Tina Tsang from England has hand crafted these pewter cutlery delights based on characters from Alice in Wonderland. Each piece has a magnifying glass inserted into the head of the character to allow you to see your food more carefully or read a menu or any fine print. This definitely would be big in Japan. Hand wash of course. Rather expensive at £42.50 per piece of flatware. But it’s more than just cutlery, it’s art!
ChopStir – A chop and stir cutlery tool
Teflon frying pan? Check. Ground beef? Check? Taco seasonings? Check. Good way of keeping the beef from frying into a monster spicy hamburger? Ummm…
We have talked about the Granny fork before which is great for stirring and mixing but it doesn’t quite do the job we are looking to do here. So Walter Drake came up with the ChopStir. This unique kitchen utensil both chops up and mixes food in a frying pan or pot and won’t scratch your cookware. It’s made of a sturdy nylon that won’t stain and is dishwasher safe. For tacos, chili, sloppy joes or even “bubble and squeak” you will find this is a handy piece of kitchen cutlery.
Personalized Cutlery from the “Cutlery Commission”
Normally I would save this posting for around Christmas time as it contains the most wonderful ideas for gifts. But you know, gift giving can be anytime of year. “Cutlery Commission” has taken the simple idea of stamping letters into cutlery and turned them into creative personal gifts or items for the home. The bottle opener shown above is one of my favorites and will surprise the beer connoisseur in your family when they sit down to find it at their place setting for the first time.
The cutlery used is silver plated brass and should hold up quite well. Hand crafted and unique for you, so don’t go throwing it in the dishwasher please, wash by hand. All sorts of spoons, knives and forks can be created.
BTW – Being a bit of a champagne snob, please don’t believe that a spoon in the bottle keeps the bubbles fresh. It’s an old wives’ tale.
For more info visit Thecutlerycommission.com
How to rest the wooden spoon
It’s the traditional monday fun today and this is actually informative if you didn’t already know it. This method of keeping your dripping wooden spoon over the pot works well for wooden spoons but not metal (they get too hot) or plastic (they will melt).
Or try this gorgeous spoon rest:
Euro Collection Spoon Rest – Satin Nickel with Ceramic Bowl by Spectrum
