Utensil set

A kitchen utensil comprising:

• a knife operational member, said knife operational member including a shank and an operational knife end, said shank having a first end and a second end, said operational knife end being connected to said shank proximate said second end of said shank, said operational knife end including a longitudinal scraping edge, an end edge, and a longitudinal cutting edge, said longitudinal scraping edge including a first substantially straight edge segment, a second substantially straight edge segment and a third substantially straight edge segment, said first substantially straight edge segment being proximate to said shank and at an angle to said shank, said second substantially straight edge segment being proximate to said first substantially straight edge segment and at an angle to said first substantially straight edge segment, said third substantially straight edge segment being proximate to said second substantially straight edge segment, and wherein the angle between the second and third substantially straight edge segments is substantially more than ninety degrees;
• wherein said third substantially straight edge segment is configured to mateably engage with a linear internal wall section of a conventional food jar adjacent to an internal bottom corner of said conventional food jar when said kitchen utensil is disposed within said jar and oriented more longitudinally than latitudinally relative to said jar;
• wherein the average distance between said end edge and said first end of said shank is greater than the average distance between any other edge or edge segment of said operational knife end and said first end of said shank.

An extendable kitchen utensil comprising:

• a handle having a first end and a second end, said handle including a plurality of outside surfaces, said handle including a channel formed longitudinally therein and a slot coextensive with at least a portion of the length of the channel, said slot extending from said channel through at least one of said plurality of outside surfaces of said handle;
• an operational member, said operational member including a shank and an operational end, said operational end being connected to said shank proximate an end of said shank, said shank being configured to be slidably and longitudinally coupled with said channel of said handle, said channel being configured to receive a substantial portion of said shank therein, said operational end being configured for food related tasks;
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• a positioning member, said positioning member being securely connected directly to said shank, said positioning member moving with said shank, said positioning member being configured such that a portion of said positioning member is operable to be slidably moveable within said slot, said positioning member being operable to facilitate positioning of said shank relative to said handle;
• wherein said positioning member includes an integral connector, said shank includes an integral connector, and said connector of said positioning member and said connector of said shank include threads mateable with each other so as to control movable coupling therebetween;
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• wherein said positioning member is operable to cause a variable upward force on said shank, wherein said variable upward force causes said shank to move toward an upper surface of said channel.

An extendable kitchen utensil comprising:

• a handle having a first end and a second end, said handle including a plurality of outside surfaces, said handle including a channel formed longitudinally therein and a slot coextensive with at least a portion of the length of the channel, said slot extending from said channel through at least one of said plurality of outside surfaces of said handle;
• an operational member, said operational member including a shank and an operational end, said shank having a first end and a second end, said operational end being connected to said shank proximate said second end of said shank, said shank being configured to be slidably coupled with said channel of said handle, said channel being configured to receive a substantial portion of said shank therein, said operational end being configured for food related tasks;
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• a positioning member, said positioning member being connected with said shank, said positioning member moving with said shank, said positioning member being configured such that a portion of said positioning member is operable to be slidably moveable within said slot, said positioning member being operable to facilitate positioning of said shank relative to said handle, said slot extending through at least said first end of said handle so as to allow said positioning member and said shank to travel outside of said handle;
• wherein said handle further includes at least one stop member connected to said handle in a fixed location proximate said first end of said handle and extending outward therefrom, said at least one stop member being operable to inhibit said positioning member of said shank from moving therepast as said shank is slidably traversed within said channel.

A kitchen utensil comprising:

• a handle having a first end and a second end;
• an operational end positioned more proximate said first end than said second end of said handle, said operational end being configured for food related tasks;
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• a support member, said support member being connected with said handle, said support member being configured to elevate said operational end and to facilitate support of said operational end above a resting surface that said kitchen utensil has been superposed, said support member comprising a plurality of protrusions extending downward from said handle, said plurality of protrusions comprising a first protrusion positioned most proximate to said first end of said handle relative to any other of said plurality of protrusions and a second protrusion positioned proximate said first protrusion, wherein said first protrusion extends downward from said handle a greater distance than any other of said plurality of protrusions, wherein said second protrusion includes a primary portion extending downward from said handle, and a secondary portion that extends toward said first protrusion from said primary portion, wherein the protrusions are spaced along the length of the handle, wherein at least said first and second protrusions are configured to jointly remove a conventional bottle cap.

A kitchen utensil comprising:

• a knife operational member, said knife operational member including:
• a shank having a first end and a second end;
• an operational knife end, said operational knife end being connected to said shank proximate said second end of said shank, said operational knife end including a longitudinal scraping edge, said longitudinal scraping edge including a plurality of edge segments;
• a point element, said point element including a tip;
• said point element positioned on or near a lateral side of said knife operational member;
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• a notch, said notch adjacent said point element and said shank, said notch comprising two sides that are at an angle to each other of less than 60 degrees, at least one of said sides of said notch being configured for cutting;
• wherein at least one of said plurality of edge segments of said longitudinal scraping edge is configured to mateably engage with a linear internal wall section of a conventional food jar adjacent to an internal bottom corner of said conventional food jar;
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• wherein said notch is of sufficient width and depth to rest on a top rim of said conventional food jar and to enable said tip of said point element to pierce through material disposed across an opening of said conventional food jar and to enable the cutting of said material as said notch is moved against said material, wherein said notch is not part of a serrated edge segment.

A kitchen utensil comprising:

• a knife operational member, said knife operational member including an operational knife end and a shank, said shank having a first and second end, said operational knife end being connected to said shank proximate said second end of said shank, said operational knife end including:
• an end edge, said end edge including at least one edge segment, said end edge being configured to mateably engage a substantial portion of an internal bottom corner of a conventional food jar;
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• a longitudinal scraping edge, said longitudinal scraping edge including at least three edge segments;
• wherein a bottom edge segment of said at least three edge segments of said longitudinal scraping edge is configured to mateably engage with an internal wall section of a plurality of internal wall sections of said conventional food jar adjacent to the internal bottom corner of said conventional food jar simultaneously with said end edge mateably engaging said internal bottom corner of said conventional food jar;
• wherein said end edge includes a corner edge segment proximate the bottom edge segment of said longitudinal scraping edge, and the angle between said bottom edge segment of said longitudinal scraping edge said corner edge segment of said end edge is substantially more than 90 degrees such that all of said corner edge segment of said end edge is positioned at least as low as the lowest point of said longitudinal scraping edge when said kitchen utensil is in a vertical position and is operable to mateably engage said internal bottom corner of said conventional food jar;
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• wherein said operational knife end is configured to facilitate efficient removal of food material from said conventional food jar.