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Chiffon21, especially made for chiffon cake, is making its debut.

 

It can be used for both cutting the cake out of the mold and into pieces.

 

　The particular needs and preferences of a chiffon cake artisan and the traditional skills of Echizen cutlery lead to the creation of this special chiffon cake knife which brings ease to those who make chiffon cakes and softness to those who eat the cakes. Chiffon21 (registered design), was conceived by a professional chiffon cake maker pursuing beauty and a smooth texture on the tongue.

 

Through trial and error, and with polishing from an Echizen cutlery craftsman, one of the most distinguished traditional crafts of Japan, this knife has sufficient sharpness to cut the cake into pieces as well as to cut the cake out of the mold. This single knife does not require you to switch between a cutting knife and a scraper after cutting the cake out of the mold. This allows you to make the cake smartly. Chiffon 21 is a perfect size for a mold 21 cm (8 in.) in diameter.

 

 

 

Compared to an ordinary pallet knife:

 

 

 

 

 

Check the basic movements

 

How to cut the side of the cake off the mold

 

 

How to cut the cake off the bottom of the mold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Story of Chiffon21

Mr. Watanabe, engineering PhD and owner of Snowcafe, pursued the highest technique of mixing the ingredients and baking the dough with his knowledge of fluid engineering and a spirit of inquiry and came to be satisfied with the cake itself. After cutting the cake out of the mold, however, he was disappointed with the finished product. With a pallet knife, even Mr. Watanabe found it hard to cut the cake out of the mold. After rounds of tentative planning and consideration, he visited Takefu Knife Village, where craftsmen produce Echizen cutlery, a local traditional craft.

 

 

 

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There Mr. Watanabe met Mr. Yuji Toya, a polishing craftsman and the second generation of Toya Cutlery. After countless tentative plans, they finally developed to their satisfaction a fine knife for removing chiffon cake from molds. Then in order to share the knife with many other chiffonists (chiffon cake craftsmen and lovers) who had faced the same problem, they started to work with Mr. Hiro Okubo, product designer and representative of CLASIMONs, on commercializing a special tool for chiffon cake craftsmen. Mr. Okubo’s expertise in human engineering and 3D printer production became very useful for product designing. Through Mr. Watanabe’s social networks, opinions and inquiries had been collected for a year from chiffonists throughout the country who had been also trying to bake the perfect piece of chiffon cake on purpose to make the best use of their experiences for the product design. After two years of development, Chiffon21 has finally reached the market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Story of Chiffon21

 

CLASIMONs代表 product designer Mr. Okubo

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snowcafe owner of Snowcafe Mr. Watanabe

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Takefu Knife Village polishing craftsman Mr. Toya

Mr. Watanabe, engineering PhD and owner of Snowcafe, pursued the highest technique of mixing the ingredients and baking the dough with his knowledge of fluid engineering and a spirit of inquiry and came to be satisfied with the cake itself. After cutting the cake out of the mold, however, he was disappointed with the finished product. With a pallet knife, even Mr. Watanabe found it hard to cut the cake out of the mold. After rounds of tentative planning and consideration, he visited Takefu Knife Village, where craftsmen produce Echizen cutlery, a local traditional craft.

 

There Mr. Watanabe met Mr. Yuji Toya, a polishing craftsman and the second generation of Toya Cutlery. After countless tentative plans, they finally developed to their satisfaction a fine knife for removing chiffon cake from molds. Then in order to share the knife with many other chiffonists (chiffon cake craftsmen and lovers) who had faced the same problem, they started to work with Mr. Hiro Okubo, product designer and representative of CLASIMONs, on commercializing a special tool for chiffon cake craftsmen. Mr. Okubo’s expertise in human engineering and 3D printer production became very useful for product designing. Through Mr. Watanabe’s social networks, opinions and inquiries had been collected for a year from chiffonists throughout the country who had been also trying to bake the perfect piece of chiffon cake on purpose to make the best use of their experiences for the product design. After two years of development, Chiffon21 has finally reached the market.

 

 

 

Chiffon21 is strong and flexible, delicate movements of the finger tips are conveyed to the edge of the knife, which allows delicate control of the knife edge, thus leaving the surface of the cake smooth.

 

 

 

The knife to cut chiffon cake out of the mold is made thin and sharp enough to go into the gap between the cake and the mold and cut off the cake along the mold without excessive force.The special shape of the knife makes it possible to cut along the side of the mold easily, leaving the surface of the cake very smooth. This specialized knife, the Chiffon 21, has been adapted from the tools used by professional chiffon craftsmen for general use.Therefore, it takes some getting used to.
For more detailed information on how to use the knife, please refer to the website below. http : //snowcafe.natureside.org/?page＿id=379 Photos are offered by snowcafe