Loch Ness Monster Ladle Won’t Make a Loch Mess in the Kitchen

Posted on 21/01/2015 by Conner Flynn

Now you can have your own Nessie sighting right on your stovetop thanks to this Loch Ness Monster soup server from Animi Causa.

Technically I guess it’s a ladle, but then again, technically the Loch Ness Monster is a plesiosaur. If it exists. This adorable kitchen spoon/ladle will have you seeing Nessie in every meal you create. When you are stirring your food, it looks like the creature is sticking its head out of the water.

This is a lot safer than encountering the real thing. Plus it helps you serve up a tasty meal. The Loch Ness Monster Ladle costs just $16(USD) and will be available this February.

[via Gizmodo via Incredible Things]

Quirky Hybrid Cookery

Posted on 06/08/2014 by Troy Turner

The Whiskpoon is a quirky 2-in-1 kitchen tool that’s smartly (and simply) designed for dual usability. It quickly transforms from whisk to strainer with just a twist of the handle. In one easy motion you can switch uses to save time and the number of utensils to clean!

Designer: Quan Li

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Darth Vader Lightsaber BBQ Fork: The Dark Side of the Fork

Posted on 23/07/2014 by Shane McGlaun

Earlier this year we showed you some slick lightsaber meat tongs. What you really need when you are grilling up some steak or hotdogs is a nice, long meat fork. ThinkGeek has a sweet new meat fork that looks like Darth Vader’s lightsaber.

The BBQ Fork has a lightsaber hilt as the handle and it is officially licensed Star Wars gear. The fork is made from stainless steel. The only real downside I see is that the fork is hand wash only.

Measurements for the fork are 1.5 inches in diameter and 20 inches long. It can only be shipped in the US and Canada – presumably because it might be mistaken for a weapon. It sells for $25(USD) over at ThinkGeek.

Cutting Edge Knife

Posted on 29/05/2014 by Troy Turner

Peter Dudas’ forged knife features an exclusive one piece construction resulting in perfect geometry and balance for optimal usage. The design improves cutting edge retention and lasting sharpness so it requires less maintenance and lasts longer between uses. Sharp no matter which way you slice it!

Designer: Peter Dudas

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Trongs Let You Eat Using Your Hands, Minus the Mess

Posted on 22/06/2013 by Hazel Chua

Sometimes, certain foods are just tastier or best eaten using your hands. There’s chicken, for one, and let’s not forget ribs. You can use your fork and knife to maintain poise, but for low-key evenings at home, using your hands is the way to go – especially if you want to get all of the meat.

The only annoying thing is that the smell and mess often sticks with your fingers. Whatever you’re eating could be finger lickin’ good, but smelly fingers are not good at all. So for all your finger-eating needs, there’s Trongs.

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They’re basically ridged finger tongs that you can use to grab your food. You’ll be eating using your hands, minus the mess because you’ll be doing so without direct contact. It seems more hygienic that way, and you won’t have to worry about smelly and greasy fingers afterwards.

A six-pair pack of Trongs are available from Amazon for $24.95 (USD).

[via 7gadgets]

Del Ben Primitive Knife: Cut Like Your Stone Age Ancestors Did

Posted on 26/03/2013 by Range

Cutting implements have been around since the Stone Age, but this is the first knife that I’ve seen that seeks to replicate the experience of using a flint tool. The simple design allows for multiple uses in the kitchen.

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Created by Italian designer Michele Daneluzzo, the Del Ben Primitive Knife has got no obvious handle. Its entire leading edge is a blade. You can use it to delicately slice off the skin of fish or to hack and slash meat as well as veggies.

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The top edge thickens into a rounded edge, making the knife easy to grasp, though one does have to wonder if the knife is more likely to slip out of your hand than one with a traditional handle.

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The Primitive was designed by Michele while he was a student at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, but it’s being turned into a real product by Del Ben.

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[via dezeen]

3-in-1 Cutlery is the King of All Sporks, Knorks, and Spifes

Posted on 29/01/2013 by Hazel Chua

Looking at the assortment of combination utensils in the market like sporks, knorks, and spifes – you’d think that they’d have thought of every possible combination there is. Each of the above combines two utensils, and I’m pretty sure you’ve used at least one of them a couple of times in your lifetime: spork is a spoon and fork in one; the knork is a knife and fork in one; and the spife is a spoon with a knife-like handle.

But why limit the combination to just two utensils? This was probably what designer Krisztina Bozzai wondered, which led her to come up with the 3-in-1 utensil that’s a spoon, a fork, and a knife, simply called “THIRD.”

Spoonork Before you complain about how unusable it looks, here’s how it works: first, you’re supposed to use it as a spoon. Drink your soup, scoop up whatever you need to scoop – and when you don’t have any food that you can only eat or drink with a spoon, break the 3-in-1 in half.

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This effectively splits the utensil into a fully-usable knife and fork so you can continue eating your food the way it’s meant to be eaten.

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[via Yanko Design]

HAPIfork Lets You Know When It’s Time to Stop Stuffing Your Face

Posted on 09/01/2013 by Hazel Chua

On a diet? Need to lose a few pounds within the next few weeks? Then you need the HAPIfork. It’s a ‘smart’ fork that comes equipped with a sensor that keeps track of how fast you’re eating and how many times you’ve used it to stuff food into your mouth.

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Once it detects that you’re eating way too much or way too fast, it’ll vibrate gently to remind you to stop or at least slow down so you won’t eat more than you should. HAPIfork also takes note of the time you began and finished eating, and how long it takes for you to eat a meal so that you can check out your eating stats later and evaluate it accordingly.

The HAPIfork is currently being demonstrated at CES 2013, where it’s delighting dieters and weight watchers at the show and the world over.

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HAPIfork will be launching on Kickstarter this March.

[via Mashable]

Ramen Spoon+Fork: How a Spork Should Be

Posted on 09/01/2013 by Hazel Chua

I think they had the right idea when they began making sporks and including these hybrid utensils in packs of instant noodles. However, they left a lot to be desired, especially since they didn’t really do a good job when it came to actually scooping up soup or noodles.

That is, until now.

Reinvented Spork Some folks finally saw fit to reinvent the spork and come up with a utensil that is actually useful. The spork you see here looks more likely to be able to perform its functions as both a spoon and as a fork, doesn’t it? While it was specifically designed for eating ramen noodles and soup, it could also come in handy for pasta and other saucy dishes.

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The Ramen Spoon+Fork is available from Uncommon Goods for $14 (USD).

Now excuse me while I go fix up a bowl of instant noodles…

[via Bit Rebels]

Body Part Kitchen Utensils: Now You’re Cooking with Gross

Posted on 20/12/2012 by Hazel Chua

Mind over matter, or matter over mind. That depends on you.

I noticed that some people get queasy when they’re watching something gross while they’re eating. For example, you could be having some noodles when you flip over to a channel where some people are eating worms (or zombie guts) that look like your noodles.

If you’re that type of person, then proceed no further – especially if you happen to be eating right now.

Body Part Utensils10 Christine Chin knows that the way to freak out most human beings is through their stomach, so she capitalized on that and came up with her series of gross but artsy kitchen utensils that incorporate (obviously fake) body parts into them.

Christine calls her project Sentient Kitchen. You can check out the gallery below for the full line of utensils (there’s some sort-of-NSFW stuff there, although it might take you a while to actually identify them.)