I’ve said it before and I will say it again: I LOVE GADGETS! And I almost always find at least one gadget worth trying out myself or mentioning to someone else.
The gadget of the moment isn’t extraordinary, it’s pretty basic actually, so much so that you might be left wondering why I even mention it. I originially spotted the KitchenArt’s Pro Measuring Butter Knife in a recent issue of Cook’s Illustrated
. But then I noticed the same tool elsewhere and realized it actually is a pretty clever idea. For many of us the knife would only come in handy on the occassion that you bought an improperly wrapped stick of butter - you know what I mean. You want to bake a batch of cookies, but the stick is wrapped with the label all twisted around and crooked or the measurement markings don’t start off exactly on the end of the stick so you’re left to guess exactly how many tablespoons you’ve just measured off. That’s when the knife might come in handy. Or for you bakers who choose to bake with the unmarked artisanal and European-style block butters, not to mention the organic butters. I would much rather grab this knife that I can toss in the dishwasher when I’m done than to fuss with pulling the scale out and cleaning it off each time.
Photo from Kitchenkrafts.com, where the knife sells for $9.95.
