Kikkoman Soy Sauce Bottle Dripless Cap Design
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The masterpieces of the kitchen

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Ch 1 · The masterpieces of the kitchen
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007skaty The design evolution of the modern dining fork.

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007skaty Kitchen Masterpieces

Pouring with no strain—oh yeah!—lightweight handles win the game—uh-huh!

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True utility is found in solving the tiny, repetitive frictions of daily life.

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007skaty The design history of the Moka Express coffee pot.

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The evolution of the fork

007skaty Though 11th-century Byzantine courts used golden forks, the tool only succeeded when late 1700s German makers added a

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The coffee pot that saved aluminium

007skaty An eight-sided aluminum Moka Express coffee pot stands on a kitchen counter.

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The masterpieces of the kitchen
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007skaty Sort iconic kitchen tools to learn how great design shaped the modern culinary world.

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Fun Fact

Soy sauce bottle: The iconic Kikkoman bottle took three years and over 100 prototypes to perfect its dripless red cap.

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Gossip

Which kitchen invention is the most revolutionary?

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Quiz

What inspired Kenji Ekuan to design the iconic Kikkoman soy sauce bottle in 1961?

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007skaty The invention of the flexible paper drinking straw

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What material did Joseph Friedman use to build his first bendable straw prototype in 1937?

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007skaty The design history of the iconic three-legged soy sauce bottle

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What problem did the patented cap of the Kikkoman soy sauce bottle solve?

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Why does the iconic Bialetti Moka Express espresso pot have an octagonal shape?

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Why did German manufacturers add a fourth prong to the fork in the late 1700s?

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What inspired Joseph Friedman to invent the bendable straw?

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Which country's domestic metal production did the Bialetti Moka pot capitalize on in 1933?

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In which century did early Byzantine courts begin using golden two-tined forks?

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