September 7, 2009
Takeaway Tat Tarts Up Fast Food
Kitchen Kitsch, Fast Food Faddism or just plain old Take Away tat?There seems to be no limit to the lengths some people will go to in order to avoid that messy contact with their takeaway food. There’s a bewildering variety of devices out there to assist in storing, handling, and even eating the takeaway of your choice.Some are genuinely ingenious and practical.It's true that some do seem to have merit, either as useful household items or maybe as amusing gifts. Others are plain insane and still others leave you wondering who on God’s green Earth actually buys this stuff?
If you’re really into fast food, and you want it fast, so fast you can’t be bothered with the conventional pizza cutter, then something like the Pizza Boss 3000 is for you!You can show that pizza you mean business with this gadget that looks just like your average circular saw.It’ll tear through pepperoni, extra cheese and even those hardy anchovies thanks to its laser-etched stainless blade.
But wait, I seem to hear you cry! What if your favourite fast food is Chinese? We’ve all been there: tucking into the sweet and sour when a killer idea for making a fortune comes (without the aid of the cookie). How to record it for posterity before the allure of the prawn balls wipes all memory of the economic epiphany from your mind? Pencil Chopsticks! Obvious really.Square shaped and coloured black for that authentic chopstick look and feel they can make your next writing experience as enjoyable as your last dim sum.
If your notion of the ultimate fast food is the humble burger then what you need to raise the tone is a device called Chompr.This lavish hamburger holding devioce is an ergonomic and stylish eating utensil.Made of two pieces of carved walnut separated by spring-loaded polished aluminium supports, the fastidious fast food fanatic simply places the burger between the grips. With a degree of stylish sophistication never before possible, can then hold and consume the sandwich with an elegant ease, safe in the knowledge that fingers and clothing are safe from errant sauces or bits of pickle.
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