You know those wooden matchsticks for lighting candles? The unburnt kind? They work exactly like toothpicks. Just snap off the red tip first. Please, for the love of all things baked, don’t stick a match head into your brownies.
I’m not kidding. That sulfur taste will ruin your entire weekend. But a clean, tip-less match? Perfect. It’s basically a toothpick that was born for a different life. A little bit of a rebel.