This Avocado-shaped Grater is Every Millennial’s Dream Kitchen Tool

If there’s one thing that boomers think millennials absolutely love, it’s avocados. Avocados are the reason we don’t own houses, cars, or healthcare, according to almost every out-of-touch boomer I’ve ever met, which is why this avocado-inspired kitchen grater seems like such a wonderfully tongue-in-cheek kitchen must-have!

The Avo Multi-function Veggie Cutter is a nifty kitchen tool that lets you easily, efficiently, and ergonomically cut, slice, shred, and grate your veggies and fruits. The grater’s body is shaped like an avocado, with an area to collect all the sliced/grated food. Meanwhile, the avocado seed is like your grip for using the grater/mandolin, giving you a safe way to slice or grate your food without scraping your knuckles. You’ve also got multiple blade styles to choose from, for grating, slicing, micrograting, julienning, etc.

Designers: Comma Shaw, KK Lin, Zane True, Junjie Chou, David Lee, Juno Lee, Jesse WU

Although the avocado shape is a nifty design feature, it has a few standout benefits. The Avo’s bulbous base proves to be perfect for collecting all the sliced, grated materials. A built-in handle lets you grip the cutter while using it with the other hand, so it doesn’t move around… and when you’re done, you can wash and drain the cut veggies thanks to a sieve built into the side that lets you tip over to drain the water out.

Detachable blade cartridges let you choose exactly what kind of cutting/grating you need to do. You can slice veggies finely, julienne them into strips, grate them into fine strands, grind them into a fine paste or powder for hard aromatics, zest them, or even make wavy cuts to make waffle-style chips.

The avocado-seed safety holder comes with a pop-out plunger that grips the food from the opposite side and moves lower and lower as the food is grated. Rails on the side of the holder help you achieve a perfect linear motion too, so you never move in a slanted direction by accident. This ensures consistency and keeps your output looking perfect.

The Avo balances clever design with functionality really well. Its avocado-inspired shape is simply delightful to look at, while all the design details work together in synchronicity to give you a product with a delightful user experience too!

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Here’s an Innovative Little Grip That Helps You Easily Sprout Avocado Seeds

If you’ve seen enough food and craft videos on Facebook, you know that the correct way to sprout an avocado (or most seeds, tubers, roots, or shoots for that matter) is to submerge it halfway in a glass of water. The usual trick is to prod the avocado seed with four toothpicks, and precariously balance it on the rim of a glass filled with water. Once the sapling starts sprouting, you can transfer it to a planter with soil. Noga Toren’s solution ditches the toothpicks for something more elegant, and versatile.

The Planty cleverly relies on a flexible form and the springing property of metal. It comes with an outer metal rim, four triggers, and inner arms that flex open in an aperture-ish style when you press the triggers. Use it to grip an avocado seed, a potato, onion, half a cabbage, pineapple, or anything you’d like to sprout. The six arms gently grip the plant without damaging it, and the outer rim allows it to sit on top of a glass of water till the sprouting is done. Once you see tiny roots and stems developing, transfer it into the soil and watch as it sprouts into a healthy plant!

Designer: Noga Toren

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