The pencil that pays tribute to the culinary arts
Limited edition
IT IS NOTABLE FOR:
- Being a special edition that pays tribute to the culinary art .
There's a moment in every kitchen when time and temperature create something magical. At approximately 140 degrees, a host of new and complex compounds are created, transforming food into an art form. The Maillard Reaction is the scientific name for this moment when food begins to brown and flavor takes shape, but cooks know it by heart. It's a feeling. A sound. A smell. The signal that something real is happening. It's the warm aroma of freshly baked bread, the nutty flavor of roasted vegetables, and the crispy crust of a seared steak. The Blackwing 140 pays homage to this incredible transformation and the culinary art it drives.
- Its design: Each stainless steel colored pencil includes our versatile balanced graphite that can be used to note ingredients or sketch out your plating ideas.
- Its balanced 3B graphite is recommended for both writing and drawing.
ARTISTIC STYLE FOR TRUE SYBARITES
Blackwing pencils were originally introduced by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company in the 1930s. Its cult following included John Steinbeck, Vladimir Nabokov, Truman Capote, and Chuck Jones, who proudly used the Blackwing 602 to create Bugs Bunny and many other Looney Tunes characters. He famously stated that a pen is full of ink, but the Blackwing is full of ideas. In 2010, Palomino released a reissue of the iconic pencils, which had disappeared in 1990.
