# Bulbous Cooking Pans The Boomerang Wok Safely Returns Tossed Food Within By Meghan Young | Published 2010-12-17 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boomerang-wok References: [uncrate](http://www.uncrate.com/men/home/kitchen/boomerang-wok/) & [aplusrstore](http://www.aplusrstore.com/product.php?id=647) The clever bulbous shape of the Boomerang Wok keeps your meal safe and sound within its confines while you're cooking. Although it isn't shaped like a boomerang, the Boomerang Wok gets its name because you can [toss your food](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stainless-steel-frypan) within it and expect it to return into the pan without any accidents. Priced at $150, the Boomerang Wok would definitely be a perfect gift for that [budding chef](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caraway-4). See the patented design for yourselves in the featured gallery. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 14% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Expanded Wok Designs:** Solutions that offer expanded and unconventional designs for woks could offer safer or more efficient ways to cook meals. - **Cookware Safety Innovations:** Opportunities exist to develop safety-centric innovations for cookware such as non-slip, stay-put designs like the Boomerang Wok; this trend could extend to other cooking pans. - **Novelty Kitchenware:** Novelty items like the Boomerang Wok may not only stimulate consumer interest but provide an opportunity for businesses to charge a premium price for simple innovations. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Kitchenware Manufacturing:** Companies producing kitchenware may want to invest in research and development of safer, more efficient cookware designs to attract new customers, such as the unique Boomerang Wok. - **Direct-to-consumer Retail:** For direct-to-consumer retail businesses selling novelty items, creating unique kitchenware designs like the Boomerang Wok could add to their product line and create new revenue streams. - **E-commerce Platforms:** As an e-commerce platform that allows the introduction of new products as well as permits third-party sellers, creating a themed marketplace such as cooking accessories could result in a profitable niche market that could include innovative solutions like the Boomerang Wok. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Multi-Zone Geometric Frying Pans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ilean-pan.md) - [Robotic Wok Tossers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/panda-auto-wok.md) - [Non-Stick Cookware Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caraway-3.md) - [Multi-Functional Cook Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/this-cooking-appliance.md) - [Revolutionary Splatter Guards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adjustable-stovetop-splatter-guard.md) - [Chic Non-Stick Pans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/everything-pan.md) - [High-Performance Titanium Pans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/titanium-always-pan-pro.md) - [Air-Infused Cookware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airtaste-cookware.md) - [Contoured Sausage-Only Cooking Pans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sausage-fry-pan.md)