Two Chopsticks

Two Chop Sticks
and
Wabi Nabe

Halloween 2011

I just read the proof copy of the Wabi Nabe catalog to be released with ODLCO's first shipment of Wabi Nabe cast iron pots. In one recipe Thom Moran calls for the implementation of two chopsticks. It calls to question my own cooking habits. Even in applications where I find a fork lacking as a tool, I still use it. Here, I am reminded of chopsticks' versatility, and am excited again about the simple varied uses of chopsticks in cooking.

Being the most minimal and elemental cooking tool in my kitchen, it is a crime that I rarely use them. During my stay with ODLCO Co-Founders, Lisa Smith and Caroline Linder, developing the project I got the invaluable opportunity to observe user behaviors in the kitchen outside of my own (with our prototype no less). For example, most mornings I witnessed a simple decision to use the chopstick over the fork for tasks like beating eggs.

Short of listing every use of sticks and pot, I will suffice it to say, "Store a pair in your Wabi Nabe." If not for the simple reason that, as with all cast iron cookware, moisture (ergo rust) will build up in the pot if the lid is stored flat. I am looking forward to hearing how each of our backers use the Wabi Nabe pot, and would be pleased to share them.