For 28 years, I’ve been dutifully grinding my fork through steaks and other delicacies, both too stubborn and lazy to pick up the knife. Now, I learn of an existing invention. It’s been around for years. It’s called a knork. More »
I hate the way most white people eat Asian food: Drowning white rice in soy sauce, shoveling cream cheese-stuffed “sushi” into their mouths, pretty much the entire sorry spectacle. The Chopsticks Aid is for them.
The Flameboy, a $US14 7-in-1 BBQ utensil contains a spatula, fork, bottle opener, corkscrew, tongs, serrated cutting edge and disposable lighter slot. Sounds to me like a product liability lawsuit waiting to happen. [NerdApproved]
Diets are tough, what with the eating and drinking of beer, and that being really, really, enjoyable and all. The IC3 Intelligent Cutlery System wants to help. How? Well, designer Alex Schulz says that as you chomp away at dinner, the IC3 does the traditional job as a fork, knife or spoon, and then goes the extra mile by silently judging and recording every bite you take.
In the pursuit of a great idea, inventors can sometimes lose sight of the big picture. I don’t doubt that the Calamente Noodle fork is fantastic at spinning up a nice, big fork full of pasta, but I also don’t doubt that before the end of a meal with this medieval war museum display piece I would have at least three gruesome lip piercings that I hadn’t really planned for. I’ll stick with a fork and spoon for now. Or my hands. Or, honestly, anything but this. [Trends in Japan via BBG]
