Microbites

[Scots_Charles_River]

Got a set of these yesterday in Gooutdoors for a few quid.

Although I like sporks, they are not really sharp enough. So these fit the bill, they click together really solidly and are light. They look bog in the photos but are cutlery sized and work as utensils too. Good use on this thread http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77736&highlight=microbites

https://www.guyotdesigns.com/product-microbites/


Cool kit by Scotstechy, on Flickr


Cuts through finest Scottish cheddar easily


Ommm by Scotstechy, on Flickr


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Microbites by Scotstechy, on Flickr

 

[Toddy]

I have these and they're brilliant They beat sporks hands down.

cheers,

M

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Yes, agreed, never spotted them before.

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Been using these for quite a while now after being put onto them by Tinkypete.
Great for cooking with as well as eating with. Got mine on a small Alpkit crab that I wear around my neck when in camp as racing spoon/fork/knife.

 

[Goatboy]

Mr. Fenna wants to know if they come in PINK

 

[Toddy]

Mine did

Actually it's called 'Tomato'.

I melted the end of the bigger slicer/spatula thingie in hot fat a few years ago though, so don't leave them sitting in a too hot pot. Stirring and lifting, etc., is fine though

M

 

[rik_uk3]

So more like a knife and fork/spoon than a spork or two but begs the question why not just use a knife, fork and or spoon. The ability to cut cheese is no great recommendation is it? Things like these and the ******* awful spork can only encourage the slovenly eating habits which sadly appear to be on the increase when looking at people eating when out and about. Whilst mankind has risen to the top of the food chain it seems we are on the slippery slope to eating straight from the trough

 

[Goatboy]

So more like a knife and fork/spoon than a spork or two but begs the question why not just use a knife, fork and or spoon. The ability to cut cheese is no great recommendation is it? Things like these and the ******* awful spork can only encourage the slovenly eating habits which sadly appear to be on the increase when looking at people eating when out and about. Whilst mankind has risen to the top of the food chain it seems we are on the slippery slope to eating straight from the trough

Please don't take offence American chums, but when watching programs on the Food Channel round at friends I really dislike the way folk hold and use their cutlery in programs like Man V Food and Dinners, Drive In and Dives. I would've been sent from the table to bed with no food for that.

 

[dwardo]

Last two trips out were very cold and both times i had these plastic fork type things crumble in my hands.
May have just been a little old but both failed none the less.

 

[Goatboy]

I still like chop sticks, especially for when I did a lot of solo trips or the nights were long. Padded out meal times, easy to clean and if you break one you can carve another on minutes. I also have a horn spoon (takes me back to boiled eggs as a little kid, though this one is normal size). Doesn't chill the hands, is robust and is nice to eat with.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

I tend to eat sandwiches, crisps, choclate and fruit without cutlery..............

 

[Paul_B]

Do they come in titanium?

 

[Goatboy]

Do they come in titanium?

If you mean chopsticks and not sandwiches yes they do, but they're awful to eat with.

EDIT you meant the Microbites. Sorry

 

[Toddy]

Rik, I eat with fork, knife, spoon...appropriate to every course and the situation in which I find myself.
Going lightweight and not sitting at a table; these microbites work very well indeed.
They are comfortable to use (unlike many sporks) they are easy to wash and pack tidily away together.
I have enough kit to equip at least a dozen people, but these I actually use.

Mine have had a lot of use, and apart from my carelessness with the blade of the larger set, they show no signs of wear or fatigue.

I don't want them in titanium, they don't get hot when used to stir cooked food.

I have the screw together chop sticks, and I'm blowed if I can get comfortable using them; I'd rather just carve a wee flat spurtle if need be.

cheers,
M

 

[rik_uk3]

so more comfortable than a regular KFS lol

Going lightweight? lol No. People here humping about tarps, under tarps, quilts, underquilts, cast iron pots!!! lol

Tools of Beelzebub and should be banned.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

so more comfortable than a regular KFS lol

Going lightweight? lol No. People here humping about tarps, under tarps, quilts, underquilts, cast iron pots!!! lol

Tools of Beelzebub and should be banned.

The knife is a spatula too, not just a knife.

 

[copper_head]

They look pretty nifty, nice find.

 

[Toddy]

so more comfortable than a regular KFS lol

Going lightweight? lol No. People here humping about tarps, under tarps, quilts, underquilts, cast iron pots!!! lol

Tools of Beelzebub and should be banned.

Much more comfortable to use than a bog standard KFS set and no one bats an eyelid at you carrying them either. They 'look' totally innocuous, unthreatening (no knifeage, iimmc) and they don't set off scanners either.

Lightweight ? lot of folks here don't car camp, and even those who do often try to keep things light so that they can walk in to set up.

Different places, different kit.

The microbites are actually comfortable to use, unlike many of the sporky things or some of the Ti cutlery. The knife/spatula thing is really, really useful....not only cuts my cheese but make a brilliant job of stir frying my veggies or spreading my marmite

 

[Jared]

Did come across a spoony spatula thing elsewhere

http://www.isi-store.com/product_list.asp?SKW=allspatulas&SEARCH=&HDR=&PGN=2

Not seen a EU source for them though.

 

[Goatboy]

I can see the knife/spatula being pretty usefull but can I ask about the Foon tool? on the Spork the spoon and fork as are at different ends, both retaining their function and working well. However I've found these combo foons in the past to have pretty useless curved short fork tines for spearing things and a slotted soup bowl that holds the mearest smidgeon of liquid due to the escape channels. Is this the same or does it suffer the basic flaw that I've asked about?