The Pizza Fork

by Nicole Weston, Posted Sep 2nd 2006 @ 11:01AM

Sometimes you just want to eat your pizza with a knife and fork, especially jumbo-slices or those weighed down by extra toppings, which can be impractical to eat out of hand. But isn't using a fork AND a knife a hassle? Why not combine the two implements into one pizza fork?

Officially, the product is called a Nyfork ($12) and it can be used to cut anything you might normally use a knife for, including veggies and meat, leaving your other hand free. The package notes that the fork was "kept secret from the American public for years" (no doubt as some sort of two-handed cutlery conspiracy), but also has a warning that the cutter wheel is very sharp, and caution should be used when eating from the fork.

I'll give it points for aesthetics, but I'll stick to using a regular knife and fork for my pizza - or anything, for that matter.

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Filed Under: Food Oddities, Food Gadgets
Tags: cutlery, dine, dining, eat, eating, fork, gadget, Gadgets, knife, nyfork, oddities, pizza, pizza cutter, pizza fork, pizza slice, pizzas, slice

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9-02-2006 @12:24PM Dr. Electro said... I can do plenty of damage with a knife and fork, thanks. Besides, Miss Manners would have a cow if she saw me eating with a fork in my right hand.

While I was in Chicago for the better part of a year, I learned to fold my large, laden slices of pizza. Very nice, totally yummy and fun to eat. On the other hand, the crispier the crust, the easier to eat flat.

Pizza! Gotta love it!
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9-02-2006 @12:42PM D said... That is one creepy looking utensil, not to mention it will be a very awkward fit in the utensil tray. Not nearly as organized as stacks of forks, etc..

p.s. I think you meant "left hand" :)
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9-02-2006 @1:09PM MJ said... I saw on tv wherer a guy invented a fork that looks like a regular one, that will cut anything including steak. Thought this was a great idea. This fork however makes me want to reach for a knife.......
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9-02-2006 @1:38PM Ola Bungum said... Good idea, looks kind of goofy though
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9-02-2006 @1:55PM Kate said... How lazy can u get....i mean c'mon my left land will complain due to lack of action !
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9-02-2006 @8:18PM Chef JoAnna said... I think this might actually be useful for somemone with a disability, such as the use of only one hand.

or, because of my own personal disability (Internet addiction) I could eat with my left hand and type/mouse with the right one.
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9-03-2006 @3:10AM Jeff Ishaq said... At first, this seems like a good idea: A pizza roller is simply the best way to slice pizza. However, who eats pizza with a fork? Unless it's too greasy to pick up (and optionally fold if necessary), I always use a hand to eat pizza.
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9-11-2006 @12:45AM Katie said... Like TJ, I prefer the KNORK, as it's called, even though I don't have one of those, either. But if I were to have to choose, the knork fits in the fork tray, and just looks like a fork with wide side prongs.
The pizza cutter just looks creeepy.
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