If you're looking for a charming decoration for a
dish for Valentine's Day or a child's birthday,
this delightful heart shaped cutter fashioned
from a plastic straw will meet your needs. It
doesn't take long to make and it's an ideal tool
for creating little heart-shaped foods to adorn
the table. Here's how to make it.
!! Steps !!
* Flatten one end of the straw [1]. At this flattened end, measure
out a length of about 1cm (0.39").
* Cut the straw, as shown in the diagram. Make
an incision about 1cm (0.39") from the end. Only cut a slit into
the straw, not all the way around.
At the point of the incision, bend the end piece
inward across the top. You are aiming to make a
heart shape [2], as depicted in the image.
* Looking at the heart shape from the top.
* Slide a thinner straw inside the cut straw up
to the place where the heart has been created. This inner straw
will become the tool by which you push out the heart-shaped food
piece.
Find the food that you'd like to make into
heart shapes. Push the cut end of the straw
into the food [3]. Pull it back out again when
the food has been cut and is sitting inside the
straw.
* Cheese [4] makes an excellent choice as it is
soft and easy to cut.
* If the food is too thick, slice it more
thinly.
* After cutting, push out the heart shape using
the slender straw you've inserted earlier to release the food
piece from the straw.
If you'd like to make heart shapes within
hearts, experiment by cutting heart shapes in
different sizes of straws.
* Another alternative is to make a hole in a
food and squeeze a sauce or jam [5] into the hole. Simply press
the heart-shaped end of the straw into the food and pull out the
food piece, leaving a heart-shaped hole. Then fill with another
food.
* *For example, the egg image shows ketchup [6] squeezed into
the heart-shaped holes. And how about strawberry jam [7] squeezed
into heart-shaped cut into in a sweet cake?
!! Tips !!
* When there are no thick straws, a slender straw will do. Push out
the shape with a toothpick.
[8] For example, 'Yokan' (Red bean jelly of Japanese
traditional suites) image shows these heart-shaped.
*Yōkan* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkan [9]
!! Warnings !!
* Since plastic melts when heated, don't cut the straw using
anything too hot.
!! Things You\'ll Need !!
* Plastic straw used for bubble tea/tapioca
(13mm/0.51" diameter)
* Plastic straw, thinner (straight, 6mm/0.23"diameter)
* Scissors
* Toothpick (optional)
!! Related WikiHows !!
* How to Decorate a Gift With Plastic Straws [10]
* How to Make Hearts from Plastic Straws [11]
* How to Make a Bird out of a Plastic Straw [12]
* How to Make a Flower from Plastic Straws [13]
* How to Make a Paper Napkin Flower With a Plastic Straw [14]
* How to Make a Heart Shaped Pizza [15]
* How to Make a Heart Shaped Cake [16]
!! Article Tools !!
* Read on wikiHow
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Links:
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[1] http://www.wikihow.com/Make-an-Orca-%28Shachi%29-from-a-Plastic-Straw
[2] http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Heart-Shaped-Pumice-Candle-Holder
[3] http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Homemade-Food
[4] http://www.wikihow.com/Grate-Cheese
[5] http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Red-Raspberry-Jam
[6] http://www.wikihow.com/Image:HeartBreadPie_300.jpg
[7] http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Simple-and-Fresh-Strawberry-Jam
[8] http://www.wikihow.com/Image:Yo-hearts_649.JPG
[9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkan
[10] http://www.wikihow.com/Decorate-a-Gift-With-Plastic-Straws
[11] http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Hearts-from-Plastic-Straws
[12] http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Bird-out-of-a-Plastic-Straw
[13] http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Flower-from-Plastic-Straws
[14] http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Paper-Napkin-Flower-With-a-Plastic-Straw
[15] http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Heart-Shaped-Pizza
[16] http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Heart-Shaped-Cake
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