A Magnifying Glass Spoon Lets You Spot Even Tiny Flies In Your Soup

When you're eating at a restaurant, you're putting a tremendous amount of faith in the kitchen and wait staff that your food will be kept as contaminant-free as possible. But if you're really worried about an establishment's hygiene, make sure you're always carrying Object Solutions' Magnifying Spoon that lets you… »11/17/14 8:35am11/17/14 8:35am

How Chopsticks Were Invented


Clever Numbered Spoons Guarantee You'll Never Forget a Measurement

When you're working your way through all the ingredients in a complex recipe, you can easily lose track of how much of this or that you've measured. Or at least Japanese designer Atsuhiro Hayashi does, which inspired him to create a set of measuring spoons with numbers in relief that leave no question as to how much… »10/15/13 1:20pm10/15/13 1:20pm

Flexible Folding Flat Kitchen Utensils That Do More Than Just Scrape

It doesn't matter what you're buying, everyone wants to get as much bang for their buck as possible. And what looks like a set of three pieces of plastic cookware actually turns into six with nothing more than a gentle squeeze. It's like having the Transformers in your kitchen, minus the epic Michael Bay level of… »9/30/13 5:00pm9/30/13 5:00pm



The Compact Chopsticks: You'll Never Dine Unprepared Again


Wobbling Tongs That Never Topple Will Keep Your Counters Clean

Countertops are designed to get messy, but you can save yourself that extra bit of cleanup with a pair of self-standing Swing Tongs that won't leave food and schmutz behind. Like the Playskool Weeble toys of yesteryear, a weighted curved bottom ensures the business end of these tongs always stays up in the air, no… »2/06/13 9:29am2/06/13 9:29am

Would You Eat With These Bizarre Mouth-Massaging Utensils?

Silverware is boring. Always the same purely functional shapes. Glorified mouth-shovels. Bleh. These utensils designed by Jinhyun Jeon are intended to shake it up a bit. The bumps and weird-shapes are designed to try and stimulate the sense of touch, emulating all the best parts of synesthesia, which is admittedly a… »11/18/12 3:00pm11/18/12 3:00pm

An Adorable Strawberry Knife That Feeds My Unfortunate Kitchen Gadget Addiction

My kitchen is the size of a walk-in closet and has less drawer space than the dresser in my bedroom. But does that stop the constant influx of novelty kitchen gadgets and uni-tasking tools? Seemingly not. I don't even really like strawberries, but that doesn't mean I won't be finding a spot to cram this cute and… »9/27/12 4:00pm9/27/12 4:00pm

Dedicated Pepper Prep Tool Rescues Utterly Incompetent Chefs

Before the Food Network, it was Julia Child's cooking show that encouraged America to ditch their TV dinners and get back to experimenting in the kitchen. And it worked, although it encouraged inventors to come up with a glut of overly-specialized food prep tools that promise to make life in the kitchen a lot easier. »9/06/12 1:20pm9/06/12 1:20pm