooking.
>>
>>> Are you proficient with them?
>>
>> Yes, after a lifetime of practice.
>>
>>> How often? For non-Asian foods?
>>
>> Whenever it's convenient. In addition to the normal eating-size I
>> have a pair for cooking that are about a foot long, if not a bit
>> longer, that are useful for cooking. I think of all of them as "long
>> fingers". -aem
>>
>I wonder why I don't cook with them more? They sure would beat
>other utensils for some things. I even have some cooking chopsticks.

Obviously you don't use them because chopsticks are not all that
convenient for the type of cooking westerners do. And haven't you
ever looked into an open Asian kitchen, they move food around in woks
with metal implements, I've never seen them use chopsticks for cooking
except on foodtv.