Utensils

Much sturdier than flimsy take-out giveaways, the reusable S+ fiberglass cutlery set packs down into a pocket-size carry case to easily transition between breakfast parfaits and sushi dinners.

Titanium-obsessed Septum Studio has launched a few pieces of ultralight gear in the past, and now it's back with a new take on the spork. An entire place setting in a single lightweight utensil, the EATI makes it easy to dine on the move.

The Forkanife from Canada's Cold4ged offers eco-conscious diners a sustainable knife and fork set that can be packed up and stowed right in the credit card slot of their wallet, offering a greener alternative to single-use plastic utensils.

​​We’ve seen plenty of spoons that can fork, and forks that can spoon, but what about spoons that can fork, pop and slice? The Titanium Scork is a featherweight camping utensil that has both your eating and drinking needs covered, thanks to a couple of handy of implements at either end. ​

​The outdoor industry is a pretty good place to look for clever space-saving ideas at work. A case in point is The Splitter, a simple multi-use utensil that cuts down on kitchen clutter at camp and packs up snugly when not in use. ​​

So much of the packing time and space for camping and backpacking are dedicated to food and cooking, so it can really pay to streamline. Gerber makes it easy with two small, ultralight utensils that offer a full array of functions.

Aimed at those suffering from afflictions like cerebral palsy and Huntington's disease​, the Liftware Level is a motorized utensil that flexes to compensate for a user's restricted movement so as to keep the utensil head level.

Tired of washing your spoons? Well, you could try eating them instead. That's exactly what the Edible Spoon Maker is designed to let you do.

Like pairs of socks, cooking pans and their lids can seem to be forever being separated. The newly-launched Onelid, however, is designed be used with any pan up to 22 cm (8.66 in) wide. It also has an integrated strainer, reduces boiling over and stays cool to touch.

Preparing food in the kitchen can be a messy and cluttered task. Conscious of this, two German brothers have design a chopping board that seeks to bring order to the kitchen. The Frankfurter Brett has extensible brackets into which kitchen containers can be slotted.

Ice cream can be very difficult to scoop straight from the freezer. Using traditional scoops in this situation can put a strain on the user's wrist without being that effective. The Midnight Scoop, however, is designed to protect the user's wrist, whilst making the scooping process easier.

With the goal of developing a robot able to understand natural language commands, the Cornell University "Tell Me Dave" project is getting robots to learn complex tasks by seeing and doing, thereby continually learning without written software updates.