I'm having a hard time finding 4 inch skewers.....where do you find them/buy them? tia.

ACan you buy longer skewers and cut them?

4.5" is a common size (a.k.a. meat sticks)...

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AI get 4" bamboo skewers from Publix (one our chain grocery stores here). They have them in the kitchen utensil area. HTH