The Future of Corn?
Every once in a while I get the urge to make something like corn chowder or a cold corn salad when we have an abundance of fresh sweet corn. It is one of the primal tastes of summer.
Getting the kernels off the cob can be a somewhat arduous task– and with a knife in the wrong hands– a dangerous task. So, leave it to the great minds at OXO to come up with a novel solution.
Teaming with the clever designers of TODA (The Office of Design and Architecture), they’ve developed an ingenious new gadget that seems poised to be very, very popular when it hits the market.
From TODA’s website:
OXO approached TODA with the task of designing and engineering a simple, handheld device intended to assist in the removal of corn kernels from the cob of cooked corn. The objective was to deliver a comfortable, safe and functional product that would meet the product performance requirements. This was accomplished with a development process involving product and consumer research, concept brainstorming, and refinement with a focus on ergonomics, form and function.
Photos: http://www.notcot.com/
