Bottle scraper
The bottle scraper (known as both a flessenschraper (bottle scraper) and flessenlikker (bottle licker) in Dutch) is a Dutch kitchen tool similar to a small spatula. It is designed to scrape the contents of long bottles that would be impossible to reach with other kitchen tools.[1][2] Although the tool is sold in Norway[3] and has even been described in some accounts as having originated there,[2][4] it was introduced in the Netherlands around 1954[5] by a Dutch family-owned company Tijger Plastics NV founded in 1950 and nowadays operating as Coram NV. The bottle scraper was patented on 31 March 1967[6] and it is cited as a quintessentially Dutch tool[2][7] as well as an example of Dutch thrift.[1]
The scraper is made of a long shaft, frequently around 30 centimetres (0.98 ft) in length. On one side is a small flexible
It is a common tool in kitchens in the Netherlands and available in many kitchen stores and supermarkets — although this may vary by region. It is almost entirely unused and unknown outside of that country.[2]
Historically,
Vla is now primarily sold in cartons which reduces the need for a bottle scraper or make the design less efficient (e.g., bottles have rounded walls while cartons frequently have square bases with 90 degree angles). Modern bottle scrapers include a spatula-side with right angles useful for scraping vla out of these containers as well. Additionally, the scraper has come to occupy an important role in Dutch kitchens in variety of other purposes being used for scraping the contents of many other bottles and jars (for example, nut butters and other spreads). Much of the Dutch population is familiar with the bottle scraper and skilled in its use.[2]
There is an element of the technical and engineering community that sees the bottle scraper as a monument to a wrong type of technical solution. This group argues that the best solution to the problem of remaining vla in bottles was to put vla in different containers preventing the problem from ever occurring, rather than inventing another tool and then educating a population in its use.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Jansen, Tiffany (2015-11-13). "The Handy Dutch Tool That Scrapes Every Last Gram of Jam from the Jar". Saveur. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ^ Durand, Faith (2012-05-30). "Flessenlikker (Silicone Bottle Scraper) from Fante's". The Kitchn: Faith's Daily Find. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ^ Kuban, Adam (2007-04-01). "Cool Tool: The Flessenlikker". Serious Eats. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
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- ISBN 978-0-9625006-3-3.