Trivets are the alarm clocks of the kitchen design world; every designer wants to try. This means there are many modern and creative trivets, like this one from Kuhn. It's magnetic, so it stays attached to the bottom of the pot as you carry it from the kitchen to the table.
We think this is pretty cool, but as usual you may notice some major practical flaw we have overlooked. What's your take? Purchase info and more trivets below...
• Pretty trivets from Anthropologie
• Buy the Kuhn Magnetic Trivet at Amazon, large version for $29.95
• See more trivets in Chow's slideshow.
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Comments (4)
I love that Anthropologie trivet!
As for the magnetic trivet, it's neat, but not all pots are magnetic (copper and cheap aluminum). I also wonder how much effort it takes to remove the trivet if you needed to for some reason.
Like OneWallKitchen, my only concern would be removing the trivet while the pot is still hot. A lot of the containers I use for serving are not magnetic, but this could be very useful with, say, my Le Creuset pots.
as long as i don't set the trivet and pot down on top of my hard drive, i think we're in business! this looks like a neat invention - sure, it won't work for non-magnetic serving dishes/pots, but it's still a bright idea.
I think magnetic trivets are a good idea. You can use them with non-magnetic pots. They won't stick to the pot of course, but I don't see why you wouldn't be able to just set the pot on top of it like you would a regular trivet. A trivet that works as its supposed to on non-magnetic pots and even better on magnetic pots is a fine idea.