When the spork was first invented, there is little doubt that its creators thought that they had created the ultimate fusion of eating utensils. The spork soon spread to school cafeterias and even into those little plastic baggies they pass out with the meal on airplanes. But the spork wasn't as useful as it could be because you couldn't cut anything with it. To compensate, airplanes included knives with their sporks and schools prepare lunches with no discernable texture. The spork, however, has finally evolved to take cutting abilities into account. The Spork/Knife, coined as the sporknif by Bea of La Tartine Gourmande, has a fork/knife on one end and a paddle-like spoon on the other. It is made from durable, heat-resistant PC material, comes in a variety of colors and only costs a few dollars.
You may never need another utensil again.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-07-2006 @ 11:03AM
Steve said...
Never need another utinsil, but I hope there is a doctor in the house when someone cuts their tongue open with that knife they stick in their mouth. Didn't their mothers ever teach them not to put a knife in their mouth?
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7-07-2006 @ 11:10AM
EricA said...
Interesting thing... what about useless ?
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7-07-2006 @ 12:13PM
Baron said...
how often do you use a knife without a fork in the other hand to hold what you're cutting? No only that, but if you want to use both the fork and spoon during your meal, you'll end up with a mess.
what next? some sort of chicken/beef combo steak?
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7-07-2006 @ 12:50PM
Nicolai said...
Looks like an excellent way to flay your left cheek open.
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7-07-2006 @ 2:10PM
Craig said...
I can't think of anything more appealing than having a serrated plastic knife edge slide along my cheek repeatedly during a meal. Although displaying it with the ocean in the background certainly makes it seem like a more attractive purchase.
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7-07-2006 @ 6:34PM
reachjer said...
I've got a pair of these (one for each hand, of course).
It is a study in compromises.
The fork is short and makes it difficult to really spear anything with. The knife is dull and is completely dependent on the serrations. If you use the fork with your right hand, the serrations are on the closer side of your mouth; but otherwise the knife would be backwards in your right hand.
Using the spoon is uncomfortable because you are holding pointy things in your hand. Using the fork is uncomfortable because the spoon is too bent.
It's a novelty item; but I would much rather have a titanium spork.
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7-08-2006 @ 2:34AM
James said...
I came up with this idea years ago and also thought about the consequences about sticking the cutting part of the fork into the mouth. It ain't pretty.
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7-21-2006 @ 2:28PM
Kristina said...
My son's friend, Brad in Louisiana, has spoken of his 'invention' of this very same knifork....and everyone kidded him on this. I think anyone with ideas is at least creative to simple things that can be solutions when served only spoons or forks at a meal.....for example at picnics, on the boat, etc. I ordered several to pass out to the friends who have balked at his clever idea...Granted, it was always a discussion of 'cutting' one's mouth...
Good minds are out there....GO BRAD!!!!! You're not the only one who thinks this is a good idea!!!!
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