Hasta La Ideas

Jerusalem designer Avichai Tadmor created this scaled-up pencil sharpener for shaving curls of carrot onto salads.

Called Karoto (carrot in ancient Greek), the device for Israeli company Monkey Business can also be used on courgettes or cucumbers and comes in black or yellow.

Other products from Monkey Business on Dezeen include a pencil sharpener shaped like a wind-up key and a set of pins for making little animals out of wine corks.

See a sharpener for chocolate shavings by Japanese designers Nendo here.

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The Beatoven is a modern interpretation of the traditional Turkish drum furnace that differs from other heavy, bulky and hard-to-use versions. Space is saved with its unique construction where the heating units are placed on both the top and bottom and the electrical cable can be stored within the oven when not in use. A touch-sensitive interface, customizable user profiles, and preset temperature/cook-time options make it much easier to use.

Designers: Burak Şahin, Lala Guluzade, Aybike Anaçali, & Nesrin Yüksel

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Sous-vide cooking in the palm of your hand

by Irvin Slobodskaya

Sous-vide cooking is a time-tested, 300-year-old method in the culinary world, enjoying somewhat of a resurgence among today’s molecular gastronomist chefs. The remarkably simple process—it works by vacuum-sealing foods in plastic and cooking in a uniformly heated water bath at a specific temperature—has contributed to its longevity, and now, bringing it all together is the Nomiku. Recently funded through Kickstarter after being introduced this spring, the immersion circulator for sous vide is about the size of a hand blender, conveniently designed to clamp onto the side of any cooking pot.

The Nomiku offers a portable, easy-to-use alternative to dedicated sous-vide machines. Simply fill a pot with water, place desired ingredients in an air-tight plastic bag and crank the Nomiku to the right temperature on the tool’s OLED display. The result: tender, evenly cooked meat that’s as attainable in the home kitchen as it is in sophisticated, professional operations.

Taking the next step into manufacturing after the successful Kickstarter campaign, the Nomiku design team is currently in China overseeing the first production run. With this in mind, Nomiku expects to make sous-vide available for the masses this December with pre-orders available now for $359.

This barbecue by Barcelona designers Mermeladaestudio will char your food with geometric patterns.

The stainless-steel grill is waterjet-cut with a criss-crossing grid rather than the usual bars.

Celled Druida after the druidic cauldrons that inspired its shape, the barbecue comprises a spun bowl on a painted steel frame plus a lid and legs made of acajou wood.

“It shows elegance and its aesthetics are planned as if it was a piece of furniture,” say the designers, adding that the proportions make it ideal for small outdoor spaces.

They’re currently working with a manufacturer to develop a production version.

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Cutting board oil and other handcrafted kitchen essentials

Working exclusively with naturally sourced materials, Blackcreek Mercantile and Trading Company seeks to create products that connect the user and the maker to the material. Blackcreek is based in the thick forest of Kingston, NY, and specializes in all things wooden from kitchen spoons turned out of maple wood to cutting boards made from a single cut of wood.

Founder Josh Vogel claims to have found a lifetime’s worth of exploration in wood, which is easy to see when one compares Blackcreek’s products to BDDW‘s, the New York-based furniture company he also help found. “Wood is inherently unique,” says Vogel. “With plastic and moldable materials, you can pump out thousands of the same thing, but with wood, because of the processes you need to use and the nature of the material itself, there is the potential to create something one of a kind.”

Abiding by the same handcrafted design philosophy behind their impeccably formed bowls and vases, Blackcreek introduced a line of cutting board oils that are inspired and derived from natural materials. “Typically, people use nut-based oils or olive oil in order to protect their cutting boards, and, while those oils are hydrating, they eventually rot,” explains Vogel. “The solution is to use a mineral-based oil like ours.”

However, what makes Blackcreek’s cutting board oil truly unique is the addition of propolis, a vegetable varnish produced by bees. Vogel and his partner, Kelly Zaneto, came up with idea of adding propolis to their cutting board oil after taking a beekeeping class. “Propolis is a naturally occurring sealant, used by bees to seal their hives and protect against intruders,” explains Vogel. “It is a lot like shellac, another bug-produced sealant, but propolis is 100% edible, making it great for coating things like cutting boards.”

Blackcreek Mercantile and Trading Company’s cutting board oil comes in both rosemary and lemon scent and is available on their website or at William Sonoma for $35.