The Sweater: possibly one of the best short films of my childhood. #app

I use these in the kitchen to keep snack bags closed, as well as occasionally on rims of pots to hold thermometer probes (candy-making, frying, etc.).

@Whelkman: Excellent advice. This is an approach I plan to take in the near future.

@RoFLKOPTr: I've heard that you can't stop an aircraft carrier on a dime. Imagine how long it takes to stop a Death Star...

@Gareth Pitt-Nash: I was actually thinking about the Texas Soaring Association.

I hope that the TSA doesn't read this post.

@UnderLoK: On that note, the twisting version is called a reamer.

@Bladeweever: Agreed. See Alton Brown's Feasting on Asphalt for a mom 'n pop, but equally greasy overview.