Kitsch 'n' Fun Spaghetti Twirling Fork

I bought a Kitsch 'n' Fun Spaghetti Twirling Fork for my partner as a bit of a jokey birthday present. He had seen an advert for them on the TV and said that they looked amazing, but not only this I know he would rather have any pasta other than spaghetti as he finds it messy to eat, whereas I LOVE spaghetti and so I thought I could kill two birds with one stone with this gift.

The Fork Itself

The spaghetti folk comes in a plastic sealed see through packet, much like a toothbrush wrapping. There are many different colours and patterns to choose from in the range and I went for the chequered red and white design. The fork is made by Kitsch 'n' Fun whose branding is all over the front of the packet.

The twirling fork is quite a hefty looking utensil, with the main handle being a long, curvilinear shape. The bottom end of the fork is slightly bulbous and this is pulled off to get to the battery compartment, for which you need two AA batteries for this to operate. On the side of the main body is a small slide on and off switch to work the mechanical twirling fork. The dimensions of the fork are 21 cm length x 3 cm diameter.

The top of the handle has the fork attachment. This is quite short and stumpy compared to your standard fork, not only this but the two outside fork prongs are slightly longer than the two central spikes and also have an added indent design. This is there so that when you stick the fork into your pasta and spin it doesn't just slide off the prongs, quite a good design idea really!

Operation

Using the fork is very simple, as I said once you have your plate of spaghetti pasta in front of you, you simply slide the button to on and like magic the fork starts twirling! It was quite funny when my partner first used this as the noise that comes from it was a bit of a surprise! You can really hear the motor going round and it is certainly not a utensil to use during a romantic meal! The fork turns quite slowly so it is easy to manage your food, you don't get spaghetti flying onto the walls anyway.

I have had a go with eating spaghetti with this a couple of times and find that the fork design is really good for stopping your pasta from sliding off before it gets to your mouth. The speed of the twirl is slow enough to make sure that you're in control of the fork and food. However this really is a gimmicky item and I find I am too busy concentrating on how the fork is spinning rather than enjoying my food.

The fork unit is completely waterproof and sealed and so you simply wash it up as you would your other utensils. I do not think this is dishwasher safe and personally I wouldn't try with a battery operated item!

Final Thoughts

The spaghetti fork is a good fun item, but after a few uses for myself and my partner the novelty wore off and it resides in my kitchen draw unused most of the time. Normally we forget we have it until we have finished the meal and then it is too late to use it! Overall he was really happy with the gift and it brings a bit of fun to the dinner table so for that reason I have to award it high marks. It is also a good value gadget, costing about £7 so is a good little gift for both the young and old!