A favorite dish-washing technique is to throw a whole bunch of dirty eating utensils into the kitchen basin, allowing them to sink down and soak so that you can tackle them conveniently one by one. The Sharking Knife makes this method a great deal safer, should you be in the habit of treating your blades this way too.
Jeong Eunjoo, Kim Sangun, JungJun Park and Kang Yujin have redesigned the common dicing implement so that it has a second capacity beyond sharpness. The culinary tool has an air pocket in the handle, causing the handgrip to float in your dish water so that it's always visible. The pointed tip of the Sharking Knife angles downwards so that you're far less at risk of cutting yourself while washing up after dinner.
Buoyant Culinary Blades
The Sharking Knife Presents a Warning Fin Just Above the Water's Surface
Trend Themes
1. Floating Culinary Tools - The integration of air pockets in utensil handles presents opportunities for further innovation in kitchen tool design.
2. Kitchen Safety - Improvements to tool safety in the kitchen could vastly reduce accidents and injuries in both residential and commercial settings.
3. Hybrid Utensils - Combining multiple functionalities in kitchen tools could optimize space and functionality in both home and professional kitchens.
Industry Implications
1. Kitchenware - The kitchenware industry could benefit from incorporating safety features and hybrid functionalities into their products.
2. Industrial Design - This innovative culinary tool design demonstrates the potential for industrial designers to merge functionality, safety and aesthetics into a single product.
3. Food Service - Restaurants and other food service providers could benefit from kitchen tools that reduce the risk of workplace injuries and optimize space and functionality in the kitchen.