About
Designed with comfort, style and stability in mind.
This is the smaller fork in the Knork Original place setting. 6. 75” 65 g
Incorporating critical modifications to the ages-old fork design, the KNORK enables a user to both cut and spear food.
Now available as open stock (4 piece set) to fill in missing pieces to your Knork Flatware Set.
This set includes 4 salad size Knork forks. 18/0 This is the smaller fork in the Knork Original place setting. 6. 75” 65 g This modern flatware was designed with comfort, style and stability in mind. Incorporating critical modifications to the ages-old fork design, the KNORK enables a user to both cut and spear food. Now available as open stock to fill in missing pieces.
- Type: Utensils; flatware
- Color: Silver
- Model: 4-piece set
- Weight: 2.9 oz
- Made In: China
- Warranty: limited lifetime warranty
- Dimensions: 7-3/4"x1-1/8"
- Composition: 18/10 stainless steel, gloss finish
- Manufacturer: Phantom Enterprises
- Other versions: Single Knork, stainless, 20-piece set (Knorks, knife, spoons), stainless, 4-piece picnic set, red plastic
Ambitions
Apparent goal: | kids | gift/registry | home kitchens | chefs | everywhere |
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Intended audience: | novice | advanced beginner | good home cook | gourmet | professional |
Diet/nutrition: | does not apply | scary | empty promises | helpful | essential |
Green?: | not green | neutral | mixed blessing | earth friendly | green! |
Innovative: | step back | standing still | modest gain | trendy | genius |
Problem solving: | no better | baby steps | solid steps | giant steps | a revelation |
Competition: | outclassed | follower | in the pack | strong challenger | likely champ |
Utility/Quality
Ease of use: | impossible | frustrating | OK | simple | child's play |
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Intuitive: | Ph.D. required | barely | logical | effortless | brilliant |
Instructions: | missing | incomprehensible | adequate | unnecessary | excellent |
Quality: | cheesy | questionable | good | years of service | impressive |
Parts to lose: | inevitable | many | one-piece | self-storing | not a problem |
Power source: | hands | batteries | outlet | batteries/outlet | green |
Clean-up: | nightmare | wipe clean | soap & water | scouring pad | dishwasher |
Does it work?: | not at all | adequately | well | very well | perfectly |
Availability: | airfare required | online | kitchen store | department store | supermarket |
Packaging
Easy to open?: | impossible | maddening | tolerable | good | opens itself |
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Green?: | fills a landfill | huge waste | passable | minimal waste | impressive |
Economy
Time saving: | time wasting | not really | modest | substantial | huge |
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Labor saving: | less efficient | marginal | a bit | noticeable | remarkable |
Money saving: | money wasted | none | $ | $$ | $$$ |
Beats the old way: | worse | no change | better | infinitely | entirely new |
Where will it live?: | garage/attic | garage sale | drawer | cabinet | countertop |
If it quits: | toss it | craigslist | repair | upgrade | replace |
Summary
Fulfills ambitions: | falls short | almost there | satisfies | exceeds | home run |
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How often used: | once/twice | daily | weekly | monthly | holidays/yearly |
Worth the space?: | no | w/unlimited space | w/limited space | make space | absolutely |
Need it?: | a luxury | discretionary | basic equipment | for serious cooks | get it |
Value: | ouch! | a little pricey | worth splurging | on the money | a deal |
Overall rating: | skip it | fair | good | very good | excellent |
Comments: We really like the Knork – three-quarters fork, one-quarter knife. It is a rocker knife and fork combination that allows you to cut and eat food with only one utensil, and therefore especially useful for people with limited dexterity. The edges are thin (not sharp, so you don't have to worry about cutting the sides of your mouth), and they'll cut through a lot – but not everything.
The handle features a finger platform on each side, allowing you to press one or more fingers against the side of the fork for more leverage when cutting. This also makes it equally useful for righties and lefties.
Our biggest complaint is that the Knork is heavy, especially bottom heavy, and if you put one on your plate and carry the plate downstairs to watch television while you eat, the weight of the Knork is going to cause it to slip off the edge of your plate, and it is going to fall on your big toe, quite likely causing you to swear. (Well, certainly it wouldn't cause you to swear. Let's just say swearing has been caused…)