Material
With high-quality materials and ingenious design, Material’s efficient collection of kitchen essentials does the impossible and covers every need.
About Material
Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need a huge range of task-specific kitchen utensils to be a good cook. If looking at eight different types of whisks has you completely overwhelmed, head over to Material to put your mind at ease. Friends and amateur cooks Eunice Byun and David Nguyen started Material to create high-end, high-performing kitchen utensils that won’t clutter your drawers. Each tool is designed to be multi-functional, with small, thoughtful details that take them from good to great. Everything in the lineup is made with professional-grade, responsibly sourced materials at direct-to-consumer prices, because home cooks deserve the best, too. Since its founding, Material has donated over $100,000 to organizations helping the underserved through food, including formerly incarcerated people and elderly Asian-Americans.
Why we love them
At KCM, we run the gamut of culinary skill level: some of us (read: Katie) are pros while others are still using mismatched cutlery from college. Luckily, Material runs that gamut right alongside us with tools that fit anyone’s kitchen. Exhibit A is Material’s Trio of Knives. Made from Japanese stainless steel, each multi-tasking knife is made to feel balanced in your hand and hold its edge through heavy use. Go all out and get The Sharpener and The Stand to complete your Material conversion. We’re also fans of The reBoard, which is made of a blend of sugarcane and recycled kitchenware plastic and will readily replace the stained, worn-out cutting boards you’ve been hanging on to. And if a complete overhaul is in order, look no further than The Iconics set of 10 utensils and knives that will cover every base. It’s that easy.
