In at least one embodiment, a grilling apparatus comprises a body, spatula, tongs, and a utility element. The spatula is configured to fold on top of the body at a rotating joint. The tongs are configured to insert into the body. The top and bottom grips of the tongs are configured to align with the top and bottom grips of the body when the tongs are inserted into the body. The utility element can be a flask configured to be positioned between the slats of the tongs when inserted into the body and to store fluids or seasonings. The utility element can be a flashlight configured to be positioned at the first end of the body.

A kitchen utensil is described which provides the functions of food tongs and a spatula in one device. The single utensil gives the user the ability to hold a food item with the utensil, which may be hot or difficult to hold with one hand, and to be able to pick it up, flip or move it to a serving dish or tray due to a hammock configuration provided at distal ends of a pair of tong arms.

A food skewer that provides a user with the experience of eating meat/food stuff off a bone that is not normally eaten off of a bone, includes a skewing piece and an end cap. The skewing piece is used to pierce and support the desired meat/food stuff, and also provides a portion for the user to grasp in order to maneuver the meat/food stuff. Meanwhile, the end cap secures the meat/food stuff to the skewing piece, protects the user from incurring injury from the skewing piece, and provides an additional portion for the user to grasp in order to maneuver the meat/food stuff. The skewing piece and the end cap may resemble one or more animal bones, such as a humerus bone, a rib bone, or a radius and ulna bone.

An apparatus and method for preparing with one hand meat or meatless burgers or patties for cooking. The apparatus has a handle, base plate, and retainer ring. The handle allows the user to hold the apparatus while preparing a patty and placing the patty directly on a cooking surface. The base plate provides a surface for holding the patty during shaping and before placing the patty on the cooking surface. The retainer ring determines the shape of the patty. In use, meat or meat substitute is placed on the base plate and pressed against the sides of the retainer ring. The apparatus holding the formed patty is then placed over a cooking surface and flipped over so that the patty falls out onto a cooking surface for cooking.

A pair of tongs, comprises: first and second arms, each arm having a gripping end and a pivot end. A hinge pivotably joins the first and second arms at the pivot ends thereof. A spring is coupled to each of the first and second arms, the spring being biased to urge the first and second arms apart, from a first, closed position, to a second, open, position. A releasable lock locks the first and second arms in the closed position, the releasable lock being operable by a single hand of a user.

What is disclosed an improved spatula-tong combination culinary tool, wherein the tong member is coupled to the spatula member in a way such that the tong member is movable to and from one side of the spatula member via a hinged/pivotable/rotatable coupling, and wherein the hinged/pivotable/rotatable coupling is disposed such that the tong member can bias food from a cooking surface onto the spatula from the side of the spatula and the axis of rotation of the tong member is orthogonal with respect to the planar surface of the spatula. In variations, the tool-heads of the improved culinary tool are detachably removable and changeable to other tool members, including the ability to interchange the positions of the spatula member and the tong member, in case a user prefers to bias target food items onto the spatula member from one side or another.

A tableware includes: a first member having a first tableware body on the distal end; and a second member having a second tableware body on the distal end, the second member being connected to the first member at a pivot point so as to be rotatable relatively to each other, the second member being integrated with the first member to constitute tongs using a third-class lever; and a member having a third tableware body on the distal end, the knife being retractably connected to the set of the members at the pivot point so that the third tableware body is positioned between the pair of tableware bodies, the knife being integrated with the pair of members to constitute a fork when gaps are provided between the tableware bodies, the knife being integrated with the pair of members to constitute a spoon when the gaps are not provided between the tableware bodies.

In one example, the present invention relates to a culinary implement that includes: a shank that has a distal end; a spatula blade that, in one embodiment, is substantially flat and has a top side, a bottom side, and a distal edge; and a prong disposed adjacent to the blade; wherein the blade and the prong are connected to the distal end of the shank and the shank either is the handle or is connected to a handle.

A reconfigurable tool for use in barbequing and related grilling activities. Multiple components, such as forks, knives, spatulas and tongs, may be housed in separable handle halves that can be secured to one another to define a unitary structural whole. In one form, a first handle includes numerous recesses into which one or more of a spatula, fork and knife may be foldably disposed, while a second handle terminates with a pair of tongs. The first handle may further be made up of two separable portions each pivotally cooperative with one or more of the spatula, fork and knife and related components. In a particular form, the handles define an interlockingly cooperative relationship with one another such that together they define a substantial entirety of the tool's gripping surface. The foldable nature of the spatula, fork and knife is such that they may be retracted into the recesses formed in the first handle to give the tool a compact outer profile.

An open fire cooking utensil attachment configured to be attached to a handle for easy attaching and removal. The utensil is made of wire or similar material to a handle that can vary in diameter and length. The open fire cooking utensil device affords a utensil that generally requires a long handle, the ability to be easily attached and removed from the handle so that it is easy to store, carry, and clean. The open fire cooking utensil attaches to a handle of various diameters and lengths to fit the specific needs of the user and the handle materials available.