Ah, yes. These dining conundrums have befallen even the best of us at one time or another. The solution?
Enter, crazy new cutlery. The Washington Post's Jane Black reviewed a few new designs that promise to rid us of our dining woes (or, at the very least, provide us with fodder for our next dinner party conversation).
Among the new designs:
- The "Knork," designed to serve as both knife and fork. A little awkward, but helpful for those parties where the you're perched in a corner, attempting to eat off of a tiny paper plate with just a fork.
- Mono Zeug Tools are based on primitive Neanderthal designs, in that the knife is designed to be a piece of honed flint, and the spoon, a variation of a curved oyster shell.
- Curvware is designed to be ergonomic so that you don't strain your hand or grip too hard when attempting to, say, cut your steak. Black pronounced it "very comfortable."
- Ramen spoon - Admit it: Ramen noodles can be annoying to eat. This design changes all that, with a spoon for the broth and fork tines for those slippery noodles. And while I wouldn't go so far as to call it "genius," as Block does, it is pretty neat. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait 'til May before you buy it.
3-06-2008 @6:51PM Katharine said... Well the Knork is good for bento boxes. I have seen them with a spork and knife all in one.
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3-06-2008 @11:03PM Foodmayhem said... The knork doesn't make sense to me because when I need to cut a piece of meat, I usually need to hold it still with a fork, while cutting.
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3-06-2008 @11:02PM Adam said... Still no cure for cancer...
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3-07-2008 @11:21AM Beany said... The 'knork' is just a variation on the cake fork- those have been around for decades.
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3-07-2008 @11:20AM Jon said... I'm still waiting for the knifoon.
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3-07-2008 @11:20AM FoodArt said... The Knork really works, it cuts through almost anything - and you have to admit most foods don't require a knife but a fork just doesn't cut it (waffles, steaming hot pizza, chicken)!!
Check out this clip on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhsyQY-_Ql4&feature=related
I saw it on the Rachael Ray Show a few months ago.
The KNORK takes dining to a whole new level.
You won't believe it till you test it for yourself!! Some refer to it as a funky utensil until they try it – and then when you go back to regular forks – that feels funky!!
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3-07-2008 @9:37AM FoodArt said... The Knork really works - you have to admit it so many foods don't require a knife (waffles, steaming hot pizza, chicken) but a fork just doesn't cut it.
Check out this clip on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhsyQY-_Ql4&feature=related
You won't believe it till you try it!! Some of my friends refer to it as a funky utensil until they try it – and then when they go back to regular fork –they say that feels funky!!
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3-07-2008 @11:20AM Jason Levine said... A combination spoon and fork? Isn't that called a Spork ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spork )?
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3-08-2008 @1:53AM Esoterikal said... yes, but is the knork coal powered? what about a sliding plastic sheath for when the knife part is not in use? does it use a foot pedal to regulate the speed of the cutting blade?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wCrSzKQ1Gt0
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3-08-2008 @2:40AM aronoel619 said... If you need to buy a Ramen spoon because you eat a lot of ramen and you're not a kid or in college, then it's time to grow up and get a real life.
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3-08-2008 @2:23PM Alyx said... Whats the difference between a knork and a foife?
The ramen spoon looks interesting though,but probably only if you ran a ramen restaurant. And am I right in thinking that those ramen in the video weren't cooked?
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