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Curved Buttering Knives

The ButterOnce Utensil is Shaped to Perfectly Spread Condiments on Corn

— January 22, 2016 — Art & Design
The ButterOnce Corn Buttering Knives are an ideal kitchen utensil to have to make applying spreadable condiments to corn a simple task. The knife's blade design is cleverly curved in shape to wrap around the cob of the corn for maximum application. This allows the corn to be properly covered in the spread without wasting excess product or rendering the user's hands dirty.

Typically a standard butter knife is a difficult utensil to use when buttering corn, simply because the shape of the knife doesn't match that of the corn's cob. The ButterOnce features a curved stainless steal blade that wraps around the ear of corn, perfectly placing the butter into the grooves of the cob. This allows much less effort on the user's part while spreading and more even butter application.
Trend Themes
1. Curved Utensils - Innovative utensil designs that incorporate curved shapes to match the contours of food items are an opportunity for disruptive innovation to improve the functionality of everyday kitchen tools
2. Precision Condiment Application - The demand for precision condiment application tools, like the ButterOnce Corn Buttering Knives, can lead to new product lines and improvements for other utensils
3. Efficiency in Cooking Tools - The trend towards efficiency in kitchen tool designs, exemplified by the ButterOnce knife's ability to evenly spread butter without waste, presents opportunities for new innovations in cooking tool design and function
Industry Implications
1. Kitchen Utensils - The market for kitchen utensils can benefit from the development of new, innovative designs that can better match the shape and contours of specific foods
2. Condiments - Condiment companies can collaborate with kitchen utensil manufacturers to create tools that enhance the user's experience when using their products
3. Cookware - The development of more efficient kitchen tools, like the ButterOnce Corn Buttering knife, suggest a larger trend in demand for cooking utensils that can better streamline cooking processes
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